James J. Anton
Professor of Economics

 

 

Working Papers and Publications

Quality, Upgrades and Equilibrium in a Dynamic Monopoly Model, Abstract (with G. Biglaiser), May 2009 PDF (561 KB)

Inventory in Vertical Relationships with Private Information and Interdependent Values, Abstract, (with G. Biglaiser and T. Lewis), February 2010, Revised, forthcoming in International Journal of Economic Theory PDF (157 KB)

Compatibility, Interoperability, and Market Power in Upgrade Markets, Abstract (with G. Biglaiser), January 2010, Revised, forthcoming in Economics of Innovation and New Technology PDF (58 KB)

Split-Award Procurement Auctions with Uncertain Scale Economies: Theory and Data, Abstract (with S. Brusco and G. Lopomo), August 2009, Revised, forthcoming in Games and Economic Behavior PDF (518 KB).

Attracting Skeptical Buyers Abstract (with D. Yao), International Economic Review, Vol. 49(1):319-348, February 2008 PDF (646 KB)

Finding "Lost" Profits: An Equilibrium Analysis of Patent Infringement Damages Abstract (with D. Yao), Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, Vol. 23 (1):186-207, April 2007 PDF (292 KB)

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Policy Implications of Weak Patent Rights Abstract (with H. Greene and D. Yao), in Innovation Policy and the Economy Vol. 6, Eds. A. Jaffe, J. Lerner and S. Stern, 2006, PDF (working paper, 121 KB), PDF (scan, 2.7 MB)

Storability, Market Structure and Demand-Shift Incentives Abstract (with G. Das Varma), RAND Journal of Economics 36(3): 520-543, Autumn 2005, PDF (311 KB)

Markets for Partially-Contractible Knowledge: Bootstrapping vs Bundling Abstract (with D. Yao), Journal of the European Economic Association Vol. 3 (April-May): 745-754, 2005, PDF (91 KB)

Little Patents and Big Secrets: Managing Intellectual Property Abstract (with D. Yao), RAND Journal of Economics 35 (1): 1-22, Spring 2004, PDF (279 KB)

Regulation, Local Monopolies and Spatial Competition Abstract (with P. Gertler), Journal of Regulatory Economics 25 (2): 115-141, March 2004, PDF (238 KB)

Patents, Invalidity and the Strategic Transmission of Enabling Information Abstract (with D. Yao), Journal of Economics and Management Strategy 12 (2): 161-178, Summer 2003, PDF (263 KB)

The Sale of Ideas: Strategic Disclosure, Property Rights and Contracting Abstract (with D. Yao), Review of Economic Studies 69 (3): 513-531, 2002, PDF (137 KB)

Entry Auctions and Strategic Behavior under Cross-Market Price Constraints Abstract, (with J. Vander Weide and N. Vettas), International Journal of Industrial Organization 20 (5): 611-630, 2002, PDF (108 KB)

Start-ups, Spin-offs and Internal Projects Abstract (with D. Yao), Journal of Law, Economics and Organization 11 (2): 362-378, 1995, PDF (2.8 MB)

Standard-Setting Consortia, Antitrust and High-Technology Industries Abstract (with D. Yao), Antitrust Law Journal 64 (1): 247-265, 1995, PDF (3.3 MB)

Expropriation and Inventions: Appropriable Rents in the Absence of Property Rights Abstract (with D. Yao), American Economic Review 84 (1): 190-209, 1994, PDF (758 KB)

Seniority and Efficiency Abstract Scandinavian Journal of Economics 94 (3): 425-442, 1992, PDF (2.9 MB)

Coordination in Split-Award Auctions Abstract (with D. Yao), Quarterly Journal of Economics 75: 681-707, 1992, PDF (696 KB)

Measuring the Effectiveness of Competition in Defense Procurement: A Survey Abstract (with D. Yao), Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 9 (1): 60-79, 1990, PDF (3.7 MB)

Split-Awards, Procurement and Innovation Abstract (with D. Yao), RAND Journal of Economics 20 (4): 538-552, 1989, PDF (1.7 MB)

External Markets and Regulation Abstract (with P. Gertler), Journal of Public Economics 37: 243-260, 1988, PDF (1.1 MB)

Second-Sourcing and the Experience Curve: Price Competition in Defense Procurement Abstract (with D. Yao), RAND Journal of Economics 18 (1): 57-76, 1987, PDF (2.5 MB)