Research Profile: Glenn Dutcher
Glenn Dutcher, an associate professor in the Department of Economics, works in applied game theory and behavioral economics, with implications for personnel economics, creativity and innovation, and health economics. His most recent line of research uses economic reasoning to explore issues around chronic kidney disease, which Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says affects one in seven Americans.
The research has examined the decision-making processes of transplant surgeons and nephrologists when accepting or rejecting deceased donor kidneys, the first work to consider this specific issue in the field of transplantation. One paper is published on-line in American Journal of Transplantation. The work is supported by National Institutes of Health, including a $1.8M award.
His applied work examining the causal effects of the remote work environment on productivity was the first link between the two within economics. His research into these topics has been featured by The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Scripps Media.
A recent working paper with Charlotte colleague Krista Saral examines how remote work impacts choices about effort under individual pay schemes and in revenue sharing teams. Initial results suggest that work location alone does not lead to productivity differences but that the location of partners does impact an individual’s effort levels in revenue-sharing teams. Non-remote workers reduce effort as the number of remote partners increases, and remote workers increase effort as the number of remote workers increases. These results are driven predominantly by those who are relatively less productive as individuals.
Some of Dutcher’s work on creativity in the workplace was detailed in articles in The Times of London and the Financial Times. He has worked in various United States and European institutes. Dutcher primarily uses economic experiments and surveys, and also makes intellectual contributions to this methodology.