Phoebe Chan
Assistant Professor of Economics
Office: Knapton 004
Phone: (508) 286-3611
Fax: (508) 286-3640
Email: chan_phoebe at wheatoncollege.edu
Degrees
Ph.D., M.A., Stanford University
B.S., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Research Interests
My research interests focus on empirical work in industrial organization and on intellectual property rights related to the agricultural biotechnology industry.
Teaching Interests
Econ 102: Introduction to Microeconomics
Econ 202: Microeconomic Analysis
Econ 298: Health Economics
Econ 361: Industrial Organization
Econ 401: Topics in Law and Economics (Senior Seminar)
Students interested in exploring career options (graduate school or jobs) with a bachelor's degree in economics should examine the Filene Center website and the American Economic Association's website.
Selected Publications, Creative Work or Performances
Published Papers
International Patent Behavior of Nine Major Agricultural Biotechnology Firms, AgBioForum (2006)
Comparing Nonprofit versus For-Profit Innovation in the U.S. Biotechnology and Agricultural Industry, Economics of Technological Change, Beane, T. (ed), Nova Publishers (2007)
Empirical Analysis of Patenting Decisions in Agricultural Biotechnology (Ph.D. dissertation)
Working Papers
The Determinants of International Patenting for Nine Agricultural Biotechnology Firms, accepted Journal of Industrial Economics, 2009.
Measuring Innovation in Agricultural Biotechnology: A Comparison of Two Measures (2005)
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