FRANK A. WOLAK
Professor

Ph.D., M.S. Harvard University; B.A. Rice University.

Research Interests: Empirical industrial organization, econometric theory, applied game theory.

Current Research: Empirical studies of regulated and formerly regulated industries (e.g., telecommunications, electricity, water, postal delivery services), empirical studies of U.S. trade policies (anti-dumping and countervailing duty law).

Representative Recent Publications: (1) “Identification and Estimation of Cost Functions Using Observed Bid Data: An Application to Competitive Electricity Markets,” Advances in Econometrics (forthcoming 2002); (2) “Measuring Market Inefficiencies in California’s Restructured Wholesale Electricity Market,” American Economic Review (forthcoming 2002); (3) “Structural Econometric Modeling: Rationales and Example from Industrial Organization,” Handbook of Econometrics, 2003.

Teaching Interests: Industrial organization, econometrics.

Professional Affiliations: NBER Research Associate.