Introduction

I joined Yale School of Management in 2009 after completing my PhD at MIT. My research interests include industrial organization, economic theory, and energy/environmental economics. I teach Competitive Strategy and Energy Market Strategy.

Several of my papers apply random graph techniques to study applications of social networks in economics. One paper develops a model of demand for a product when consumers engage in word of mouth communication through a social network. Within this model I consider the optimal pricing and advertising strategies for a monopolist firm. A second paper studies the micro and macro characteristics of social networks when individuals, motivated by establishing trust with their friends, strategically influence with whom they become friends.

My work in energy/environmental economics compares theoretically and empirically, the effects of different government policies for investment in intermittent electricity generating technologies such as wind and solar power.

Another theoretical paper looks at decision making in teams when individuals must be motivated to acquire and share information in a timely manner.