Jasper N.Dorsey Chair of Public Utilities Economics
Professor
Unit:
Education and Career
Education:
- PhD, Economics, University of Virginia, 2002
- MA, Economics, University of Virginia, 1999
- BA, Economics and Mathematics, Washington and Lee University, 1995
Awards, Honors and Recognitions:
- Collaborative Research: An Empirical Study of Broadband Internet Service (co-PI with Aviv Nevo and Jon Williams), National Science Foundation (SES-1324717), 2013-16.
- A Comprehensive Data Set of Published US Patent Litigation Decisions: 1929-2006, National Science Foundation (SES-0751661), 2008-11.
Research, Expertise and Publications
Research Interests and Areas of Expertise:
- Industrial Organization, Law and Economics
Selected Publications:
Working Papers
- Ornelas, Emanuel; Turner, John L. “The Costs and Benefits of Rules of Origin in Modern Free Trade Agreements,” revise and resubmit, Journal of International Economics.
- Hovenkamp, Erik; Lemus, Jorge; Turner, John L. “Product Development with Lurking Patentees,” under review.
Journal Articles
- Ornelas, Emanuel; Turner, John L.; Bickwit, Grant. 2021. "Preferential Trade Agreements and Global Sourcing," Journal of International Economics (128): 103395. See working paper version here.
- Lemus, Jorge; Temnyalov, Emil; Turner, John L. 2021. "Liability Insurance: Equilibrium Contracts under Monopoly and Competition," American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (13): 83-115. See working paper version here.
- Jacobo-Rubio, Ruben; Turner, John L.; Williams, Jonathan. 2020. "Generic Entry, Pay-For-Delay Settlements, and the Distribution of Surplus in the US Pharmaceutical Industry," Journal of Law and Economics (62): 203-38. See working paper version here.
- Juranek, Steffen; Quan, Thomas; Turner, John L. 2020. "Patents, Litigation Strategy and Antitrust in Innovative Industries" Review of Industrial Organization (56): 667-696.
- Bradford, David; Turner, John L.; Williams, Jonathan. 2018. "Off-Label Use of Pharmaceuticals: A Detection-Controlled Estimation," Journal of Industrial Economics (66): 866-93. See working paper version here.
- Bessen, James; Neuhausler, Peter; Turner, John L.; Williams, Jon. 2018. "Trends in Private Patent Costs and Rents for Publicly-Traded United States Firms," International Review of Law and Economics (56): 53-69.
- Turner, John L. 2018. "Input Complementarity, Patent Trolls and Unproductive Entrepreneurship,” International Journal of Industrial Organization (56): 168-203.
- Leiva, Fernando and John L. Turner. 2017. "Welfare-Optimal Patent Royalties when Imitation is Costly” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (137): 457-75.
- Henry, Matthew and John L. Turner. 2016. "Across Five Eras: Patent Validity and Infringement Rates in United States Courts, 1929-2006" Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (13): 454-486.
- Nevo, Aviv; Turner, John L.; Williams, Jonathan. 2016. "Usage-Based Pricing and Demand for Residential Broadband," Econometrica (82): 411-43. See working paper version here.
- Ferreira, Daniel; Ornelas, Emanuel; Turner, John L. 2015. "Unbundling Ownership and Control," Journal of Economics and Management Strategy (24): 1-21.
- Malone, Jacob; Turner, John L.; Williams, Jonathan. 2014. "Do Three-Part Tariffs Improve Efficiency in Residential Broadband Networks?" Telecommunications Policy (38): 1035-45.
- Turner, John L. 2013. "Dissolving (In)effective Partnerships," Social Choice and Welfare (41): 321-35.
- Ornelas, Emanuel and John L. Turner. 2012. "Protection and Global Sourcing," Economic Journal (122): 26-63. See working paper version here.
- Selgin, George and John L. Turner. 2011. "Strong Steam, Weak Patents, or, The Myth of Watt's Innovation-Blocking Monopoly, Exploded," Journal of Law and Economics (54):841-61. See working paper version here.
- Henry, Matthew and John L. Turner. 2010. "Patent Damages and Spatial Competition," Journal of Industrial Economics (58): 279-305.
- Selgin, George and John L. Turner. 2009 "Watt, Again? Boldrin and Levine Still Exaggerate the Adverse Effect of Patents on the Progress of Steam Power," Review of Law and Economics 5 (3).
- Atkinson, Scott; Marco, Alan; Turner, John L. 2009. "The Economics of a Centralized Judiciary: Uniformity, Forum Shopping and the Federal Circuit," Journal Of Law And Economics (52): 411-43. See working paper version here.
- Ornelas, Emanuel and John L. Turner. 2008. "Trade Liberalization, Outsourcing and the Hold-Up Problem," Journal Of International Economics (74):225-41. See working paper version here.
- Ornelas, Emanuel and John L. Turner. 2007. "Efficient Dissolution of Partnerships and the Structure of Control," Games and Economic Behavior (60): 187-99.
- Selgin, George and John L. Turner. 2006. "James Watt as Intellectual Monopolist: Comment on Boldrin and Levine," International Economic Review (47): 1341-48.
- Henry, Matthew D. and John L. Turner. 2006. "The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's Impact on Patent Litigation," Journal Of Legal Studies (35):85-118. See working paper version here.
- Goeree, Jacob; Maasland, Emiel; Onderstal, Sander; Turner, John L. 2005. "How (Not) to Raise Money," Journal Of Political Economy (113):897-918.
- Turner, John L. 2004. "Local To Unity, Long-horizon Forecasting Thresholds for Model Selection in the AR(1)," Journal of Forecasting (23): 513-39.
Editorial appointments:
- Journal of Industrial Economics, Associate Editor, 2016-present
- International Journal of Industrial Organization, Associate Editor, 2016-present
- Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Associate Editor, 2020-present
