Simon Business School

Faculty Profile

Paul B. Ellickson
Assistant Professor of Economics and Marketing
Phone: 585.273.1491
Website: paulellickson.com
Office: 3-110F Carol Simon Hall

Bio

Professor Ellickson's research focuses on quantitative marketing and empirical industrial organization. He teaches courses on data analysis and competitive strategy.

Teaching Interests

Economics: Empirical Industrial Organization (Grad), Econometrics (Undergrad) Business: Economic Theory of Organizations (full time and executive MBA programs), Data Analysis/Forecasting (MBA)

Research Interests

Professor Ellickson’s research interests lie at the intersection between quantitative marketing and industrial organization, with a focus on using structural modeling to understand the forces that drive strategic interaction and optimal decision making. He is particularly interested in modeling the importance of dynamic and spatial competition in retail trade.Ellickson’s research has been published in various academic journals including the RAND Journal of Economics, Marketing Science, the Journal of Marketing Research, Quantiative Marketing and Economics, and the International Journal of Industrial Organization.

Professional History

Assistant Professor of Economics and Marketing
University of Rochester Simon School of Business, Rochester NY
July 2009 -
Assistant Professor Department of Economics
Duke University, Durham NC
September 2002 - August 2009
Assistant Professor
University of Rochester Simon School of Business, Rochester NY
July 1999 - June 2002

Education

MIT - 2000
Ph D
Economics
University of California - Berkeley - 1993
BA
Mathematics and Economics

Publications

2013
Density versus Differentiation: The Impact of Wal-Mart on the Grocery Industry
Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Journal of Urban Economics
Volume: 75
http://web.me.com/pellickson/DvDWalMart.pdf
2013
Estimating Network Economies in Retail Chains: A Revealed Preference Approach
Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Rand Journal of Economics
Volume: 44
Issue: 2
2012
Repositioning Dynamics and Pricing Strategy
Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Journal of Marketing Research
Volume: 49
Issue: 6
2012
Supermarkets as a Natural Oligopoly
Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Economic Inquiry
Volume: 51
Issue: 2
2012
Enriching Interactions: Incorporating Outcome Data into Static Discrete Games
Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Quantitative Marketing and Economics
Volume: 10
Issue: 1
2011
Estimating Discrete Games
Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Marketing Science
Volume: 30
Issue: 6
2011
Practical Methods for Estimation of Dynamic Discrete Choice Models
Contribution Type: Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Annual Review of Economics
Volume: 3
Issue: 2011
2010
Dynamic Asset Pricing in a System of Local Housing Markets
Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings
Volume: 100
Issue: 2
2008
Discrete Choice Models of Firms' Strategic Decisions
Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Marketing Letters
Volume: 19(3-4)
Issue: 2008
2008
Supermarket Pricing Strategies
Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Marketing Science
Volume: 27
Issue: 5
2007
Does Sutton Apply to Supermarkets?
Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Rand Journal of Economics
Volume: 38(1)
Issue: 2007
2006
Quality Competition in Retaling: A Structural Analysis
Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: International Journal of Industrial Organization
Volume: 24(3)
Issue: 2006
2001
Patient Welfare and Patient Compliance: An Empirical Framework for Measuring the Benefits from Pharmaceutical Innovation
Contribution Type: Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Medical Care Output and Productivity

Current Research Programs

Cross Format Competition in the Grocery Channel
Efficiency and Market Power in Grocery Mergers
Housing Market Dynamics
Market Exclusivity and First Mover Advantage: The Market for Generic Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical Followers
Product Line Considerations in New Product Development
Subjective Attributes and Objective Firms
The Dynamics of Negativity
The Dynamics of Retail Oligopoly