Timothy S. Simcoe

Assistant Professor of Strategy
Rotman School of Management
University of Toronto

PhD 2004 Berkeley × AB 1996 Harvard

(416) 978-3635 × timothy.simcoe@rotman.utoronto.ca

At U Toronto since 2004

Dissertation

"Design by Committee? The Organization of Technical Standards Development"
Chaired by David Mowery

Research Interests

Technology and innovation. Intellectual property. Innovation and incentives in organizations.

Publications

"Is the Internet a U.S. Invention? – An Economic and Technological History of Computer Networking" with David Mowery × Research Policy 31, 1369-87 (2002).

“eBusiness and the Semiconductor Industry Value Chain: Implications for Vertical Specialization and Integrated Semiconductor Manufacturers,” with David Mowery and Jeffrey Macher × Industry and Innovation 9(3), 155-181 (2002).

"The Origins and Evolution of the Internet," with David Mowery × in R. Nelson, B. Steil, and D. Victor (eds.): Technological Innovation and Economic Performance Princeton University Press (2002).

“Public and Private Participation in the Development and Governance of the Internet” in R. Nelson (ed.): The Limits and Complexities of Market Organization Russell Sage (forthcoming).

Work Experience

Senior Consultant, Ernst & Young Center for Business Innovation - Cambridge, Mass. 1998-99

Consultant, Ernst & Young Economics Consulting - Cambridge, Mass. 1996-98

Research Assistant, Council of Economic Advisers - Washington, D.C. 1994-95