Prince, Jeffrey T.
Assistant Professor
My research interests are in the areas of industrial organization and applied econometrics, focusing on high technology industries such as personal computers and the Internet. My current research centers on the diffusion of durable information technology products and inter-temporal decision-making.
research
research and scholarship focus
My research topics include personal computer adoption and upgrades, Internet adoption and usage, durable goods purchases, online vs. off-line demand, and issues revolving around inter-temporal preference reversals. My research interests also include firm strategy and industry structure in high-tech industries.
research areas
- applied economics | collaborative research area (CALS)
submitted impact statement
- Empirical market analysis, focusing on diffusion, durable goods, and inter-temporal choice | 2007 Impact statement
- Empirical market analysis, focusing on diffusion, durable goods, and inter-temporal choice | 2006 Impact statement
- Diffusion and market analysis focusing on high-technology industries | 2005 Impact statement
- Internet adoption and usage: theory and empirics | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Applied Economics and Management (AEM) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Applied Economics and Management | graduate field
- Economics | graduate field
teaching
teaches
- AEM 7000 - Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 7900 - Graduate-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 8900 - Master's Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 9900 - Doctoral-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 3310 - Introduction to Business Regulation (MWF 10:10:AM-11:00:AM) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 4970 - Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 4980 - Supervised Teaching Experience (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 7000 - Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 7020 - Applied Microeconomics II (TR 11:40:AM-12:55:PM) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 7400 - Empirical Analysis of Industrial Organizations (MW 02:55:PM-04:10:PM) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 7900 - Graduate-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 8900 - Master's Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 9900 - Doctoral-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
background
featured in
- Folks below the 'digital divide' would use the Internet more if they had it, research suggests | Cornell Chronicle feature
publications
speaker at Cornell event
Keywords: applied econometrics, applied economics, consumer behavior, diffusion, high technology, hyperbolic discounting, industrial organization, internet, personal computers, regulation, time preference