Andrew Stivers

Biographical Information

Andrew Stivers, Assistant Professor, received his Ph.D. from University of Texas at Austin in 2001. He joined the OSU Economics Department in 2001. To go to Professor Stivers' web page click here. To view Professor Stiver's curriculum vitae click here.

Research Interests

Professor Stivers studies applications of game theory in the regulation of information and language in the market. Recent research has included work on optimal market segmentation under economies of scope in quality and optimal rules for regulating market language, including the use and definitions of "Organic" and "married." He has published in Economics Letters, Politics, Philosophy and Economics and Information Economics and Policy.

Teaching

Professor Stivers teaches courses in micro-economics and industrial organization.

Selected Papers

"Same sex marriage and the regulation of language." with Andrew Valls.Politics, Philosophy and Economics (Forthcoming), June 2007.

"Optimal number of standards under economies of scope in quality production" (2006), Economics Letters 90(3) 368-372.

"Advertising, Search Costs, and Social Welfare." (2005) with Victor Tremblay, Information Economics and Policy 17(3) 317-333.