[1][2] He was previously an overseas fellow of Churchill College at Cambridge University.
In economics, he focuses on learning, wealth dynamics and natural selection in markets.
In finance, his work focuses on market microstructure and asset pricing.
[3] He is a fellow of the Econometric Society and is a chair of the NASDAQ-OMX economic advisory board.
Several of his scientific papers are listed among the most read in finance, according to the Social Science Research Network[4] Easley earned his Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1979.