Max Besbris

Max Besbris is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where is also a faculty affiliate of the Center for Demography and Ecology and the Institute for Research on Poverty. He studies various housing market dynamics like valuation, segregation, and discrimination. His first book, Upsold (2020, University of Chicago Press) examined how real estate agents affect homeseekers' decisions like where to buy and how much to pay. His writing has appeared in numerous academic journals and media outlets including The New York Times, Jacobin, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.