Robizon Khubulashvili

I am a Senior Scientist at Uber Technologies, where I work on rider incentives, marketplace design, and user behavior. I am currently on leave from the University of San Francisco, where I am an Assistant Professor of Economics. During the 2025–26 academic year, I was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics at University of California, Berkeley. I received my Ph.D. in Economics from Penn State University, after which I was a CAASI Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh.

My research lies at the intersection of applied and empirical microeconomics and the digital economy. I study how data, algorithms, and strategic behavior shape outcomes in modern markets, with a particular focus on platforms and online marketplaces. My work combines empirical methods, experiments, and theory to inform the design and regulation of digital markets:

• Digital Markets, Platforms, and Market Design

• Empirical Industrial Organization

• Behavioral and Experimental Economics

• Applied Microeconomic Theory

Contact: rkhubulashvili@usfca.edu 

Office:  MCL 115, University of San Francisco.