Vic Tremblay

Biographical Information

Victor J. Tremblay, Professor, received his Ph.D. from Washington State University in 1983. He joined the OSU Economics Department in 1990. To go to Professor Victor Tremblay's web page click here. To view Professor Tremblay's curriculum vitae click here.

Research Interests

Victor Tremblay's research interests are in industrial organization and game theory. Recent work has focused on the brewing and cigarette industries and includes papers on efficiency estimation in advertising, the advertising-price relationship, and the application of war-of-attrition games. He is special editor of the industry issues section of the Review of Industrial Organization and has published in journals such as the Journal of Industrial Economics, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Review of Industrial Organization, Southern Economic Journal, and Antitrust Bulletin.

Teaching

Professor Victor Tremblay teaches courses in microeconomic theory, game theory, industrial organization, and the economics of the brewing industry.

Selected Papers

"Advertising Efficiency and the Choice of Media Mix: A Case of Beer," International Journal of Industrial Organization, April 2004, with Rolf Färe, Shawna Grosskopf, and Barry Seldon.

"Advertising, Search Costs, and Welfare," Information Economics and Policy, July 2005, with Andrew Stivers.

The U.S. Brewing Industry: Data and Economic Analysis, MIT Press, 2005, with Carol Tremblay.

Industry and Firm Studies , M.E. Sharpe, 2007, co-edited with Carol Tremblay.

"The Effect of Marketing Regulations on Efficiency: LeChatelier Versus Coordination Effects," working paper, September 2006, with Natsuko Iwasaki.

"Brewing Wars of Attrition for Profit and Concentration," working paper, October 2006, with Natsuko Iwasaki and Barry J. Seldon.