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JIANJUN WU

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Industrial Organization, Business Strategy, Applied Microeconomics, and Economics of Information

DOCTORAL STUDIES

Ph.D., Managerial Economics and Strategy, Kellogg School of Management

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

Dissertation: Essays on Commitment under Uncertainty

Committee Chairperson: Professor Mark A. Satterthwaite

PREDOCTORAL STUDIES

M.A., Economics, Sun Yat-sen University, P.R. China, 1999

B.A., Economics, Sun Yat-sen University, P.R. China, 1996

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, 08/2005 ~ Current

Visiting Scholar, Monash University, Australia, 08/1999 ~ 06/2000

WORKING PAPERS

“Irreversible Investment in Stochastically Cyclical Markets”, (with Francisco Ruiz-Aliseda), mimeo, University of Arizona, 2007

“Capacity Preemption with Leadership Contest”, working paper, University of Arizona, 2007

"The Impact of Market Structure on R&D Competition with Learning",  with David Besanko, February 2008

"Customer Retention", (Preliminary) October 2007

“Double Auction with a Small Participation Cost.” working paper, University of Arizona, July 2005

WORK IN PROGRESS

"Strategic Diversification", with Francisco Ruiz-Aliseda

"Variety Experiment" with Francisco Ruzi-Aliseda

"The Learning of Learning Curve", with David Besanko and Francisco Ruiz-Aliseda

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS

               2008    The 6^th International Industrial Organization Conference at Arlington, VA

2007    Annual Congress of the European Economic Association

            University of Arizona, Economics Semiar

2006    Midwest Economic Theory Meeting at Purdue

   North American Econometric Society Meeting

Real Options Conference

The 4^th International Industrial Organization Conference

2005    UC Davis, Economics Seminar

University of Arizona, Economics Seminar

National Economic Research Association (NERA)

2004    Northwestern University, Management and Strategy Seminar

            Midwest Economic Theory Meeting at Washington Univ. at St. Louis

2003    NSF Foundations of Electronic Marketplaces Workshop

GRANTS AND AWARDS

Foreign Travel Grant, University of Arizona, 2007

Eller College Student Council Certificate of Appreciation Award, 2005

Kellogg School of Management Fellowship, 2000 – 2005

Outstanding Graduate Award, Sun Yat-sen University 1999

Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SLYFF), 1998

Lingnan Foundation Board of Trustee Scholarship, Sun Yat-sen University, 1998

Outstanding Undergraduate Award, Sun Yat-sen University 1996

Lingnan Foundation Scholarship, Sun Yat-sen University 1996

Philips Outstanding Student Scholarship, Sun Yat-sen University 1995

University Excellent Student Scholarship, Sun Yat-sen University 1992-1996

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Instructor, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona

               Dynamic Economic Analysis (Ph.D. Course), Spring 2008 

               Managerial Economics (MPA Course), Fall, 2006

               Economics of Strategy (Undergraduate Course), 2005 ~ 2007

               Dynamics of Strategy (MBA Course), Spring 2006

Instructor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Microeconomics (MBA course, tutorial sessions) 2003~2004

Teaching Assistant, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Economics of Competition (MBA course), 2001~ 2004

Microeconomics (Executive MBA course), 2001 ~ 2004

Statistical Methods for Management Decisions (MBA course), 2002

Instructor, Zhongshan University

Financial Management (Undergraduate Course), Fall 1996