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JIANJUN WU

 

Department of Economics
University of Arizona
PO Box 210108
1130 E Helen St.
Tucson, AZ 85721-0108

Office: (520)621 4560
Fax: (520)621 8450
Email: jwu@eller.arizona.edu
Web: http://www.u.arizona.edu/~jjwu


 

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor, University of Arizona, 08/2005 ~ current

Visiting Assistant Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 07/2008 ~ 06/2009

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

 

 

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Managerial Economics and Strategy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, June 2005

         Dissertation: Essays on Commitment under Uncertainty

         Committee Chairperson: Mark A. Satterthwaite       

M.A., Economics, Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan) University, P.R. China, June 1999

B.A., Economics, Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan) University, P.R. China, June 1996

 

 

RESEARCH FIELDS

Industrial Organization, Business Strategy, Applied Microeconomics

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

Irreversible Investment in Stochastically Cyclical Markets” (with Francisco  Ruiz-Aliseda).  Forthcoming at Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

 

WORKING PAPERS

Capacity Preemption with Leadership Contest”, Revise and resubmit to Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

The Impact of Market Structure and Learning on the Tradeoff between R&D Competition and Cooperation” (with David Besanko), Revise and resubmit to Journal of Industrial Economics

Government Subsidies for Research Programs Facing “If” and “When” Uncertainty”, (with David Besanko) under review

Breaking up a Research Consortium”, (with Andras Niedermayer), Revise and resubmit to International Journal of Industrial Organization  

“Customer Retention”, working paper, 2008

Double Auction with a Small Participation Cost”, working paper, 2005

 

 

WORK IN PROGRESS

“Capacity Dynamics in a Stochastically Cyclical Market”

“Strategic Diversification” with Francisco Ruiz-Aliseda.

“Variety Experiment” with Francisco Ruiz-Aliseda

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

 

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS

Presenter

               2010   Econometric Society World Congress in Shanghai

                           Midwest Economic Theory Conference at Northwestern

   The 12th Southwest Economic Theory Conference

               2009    The 7th International Industrial Organization Conference

2008    EEA-ESEM Meeting in Milan, Italy

The 6th International Industrial Organization Conference

2007    Annual Congress of the European Economic Association

            University of Arizona

2006    Midwest Economic Theory Meeting at Purdue

   North American Econometric Society Meeting

Real Options Conference

International Industrial Organization Conference

2005    UC Davis, Economics Seminar

University of Arizona, Economics Seminar

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

 

Discussant

·         Ad-sponsored Business Models and Compatibility Incentives, by Feng Zhu. 2009 IIOC

·         Knowing what you can implement matters: a life-cycle theory of R&D and Markets for Knowledge, K. Frantzeskakis and M. Ueda. 2008 IIOC

·         Process and Product Innovation by a Multiproduct Monopolist: A Dynamic Approach, L. Lambertini and A. Mantovani. 2006 IIOC

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

·         Ph.D. Level:

§  Econ502 Dynamic Economic Analysis, Spring 2008 ~ 2010, University of Arizona (Ph.D. core course)

§  MECS 460-1 Foundations of Managerial Economics-Static Decision Models, Fall 2008, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (Ph.D. core course)

·         MBA Level:

§  Econ571 Dynamics of Strategy, Spring 2006, University of Arizona

§  MECN430 Microeconomics (Tutorial Sessions), 2003~2005, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

·         MPA Level:

§  Econ500 Managerial Economics, Fall 2006, University of Arizona

·         Undergraduate Level

§  Econ407 Economics of Strategy, 2005 ~ 2010, University of Arizona

§  Financial Management, Fall 1996, Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan) University

 

 

GRANTS AND AWARDS

·         Teaching Awards

o   Eller College Student Council Certificate of Appreciation Award, 2010

o   Economics Society of Univ. of Arizona Certificate of Appreciation Award, 2009

o   Eller College Student Council Certificate of Appreciation Award, 2005

·         Grants and Other Awards

o   Outstanding Referee Award, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2010

o   Econometric Society World Congress Travel Grant, 2010

o   Junior Faculty Travel Grant, University of Arizona, 2008

o   Foreign Travel Grant, University of Arizona, 2007

o   Kellogg School of Management Fellowship, 2000 ~ 2005

o   Outstanding Graduate Award, Sun Yat-sen University, 1999

o   Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SLYFF), 1998

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

o   Outstanding Undergraduate Award, Sun Yat-sen University, 1996

o   Lingnan Foundation Scholarship, Sun Yat-sen University, 1996

o   Philips Outstanding Student Scholarship, Sun Yat-sen University, 1995

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

 

REFEREE

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, Economic Inquiry, European Economic Review, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Industrial Economics, and Journal of Public Economic Theory.