Publications

  • "Can Reducing the Size of the Pie Enhance Bargaining Position? The Case of the Cable Television Industry," The B. E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, forthcoming with Nodir Adilov and Peter J. Alexander.  Online: [draft]

  • "Network Growth: Theory and Evidence form the Mobile Telephone Industry," Information Economics and Policy, 22 (1), March 2010, 91-102 with Peter J. Alexander and Adam Candeub.  Online: [publisher]

  • “Faculty: Thy Administrator’s Keeper?”  Economics of Education Review, 28 (4), August 2009, 444-453.  Online: [publisher]

  • “Law and Innovation in Copyright Industries,” Review of Economic Research on Copyright Issues, 6 (1), June 2009, 61-82 with Matthew J. Baker.  Online: [SSRN]

  • "Court Decisions and Equity Markets: Estimating the Value of Copyright Protection," Journal of Law and Economics, 49 (2), October 2006, 567-596 with Matthew J. Baker.  Online: [publisher] [SSRN] [IDEAS]

  • "Diversity in Broadcast Television: An Empirical Study of Local News,” International Journal of Media Management, 6 (3&4), December 2004, 176-183, with Peter J. Alexander.  Online: [publisher]

  • "A Theory of Broadcast Media Concentration and Commercial Advertising," Journal of Public Economic Theory, October 2004, 6 (4), 557-575, with Peter J. Alexander.  Online: [publisher]
  • "The Distributional Heterogeneity of Growth Effects: Some Evidence," Manchester School, July 2003, 71(4), 417-447.  Online: [publisher] [Ingenta]
  • "The Determinants of Donative Revenue Flows from Alumni of Higher Education: an Empirical Inquiry," Journal of Human Resources, Summer 2002, 37(3), 540-569, with Carlena K. Cochi-Ficano.  Online: [publisher] [JSTOR]
Other Publications
  • Editor's Preface, Journal of Media Economics, Volumes 22, 23, 24, with Benjamin Compaine.

  • Co-Editor, Journal of Media Economics, Volumes 22, 23, 24, 2009 - present.

  • "Public and Private Decision Making: The Value of Diversity in Broadcast Television News,” in Media Diversity and Localism: Meaning and Metrics, Philip M. Napoli (Ed.), Laurence Earlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ, 2006 with Peter J. Alexander.

Working Papers
  • "Space Pollution" with Peter J. Alexander.
  • "Faculty Governance, Tenure and Administration in Higher Education" with Anton Granik.

Conferences, Workshops and Seminars

  • Workshop on Competition Policy and Regulation in Media Markets: Bridging Law and Economics, Law and Economics Center, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands, June 4, 2009.

  • Wireless Technologies: Enabling Innovation and Economic Growth, Center for Business and Public Policy - Georgetown University, Washington, DC, April 17, 2009.

  • Italian Society of Law and Economics Fourth Annual Conference, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, November 7, 2008.

  • Marketing and Public Policy Conference, American University, Washington, DC, June 1, 2007.

  • Bureau of Economics Seminar, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC, May 31, 2007.

  • Discussant - 4th Workshop on Media Economics, November 17, 2006.

  • Society for Economic Research on Copyright Issues Annual Congress, Singapore, June 30, 2006.

  • Third Workshop on Media Economics, Helmut-Schmidt University, Hamburg, Germany, October 15, 2005. Online: [RUB]
  • Faculty Seminar Series, Center for the Analysis of Property Rights and Innovation, University of Texas - Dallas, January 19, 2005.
  • Plenary Panel: The Economics of Copyright Protection and Reform. Society for Economic Research on Copyright Issues Annual Congress, Turin, Italy, July 8, 2004. Online: [SERCI].
  • Department of Economics Faculty Seminar Series, Rutgers - Newark, March 3, 2004.
  • Panel: What, If Any, Relationship is There Between Media Ownership and Industry Performance?, Media Diversity: Meaning, Metrics, and the Public Interest, Ford Foundation Conference, Fordham University, New York, NY, December 15 and 16, 2003. 
  • Second Workshop on Media Economics: How Do Media Markets Work? Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration / Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, Norway.  October 24-25, 2003. Online: [NHH/SNF].
  • Panel, Financial Markets, Business Cycles, and Growth Conference. Economic and Social Research Council, Birkbeck College, University of London, London, UK. March 14-15, 2003.  Online: [ESRC]
  • Villanova University Department of Economics Faculty Seminar Series. Villanova, PA, November 22, 2002.
  • Business Cycle Volatility Models and Seasonality Panel, Growth and Business Cycles in Theory and Practice Conference. Center for Growth and Business Cycles Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, June 20-21, 2002. Online: [Program PDF]
  • Federal Communications Commission, Broadcast Media Working Group Presentation. “A Theory of Broadcast Media Concentration and Commercial Advertising,” Washington, DC, May 14, 2002.  Online: [FCC]
  • Annual Giving to Private Universities Panel, Higher Education Policy Research Conference. Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, Ithaca, NY, May 22-23, 2001.  Online: [CHERI]
  • Inflation Fundamentals and Monetary Policy in 2000 Panel, International Atlantic Economic Society 50th Annual Conference. Charleston, SC, October 15-18, 2000.

Referee

Other

  • "Analyzing Media Regulation," appearance on Weekday radio program, broadcast by NPR affiliate KUOW in Seattle, WA, May 30, 2003.  Online: [KUOW].

  • Winner, Federal Communications Commission First Annual Excellence in Economics Award, 2002.