Clinical Assistant Professor of Economics, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Fields of Interest: Microeconomic Theory, Contract Theory, Behavioral Economics, Game Theory
Contact Information:
Office: 427 Fronczak Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14260-1520
Email: jrdowns(at)buffalo(dot)edu
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 (Working Paper, Submitted)
On the Definition(s) of Overconfidence (Work in Progress)
Sequential Screening, Expertise, and Learning (Work in Progress)
Persuasion with Non-Rational Expectations (Work in Progress)
Courses Taught:
Introduction to Macroeconomics
Introduction to Microeconomics
Microeconomic Theory 1
US Economic History
Game Theory