John L. Solow
Emeritus Professor in Economics
Current Positions
- Emeritus Professor, Economics
Education
- PhD in Economics, Stanford University
- MA in Economics, Stanford University
- BA in Economics, Yale University
Research Interests
- Sports Economics
- Industrial Organization
- Law and Economics
- Antitrust
Selected Awards & Honors
- Distinguished Member - National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 2016
- Pioneer Hi-Bred Research Fellow - Tippie College of Business, 2002
- Stanley C. Hollander Best Paper Award - Conference on Historical Analysis & Research in Marketing, 2001
- Dean's Teaching Award - Tippie College of Business, 1997
Selected Publications
- Solow, J. L. & von Allmen, P. (2016). "Performance, Expectations, Contracts and Job Security" In Research Handbook of Employment Relations and Sport. pp. 46-68. M Barry, J. Skinner & T. Engelberg (Eds.) Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Krautmann, A. C. & Solow, J. L. (2015). (Ma)lingering on the Disabled List. Contemporary Economic Policy. 33 (4) pp. 689-697.
- Solow, J. L. & Krautmann, A. C. (2012). Salary Caps in a Model of Talent Allocation In The Economics of the NFL: The State of the Art. Kevin Quinn (Eds.) Springer.
- von Allmen, P. & Solow, J. L. (2012). The Demand for Aggressive Behavior in American Stock Car Racing In Violence and Aggression in Sporting Contests. (Vols. 4) pp. 79-95. Todd Jewell (Eds.) Springer.
- Solow, J. L. & Krautmann, A. C. (2011). A Nash Bargaining Model of the Salaries of Elite Free Agents. Journal of Sports Economics. 12 pp. 309-316.
- Solow, J. L. & Anthony, K. (2009). The Dynamics of Performance over the Duration of Major League Baseball Long-Term Contracts. Journal of Sports Economics. 10 (1) pp. 6-22.
- Solow, J. L. & Krautmann, A. C. (2007). Leveling the Playing Field or Just Lowering Salaries? Southern Economic Journal. 73:04:00 pp. 947-958.
- Baumol, W. J., Blinder, A. S., & Solow, J. L. (2019). Economics: Principles and Policy (14). Boston, Massachusetts: Cengage Learning.
- Solow, J. L. & Fletcher, D. (2006). Doing Good Economics in the Courtroom: Thoughts on Daubert and Expert Testimony in Antitrust. Journal of Corporation Law. 31 pp. 489-502.
Working Papers
- Paarsch, H. J., Pastorino, E., & Solow, J. L. (2013). The Incentive Power of Implicit and Explicit Contracts in Baseball.
- Coates, D., Solow, J. L., Krautmann, A. C., & Quinn, K. (2009). Franchise Tags in the NFL.
- Solow, J. L. & Klich, L. A. (2007). Creativity and Economic Growth at the Micro Level: Evidence from Iowa Counties.
- Solow, J. L. (2018). Strategic Outside Offers.