research overview
- I use empirical methods to answer questions in industrial organization I am currently studying consumer preferences, competition and pricing in broadband, computer and smartphone markets.
- Contact Info
Savage, Scott James
Positions
- Professor, Economics
Research Areas
Research
keywords
- Industrial Organization, Telecommunications, Economic Education
Publications
selected publications
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chapter
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journal article
- Does Instructor Appearance Affect Student Learning of Principles of Economics?. Australasian Journal of Economics Education. 2015
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Effect of Network Unbundling on Retail Prices: Evidence from the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
The Journal of Law and Economics.
487-519.
2013
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Market Restructuring, Competition and the Efficiency of Electricity Generation: Plant-level Evidence from the United States 1996 to 2006.
Energy Journal.
1-32.
2013
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Household Demand for Broadband Internet Service.
Communications of the ACM.
29-31.
2011
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THE EFFECTS OF COMPETITION ON THE PRICE FOR CABLE MODEM INTERNET ACCESS.
The Review of Economics and Statistics.
201-217.
2011
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Ability, location and household demand for Internet bandwidth.
International Journal of Industrial Organization.
166-174.
2009
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Ownership, location and prices in Chinese electronic commerce markets.
Information Economics and Policy.
192-207.
2008
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Learning and fatigue during choice experiments: A comparison of online and mail survey modes.
Journal of Applied Econometrics.
351-371.
2008
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Student Demand for Streaming Lecture Video: Empirical Evidence from Undergraduate Economics Classes.
International Review of Economics Education.
57-78.
2007
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Broadband Internet access, awareness, and use: Analysis of United States household data.
Telecommunications Policy.
615-633.
2005
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Price, Programming and Potential Competition in US Cable Television Markets.
Journal of Regulatory Economics.
25-46.
2005
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United States internet penetration.
Applied Economics Letters.
529-532.
2004
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United States Demand for Internet Access.
The Review of Network Economics.
2004
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Dominant carrier market power in US international telephone markets.
Applied Economics.
665-673.
2003
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Asia–Pacific Telecommunications Liberalisation and Productivity Performance.
Australian Economic Papers.
91-102.
2003
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Broadband delivered entertainment services: Forecasting Australian subscription intentions.
The Economic Record.
422-432.
2002
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Forecasting United States–Asia international message telephone service.
International Journal of Forecasting.
523-543.
2002
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The Cost Structure of Australian Telecommunications.
The Economic Record.
338-350.
2001
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Regulation and International Telecommunications Pricing Behaviour.
Industrial and Corporate Change.
247-265.
2001
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Productivity Growth And Market Structure In Telecommunications.
Economics of Innovation and New Technology.
493-512.
2001
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R&D spillovers, information technology and telecommunications, and productivity in ASIA and the OECD.
Information Economics and Policy.
367-392.
2000
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Market Structure, Competition, and Pricing in United States International Telephone Service Markets.
The Review of Economics and Statistics.
291-296.
2000
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Telecommunications productivity, catch-up and innovation.
Telecommunications Policy.
65-81.
1999
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Sources of Australian Labour Productivity Change 1950–1994.
The Economic Record.
362-372.
1998
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CEE telecommunications investment and economic growth.
Information Economics and Policy.
173-195.
1998
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Asia-Pacific Telecommunications USOs: Current Practice and Future Options.
Prometheus: critical studies in innovation.
1998
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Measuring Public Sector Efficiency: A Study of Economics Departments at Australian Universities.
Education Economics.
153-168.
1997
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Regional information access: The use of telecentres to meet universal service obligations.
Telematics and Informatics.
273-288.
1997
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Information Inequality and Broadband Network Access: an Analysis of Australian Household Data.
Industrial and Corporate Change.
1049-1066.
1996
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scholarly edition
Teaching
courses taught
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ECON 4070 - Topics in Microeconomics
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022
Studies utility maximization under uncertainty, risk, game theory, moral hazard, and adverse selection. Applications include insurance markets and the theory of contracts. -
ECON 4697 - Industrial Organization and Regulation
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Explores neoclassical theory of the firm, the determinants of industrial structure, and the purposes and institutions of public policy to control or maintain a competitive environment. -
ECON 8757 - Industrial Organization and Public Policy
Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2024
Addresses the theory of interaction of firms within markets and industries, emphasizing importance of the number, relative size of firms, market institution, firm strategies and nature of consumer demand. Examines neoclassical and game theoretic models, empirical industry studies and laboratory tests of theoretical models and policies. -
TLEN 5010 - Network Economics and Finance I
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018
Introduces students to the fundamental theoretical framework and tools used by economists to examine decision making under scarcity. Reviews mathematical economics and models. Examines consumer choice and firm supply. These two aspects of the market are brought together to examine how price and output are determined in competitive and imperfectly competitive markets. Introduces financial economics, network effects and public goods. Formerly TLEN 5010.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., Curtin Univ of Tech (Western Australia) 2000
- M.A., Univ of Western Australia (Australia) 1997
- B.B.A., Curtin Univ of Tech (Western Australia) 1992
- B.B.A., Edith Cowan Univ (Western Australia) 1991
awards and honors
International Activities
geographic focus
- Asia Continent
- Australia Country
- France Country
- Netherlands Country
- Papua New Guinea Country