- Montana State University jason.a.pearcy@gmail.com
- Dept. of Ag. Econ. & Econ. (DAEE) http://www.montana.edu/jpearcy/
- P.O. Box 172920 Office: 304 Linfield Hall
- Bozeman, MT 59717 Office Tel: 406-994-5623
Academic Positions
- Assistant Professor, Montana State University, DAEE August 2010 - Present
- Assistant Professor, Tulane University, Department of Economics August 2007 - July 2010
- Fellow, Tulane Energy Institute November 2009 - July 2010
- Instructor, University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Economics August 2004 - May 2007
- Instructor, University of Colorado at Boulder, Baker Residential Program August 2006 - May 2007
Education
- Ph.D. in Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder, May 2007
- M.A. in Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder, May 2004
- B.S. in Economics, Purdue University, December 2001
Research Papers
Publications
- “Dynamic Pricing: When to Entice Brand Switching and When to Reward Consumer Loyalty” (with Yongmin Chen). RAND Journal of Economics, Vol. 41, No. 4 (2010), pp. 674-685.
- “Arriving in Time: Estimation of English Auctions with a Stochastic Number of Bidders” (with José Canals-Cerdá). Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, forthcoming.
Working Papers
- “Bargains Followed by Bargains: When Switching Costs Make Markets More Competitive”
- “The Effects of International Simple Resale on Prices in International Telecommunications Markets” (with Scott Savage), NET Institute Working Paper No. 09-19
- “The Competitive and Welfare Effects of Food Labeling Standards”
- “What Have Carbon Market Designers Missed?: Why EU Firms Pass Up Cheaper Carbon Offsets” (with Timothy Fitzgerald and Nathan Braun)
Works in Progress
- “Dynamic Pricing when Consumer Histories are Perfectly Observable”
- “The Clustering Dilemma: Locational Choice With Co-locational Externalities” (with Erik Johnson)
- “Technological Constraints, Quality Investment and Product Differentiation”
Academic Interests
- Research
- Industrial Organization, Applied Microeconomics/Econometrics, Environmental & Energy Economics
- Teaching
- Microeconomics, Industrial Organization, Environmental Economics, Energy & Natural Resource Economics, Econometrics, Statistics
Honors & Awards
- Letters & Science Research Enhancement Award, Montana State University, 2010, 2011 & 2012
- NET Institute Summer Grant, 2009
- Center for Public Service Planning Grant ($20,000), Tulane University, Co-PI, 2009-2011
- Committee on Research Summer Fellowship, Tulane University, 2009
- Research Enhancement Fund ($43,650), Tulane University, Co-PI, 2008-2011
- Committee on Research Summer Fellowship, Tulane University, 2008
- Research Enhancement Fund ($6,580), Tulane University, PI, 2007-2009
- Reuben A. Zubrow Fellowship in Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2006
- Leslie Whittington Prize for Excellence in Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2004
- Graduate Fellowship, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2002-2006
Presentations & Conferences
- 2012
- Southern Economic Association Conference, New Orleans, LA, November
- The Property and Environmental Research Center, Bozeman, MT, September
- Utah Winter Business Economics Conference, March
- 2011
- Montana State University, November
- University of Montana, October
- CU Environmental & Resource Economics Workshop, October
- NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration, Scottsdale, AZ, April
- Utah Winter Business Economics Conference, March
- Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, February
- 2010
- International Industrial Organization Conference, Vancouver, BC, May
- Indiana University BEPP, January
- Quinnipiac University, January
- Purdue University, January
- Montana State University, January
- 2009
- Southern Economic Association Conference, San Antonio, TX, November
- Midwest Economic Theory Meetings, University of Iowa, May
- 2007
- Southern Economic Association Conference, New Orleans, LA, November
- North American Summer Meetings of the Econometrics Society, Duke University, June
- International Industrial Organization Conference, Savannah, GA, April
- Babson College, February
- Tulane University, January
- 2006
- ASSA/ODE Session Invited Discussant, Boston, January
- 2005
- Southern Economic Association Conference, Washington DC, November
- CU Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop, Vail, CO, September
- CGE Modeling with GAMS and MPSGE Workshop, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, October
Teaching Experience
- Department of Agricultural Economics & Economics, Montana State University
- Graduate Microeconomic Theory, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013
- Industrial Organization, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012
- Intermediate Microeconomics, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013
- Problem Solving Seminar, Spring 2012, Spring 2013
- Department of Economics, Tulane University
- Environmental & Natural Resource Economics, Fall 2007 though Spring 2010, 5 Semesters
- Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2010
- Department of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder
- Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2004 through Fall 2006, 6 Semesters
- Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2006 and Spring 2007
- Baker Residential Program, University of Colorado
- Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2006
- Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2007
University Service
- Montana State University
- University Library Committee, 2012-2014
- DAEE Library Representative, 2011-present
- DAEE Advisory Committee, 2011-2013
- DAEE Search Committee, 2012
- DAEE David Buschena Scholarship Committee, 2012
- Montana State University Masters Advising
- Kevin Goulding (Primary), 2012
- Nathan Braun, 2011
- Tulane Undergraduate Honors Thesis Advising
- Cynthia Sibley (Primary)
Professional Experience
- Global Energy Decisions (now Ventyx)
- Econometrician June - August 2006
- Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado at Boulder
- Research Assistant for Mushfiq Mobarak May 2006
- University of Colorado at Boulder
- Research Assistant May - July 2003 & June - July 2004
- Delphi Automotive Systems
- Analysis and Tool Development Engineer May 1999 - July 2002
Other Information
- Membership
- American Economics Association, Econometrics Society, Industrial Organization Society, Omicron Delta Epsilon
- Referee
- RAND Journal of Economics, Economic Inquiry, European Economic Review, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Journal of Agriculture and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association
- Skills
- Proficient with Matlab, LaTeX, Relational Databases; Familiar with Perl, C, Fortran, GAMS, MPSGE, Shell Scripting, (X)HTML
- Citizenship
- U.S.