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John L. Solow

Professor, Departmental Executive Officer, and Director, Business Honors Program
Justice International Business Research Fellow
Economics
W210  John Pappajohn Bus Bldg
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1994
Ph: 319-335-0845
Fax: 319-335-1956
E-mail: john-solow@uiowa.edu

Academic History

  • PhD in Economics, Stanford University, 1983
  • MA in Economics, Stanford University, 1981
  • BA in Economics, Yale University, 1976

Expertise

  • Antitrust
  • Industrial Organization
  • Law and Economics
  • Sports Economics

    Selected Publications

    • A Nash Bargaining Model of the Salaries of Elite Free Agents, John L. Solow, Anthony C. Krautmann, Journal of Sports Economics, 2011
    • Moving on Up: The Rooney Rule and Minority Hiring in the NFL, Benjamin L. Solow, John L. Solow, Todd B. Walker, Labour Economics, vol 18, 2011, 332-337
    • The Dynamics of Performance over the Duration of Major League Baseball Long-Term Contracts, John L. Solow, Anthony Krautmann , Journal of Sports Economics, vol 10, 2009, 6-22

    Working Papers

    • An Empirical Analysis of Optimal Effort in Multi-Year Contracts, Harry J. Paarsch, Elena Pastorino, John L. Solow
    • Franchise Tags in the NFL, Dennis Coates, John L. Solow, Anthony C. Krautmann, Kevin Quinn
    • The Incentive Power of Implicit and Explicit Contracts in Baseball, Harry J. Paarsch, Elena Pastorino, John L. Solow
    • Shirking on the Disabled List, Anthony C. Krautmann, John L. Solow

      Other Work

      • The Demand for Aggressive Behavior in American Stock Car Racing , John L. Solow, Peter Von Allmen, Sports Economics, Management and Policy: Violence and Aggression in Sporting Contests, Springer, vol 4, 79-95
      • Salary Caps in a Model of Talent Allocation, John L. Solow, Anthony C. Krautmann, Sports Economics, Management and Policy: The Economics of the NFL - The State of the Art, Springer, vol 2, 2012, 159-171
      • The Demand for Aggressive Behavior in American Stock Car Racing, Peter von Allmen, John L. Solow, Springer, vol 4, 2012, 79-95
      • Salary Caps in a Model of Talent Allocation, John L. Solow, Anthony C. Krautmann, Springer, 2011 - Publication Details Forthcoming

          Review and Editorial Work

          • Referee, American Economic Review
          • Referee, International Journal of Industrial Organization
          • Referee, Journal of Cultural Economics
          • Referee, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
          • Referee, Journal of Economic Education
          • Referee, Journal of Industrial Economics
          • Referee, Southern Economic Journal

            Presentations

            • Moving on Up: The Rooney Rule and Minority Hiring in the NFL, Western Economic Association Meetings, Seattle WA, July 2007

            Committees and Professional Service

            • Classroom Advisory Committee, 2007-current
            • North American Association of Sports Economists, 2007-current
            • Student Success Team, 2007-current
            • Student Success Team Message Subcommittee, 2007-2009
            • Faculty Recruiting, 2007-2008