Darren Filson, Ph.D.
Department
Biography
Darren Filson is the Director of the Randall Lewis Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Academic Director of the Silicon Valley Program, and the James G. Boswell Professor of Economics and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College. Professor Filson received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Rochester in 1996, and he has taught at the Claremont Colleges since 1997. Most of his research and teaching focuses on the intersections of industrial organization, finance and strategy with an emphasis on industry evolution and innovation.
Education
Ph.D., University of Rochester
Awards and Affiliations
The Carol and Bruce Mallen Award for Lifetime Published Scholarly Contributions to Motion Picture Industry Economic Studies, 2015
John M. Olin Faculty Fellowship, National Association of Scholars, 2001-2002
Research and Publications
“The Performance of Global Film Franchises: Installment Effects and Extension Decisions” with James H. Havlicek, Journal of Cultural Economics 42:3 (August 2018): 447-67.
“Evaluating Mergers in the Presence of Dynamic Competition Using Impacts on Rivals" with Saman Olfati and Fatos Radoniqi, Journal of Law and Economics 58:4 (November 2015): 915-34.
“The Impacts of Gramm-Leach-Bliley Bank Diversification on Value and Risk” with Saman Olfati, Journal of Banking & Finance 41 (April 2014): 209-21.
“A Markov-Perfect Equilibrium Model of the Impacts of Price Controls on the Performance of the Pharmaceutical Industry” RAND Journal of Economics 43:1 (Spring 2012): 110-138.
“The Impacts of the Rise of Paragraph IV Challenges on Startup Alliance Formation and Firm Value in the Pharmaceutical Industry” with Ahmed Oweis, Journal of Health Economics 29:4 (July 2010): 575-84.
“Spinouts: Knowledge Diffusion through Employee Mobility” with April M. Franco, RAND Journal of Economics 37:4 (Winter 2006): 841-60.
“Equity Links and Information Acquisition in Biotechnology Alliances” with Rosa Morales, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 59:1 (January 2006): 1-28.
“At the Movies: The Economics of Exhibition Contracts” with David Switzer and Portia Besocke, Economic Inquiry 43:2 (April 2005): 354-69.
“The Impact of E-Commerce Strategies on Firm Value: Lessons from Amazon.com and Its Early Competitors” Journal of Business 77:2 pt.2 (April 2004): S135-S154.
“Bargaining and Fighting: The Impact of Regime Type on War Onset, Duration, and Outcomes” with Suzanne Werner, American Journal of Political Science 48:2 (April 2004): 296-313.
“A Bargaining Model of War and Peace: Anticipating the Onset, Duration, and Outcome of War” with Suzanne Werner, American Journal of Political Science 46:4 (October 2002): 819-38.
“Product and Process Innovations in the Life Cycle of an Industry” Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 49:1 (September 2002): 97-112.
“The Nature and Effects of Technological Change over the Industry Life Cycle” Review of Economic Dynamics 4:2 (April 2001): 460-94.