James G. Mulligan

Professor of Economics
Associate Chair for Graduate Programs
418 Purnell Hall
302-831-1918
302-831-6968(Fax)

Website
mulligajatudel [dot] edu (Contact Information )


Education:

  • Ph.D., Economics, University of Minnesota, 1980
  • M.S., Education, University of Southern California, 1975
  • B.S., United States Military Academy, West Point, 1970

Teaching Interests:

  • Industrial Organization
  • Microeconomic Theory
  • Game Theory

Research Interests:

  • Industrial Organization
  • Diffusion of Technology
  • Club Theory

Activities and Honors:

  • Visiting Professor, Faculté de Sciences Economiques et de Gestion, Université Lumière (Lyon 2), Lyon, France, 1992,1994
  • Visiting Professor, Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Lyon, Ecully, France, 1987
  • Outstanding M.B.A. Teacher Award, University of Delaware
  • Grants: CISMER, University of Delaware; College of Education, University of  Minnesota; New Castle County Executive Office; Power Partners

Recent Publications:

  • "Vintage Effects and the Diffusion of Time-Saving Technological Innovations" The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (with E.Falaris and N.Das), Vol. 9 : Iss. 1 (Advances) (2009).
    Available at: http://www.bepress.com/bejeap/vol9/iss1/art23
  • "Did Corliss Steam Engines Fuel Urban Growth in the Late Nineteenth Century? Less Sanguine Results," The Journal of Economic History (with Burt Abrams and Jing Li), Vol. 68, No. 4 (December 2008).
  • "Persistent Adoption of Time-saving Process Innovations," (with Nilotpal Das) The Economics of Persistent Innovation, 2006.
  • "Market Segmentation and the Diffusion of Quality-Enhancing Innovations:  The Case of Down-Hill Skiing," The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. LXXXV, Number 3, August, 2003

 

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