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
Shared course record holder 6-under par 66 at Arrowhead Golf Club in Akron NY
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 (Work in Progress) slides
Persuasion with Non-Rational Expectations (Work in Progress)
Courses Taught:
Introduction to Macroeconomics (Eco 181)
Introduction to Microeconomics (Eco 182)
Microeconomic Theory 1 (Eco 405)
US Economic History (Eco 201)
Game Theory (Eco 485)