Nicholas Economides is Professor of Economics at New York University’s Stern School of Business and Executive Director of the NET Institute (Networks, Electronic Commerce and Telecommunications). He is an expert on network economics, electronic commerce, antitrust and public policy. His fields of specialization include telecommunications, computers, and information, the economics of technical compatibility and standardization, and the microstructure and organization of financial markets and payment systems. He has consulted for the FTC, financial institutions, and foreign governments, and has served as an expert in a number of antitrust and regulatory matters. Dr. Economides received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.Sc. (First Class Honors) from the London School of Economics.
Antitrust
The Elusive Antitrust Standard on Bundling in Europe and in the United States at the Aftermath of the Microsoft Cases (with Ioannis Lianos), Antitrust Law Journal (2009)
This study analyzes and contrasts the U.S. and EU antitrust standards on bundling (in its...
The Quest for Appropriate Remedies in the Microsoft Antitrust EU Cases: A Comparative Appraisal (with Ioannis Lianos), NET Institute Working Paper, #09-05 (2009)
The Microsoft cases in the United States and in Europe have been influential in determining...
Loyalty/Requirement Rebates and the Antitrust Modernization Commission: What is the Appropriate Liability Standard?, Antitrust Bulletin (2009)
I discuss and assess the various standards for establishing liability for loyalty discounts offered under...
Competition Policy Issues in the Consumer Payments Industry, Moving Money: The Future of Consumer Payment (2009)
We discuss the current structure of card networks that facilitate transactions between merchants and consumers....
Public Policy in Network Industries, Handbook of Antitrust Economics (2008)
This chapter discusses how antitrust law and regulatory rules should be applied to network industries....
Banking and Finance
Competition Policy Issues in the Consumer Payments Industry, Moving Money: The Future of Consumer Payment (2009)
We discuss the current structure of card networks that facilitate transactions between merchants and consumers....
Communications Law
Public Policy in Network Industries, Handbook of Antitrust Economics (2008)
This chapter discusses how antitrust law and regulatory rules should be applied to network industries....
Quantifying the Benefits of Entry into Local Phone Service (with Katja Seim and V. Brian Viard), Rand Journal of Economics (2008)
In this paper, we evaluate the consumer welfare effects of entry into residential local phone...
“Net Neutrality,” Non-Discrimination and Digital Distribution of Content Through the Internet, New York University Law and Economics Working Papers (2008)
The vast majority of US residential consumers face a monopoly or duopoly in broadband Internet...
Hit and Miss: Leverage, Sacrifice, and Refusal to Deal in the Supreme Court Decision in Trinko, Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law (2007)
Under the rules of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, incumbent local exchange carriers, including Verizon,...
Computer Law
The Elusive Antitrust Standard on Bundling in Europe and in the United States at the Aftermath of the Microsoft Cases (with Ioannis Lianos), Antitrust Law Journal (2009)
This study analyzes and contrasts the U.S. and EU antitrust standards on bundling (in its...
Public Policy in Network Industries, Handbook of Antitrust Economics (2008)
This chapter discusses how antitrust law and regulatory rules should be applied to network industries....
“Net Neutrality,” Non-Discrimination and Digital Distribution of Content Through the Internet, New York University Law and Economics Working Papers (2008)
The vast majority of US residential consumers face a monopoly or duopoly in broadband Internet...
Patents and Antitrust: Application to Adjacent Market (with Wiiliam N. Hebert), Journal on Telecommunications & High Technology Law (2008)
We examine the intersection of patents and antitrust where a patent holder uses the monopoly...
Linux vs. Windows: A Comparison of Application and Platform Innovation Incentives for Open Source and Proprietary Software Platforms (with Evangelos Katsamakas), The Economics of Open Source Software Development (2006)
This paper analyzes and compares the investment incentives of platform and application developers for Linux...
Economics
The Quest for Appropriate Remedies in the Microsoft Antitrust EU Cases: A Comparative Appraisal (with Ioannis Lianos), NET Institute Working Paper, #09-05 (2009)
The Microsoft cases in the United States and in Europe have been influential in determining...
Loyalty/Requirement Rebates and the Antitrust Modernization Commission: What is the Appropriate Liability Standard?, Antitrust Bulletin (2009)
I discuss and assess the various standards for establishing liability for loyalty discounts offered under...
Competition Policy Issues in the Consumer Payments Industry, Moving Money: The Future of Consumer Payment (2009)
We discuss the current structure of card networks that facilitate transactions between merchants and consumers....
Public Policy in Network Industries, Handbook of Antitrust Economics (2008)
This chapter discusses how antitrust law and regulatory rules should be applied to network industries....
Quantifying the Benefits of Entry into Local Phone Service (with Katja Seim and V. Brian Viard), Rand Journal of Economics (2008)
In this paper, we evaluate the consumer welfare effects of entry into residential local phone...
Finance
"A Parimutuel Market Microstructure for Contingent Claims Trading, European Financial Management (2005)
Parimutuel principles are widely used as an alternative to fixed odds gambling in which a...
Intellectual Property Law
“Net Neutrality,” Non-Discrimination and Digital Distribution of Content Through the Internet, New York University Law and Economics Working Papers (2008)
The vast majority of US residential consumers face a monopoly or duopoly in broadband Internet...
Patents and Antitrust: Application to Adjacent Market (with Wiiliam N. Hebert), Journal on Telecommunications & High Technology Law (2008)
We examine the intersection of patents and antitrust where a patent holder uses the monopoly...
Linux vs. Windows: A Comparison of Application and Platform Innovation Incentives for Open Source and Proprietary Software Platforms (with Evangelos Katsamakas), The Economics of Open Source Software Development (2006)
This paper analyzes and compares the investment incentives of platform and application developers for Linux...
Law and Economics
The Quest for Appropriate Remedies in the Microsoft Antitrust EU Cases: A Comparative Appraisal (with Ioannis Lianos), NET Institute Working Paper, #09-05 (2009)
The Microsoft cases in the United States and in Europe have been influential in determining...
Loyalty/Requirement Rebates and the Antitrust Modernization Commission: What is the Appropriate Liability Standard?, Antitrust Bulletin (2009)
I discuss and assess the various standards for establishing liability for loyalty discounts offered under...
Competition Policy Issues in the Consumer Payments Industry, Moving Money: The Future of Consumer Payment (2009)
We discuss the current structure of card networks that facilitate transactions between merchants and consumers....
Public Policy in Network Industries, Handbook of Antitrust Economics (2008)
This chapter discusses how antitrust law and regulatory rules should be applied to network industries....
Quantifying the Benefits of Entry into Local Phone Service (with Katja Seim and V. Brian Viard), Rand Journal of Economics (2008)
In this paper, we evaluate the consumer welfare effects of entry into residential local phone...
Law and Technology
The Elusive Antitrust Standard on Bundling in Europe and in the United States at the Aftermath of the Microsoft Cases (with Ioannis Lianos), Antitrust Law Journal (2009)
This study analyzes and contrasts the U.S. and EU antitrust standards on bundling (in its...
The Quest for Appropriate Remedies in the Microsoft Antitrust EU Cases: A Comparative Appraisal (with Ioannis Lianos), NET Institute Working Paper, #09-05 (2009)
The Microsoft cases in the United States and in Europe have been influential in determining...
Competition Policy Issues in the Consumer Payments Industry, Moving Money: The Future of Consumer Payment (2009)
We discuss the current structure of card networks that facilitate transactions between merchants and consumers....
Public Policy in Network Industries, Handbook of Antitrust Economics (2008)
This chapter discusses how antitrust law and regulatory rules should be applied to network industries....
Network Economics
The Elusive Antitrust Standard on Bundling in Europe and in the United States at the Aftermath of the Microsoft Cases (with Ioannis Lianos), Antitrust Law Journal (2009)
This study analyzes and contrasts the U.S. and EU antitrust standards on bundling (in its...
The Quest for Appropriate Remedies in the Microsoft Antitrust EU Cases: A Comparative Appraisal (with Ioannis Lianos), NET Institute Working Paper, #09-05 (2009)
The Microsoft cases in the United States and in Europe have been influential in determining...
Competition Policy Issues in the Consumer Payments Industry, Moving Money: The Future of Consumer Payment (2009)
We discuss the current structure of card networks that facilitate transactions between merchants and consumers....
Public Policy in Network Industries, Handbook of Antitrust Economics (2008)
This chapter discusses how antitrust law and regulatory rules should be applied to network industries....
Telecommunications and the Internet
Public Policy in Network Industries, Handbook of Antitrust Economics (2008)
This chapter discusses how antitrust law and regulatory rules should be applied to network industries....
Quantifying the Benefits of Entry into Local Phone Service (with Katja Seim and V. Brian Viard), Rand Journal of Economics (2008)
In this paper, we evaluate the consumer welfare effects of entry into residential local phone...
Strategic Commitments and the Principle of Reciprocity in Interconnection Pricing, The Economics of Digital Markets (2008)
We examine the e¤ects of strategic commitments and network size on equilibrium interconnection fees set...
Net Neutrality on the Internet: A Two-sided Market Analysis (with Joacim Tag), NET Institute, Working Paper #07-45 (2007)
We discuss the benefits of net neutrality regulation in the context of a two-sided market...
Trade Regulation
The Elusive Antitrust Standard on Bundling in Europe and in the United States at the Aftermath of the Microsoft Cases (with Ioannis Lianos), Antitrust Law Journal (2009)
This study analyzes and contrasts the U.S. and EU antitrust standards on bundling (in its...
The Quest for Appropriate Remedies in the Microsoft Antitrust EU Cases: A Comparative Appraisal (with Ioannis Lianos), NET Institute Working Paper, #09-05 (2009)
The Microsoft cases in the United States and in Europe have been influential in determining...
Loyalty/Requirement Rebates and the Antitrust Modernization Commission: What is the Appropriate Liability Standard?, Antitrust Bulletin (2009)
I discuss and assess the various standards for establishing liability for loyalty discounts offered under...
Public Policy in Network Industries, Handbook of Antitrust Economics (2008)
This chapter discusses how antitrust law and regulatory rules should be applied to network industries....
Transportation Law
“Net Neutrality,” Non-Discrimination and Digital Distribution of Content Through the Internet, New York University Law and Economics Working Papers (2008)
The vast majority of US residential consumers face a monopoly or duopoly in broadband Internet...