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As the Commission's
Chief Economist, Dr. Crawford makes his home in OSP but, on economic
issues, reports directly to the Chairman. He joined the FCC
in September 2007 on leave from the University of Arizona,
where he has been an Assistant Professor of Economics
in the Eller College of Management since August 2002.
Earlier, he taught at Duke University.
His research empirically analyzes
consumer and firm behavior in the presence of incomplete
or asymmetric information. Much of his work focuses on
the cable television industry, where he has analyzed consumer
demand for the bundles of television networks that make
up cable television services. He also has studied the
incentives for cable firms to bundle as they do. In addition,
he has written on topics in the pharmaceutical, electric
generation, and internet industries.
Dr. Crawford holds a PhD
in Economics from Stanford University and a BA from the
University of Pennsylvania. He currently is an Associate
Editor at the International Journal of Industrial
Organization.
His wife, Julie Hansen, also is an assistant professor
at the University of Arizona, where she teaches in the
School of Art.
| last reviewed/updated on 5/23/08 |
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