Alexander MacKay is the James H. and Elizabeth W. Wright Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia. His research addresses how equilibrium prices and markups are influenced by algorithms, long-term contracts, and vertical restraints. He also studies dynamic consumer behavior and its impacts in various contexts, including mergers, the adoption of new technologies, and longer-run sectoral shifts.

Mr. MacKay's research considers the broader implications for firms and antitrust authorities and has been cited by The New York Times, the Financial Times, TIME Magazine, National Public Radio, and the Economic Report of the President.

Mr. MacKay received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in economics from the University of Virginia. Following his Ph.D., he was a postdoctoral fellow for one year at Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School. Mr. MacKay joined UVA from the faculty of Harvard Business School, where he was an Associate Professor of Business Administration.