Clinical Assistant Professor of Economics, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Fields of Interest: Microeconomic Theory, Behavioral Economics, Information Economics, Game Theory
Contact Information:
Office: 427 Fronczak Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14260-1520
Email: jrdowns(at)buffalo(dot)edu
Current golf handicap: +3.6
Current golf PB: 6-under 66
Research:
Information Gathering by Overconfident Agents (Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 2021)
Digital Marketplace: The Role of Probabilistic Selling Strategies in the Travel Industry (with Tongyuan Shen, Xiao Hou, and Yanfei Wang, Journal of Economy and Technology, 2023)
Screening, Overconfidence, and Competition’s Effect on Market Efficiency (Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2024)
On the Definition(s) of Overconfidence (Working Paper) Appendix
Screening Expertise with Information (Working Paper) slides
Persuasion with Non-Rational Expectations (Work in Progress)
Courses Taught:
Introduction to Macroeconomics (Eco 181)
Introduction to Microeconomics (Eco 182)
US Economic History (Eco 201)
Microeconomic Theory 1 (Eco 405)
Game Theory (Eco 467)
AI and Economic Policy (Eco 475)