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49
Citations
12524
World Ranking
2894
National Ranking
1408

Overview

Shane Greenstein is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a particular focus on strategy and management, media technology, economics and econometrics, computer science applications, and accounting.

Their primary research topics include digital platforms and economics, ICT impact and policies, open source software innovations, auction theory and applications, private equity and venture capital, privacy, security, and data protection, as well as media influence and politics.

Greenstein has published papers in various venues. Frequent publication outlets include IEEE Micro, SSRN Electronic Journal, Research Policy, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, and The Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Greenstein include:

  • The Basic Economics of Internet Infrastructure (2020) in The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • Ideology and Composition Among an Online Crowd: Evidence from Wikipedians (2020) in Management Science

Greenstein's collaborative work includes frequent coauthors such as Ran Zhuo, Raviv Murciano-Goroff, Roberto Fontana, Bradley Huffaker, and kc claffy, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement across several research domains.

Their research output demonstrates consistent engagement with topics around internet infrastructure, regulatory impact on internet practices, open source software's role in entrepreneurship, and the dynamics of online communities.

Best Publications

  • Markets for Technology: The Economics of Innovation and Corporate Strategy

    Ashish Arora;Andrea Fosfuri;Alfonso Gambardella

  • The Economics Of Compatibility Standards: An Introduction To Recent Research 1

    Paul A. David;Shane Greenstein

  • Technological Competition and the Structure of the Computer Industry

    Timothy F. Bresnahan;Shane Greenstein

  • The Internet and Local Wages: A Puzzle †

    Chris Forman;Avi Goldfarb;Shane Greenstein

  • Technical Progress and Co-Invention in Computing and in the Use of Computers

    Timothy Bresnahan;Shane Greenstein

  • How did location affect adoption of the commercial Internet? Global village vs. urban leadership

    Chris Forman;Avi Goldfarb;Shane Greenstein

  • THE TRILLION DOLLAR CONUNDRUM: COMPLEMENTARITIES AND HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY *

    David Dranove;Christopher Forman;Avi Goldfarb;Shane Greenstein

  • Coordination vs. Differentiation in a Standards War: 56K Modems ∗

    Angelique Augereau;Shane Greenstein;Marc Rysman

  • The Diffusion of the Internet and the Geography of the Digital Divide in the United States

    Shane Greenstein;Jeffrey Prince

  • Did installed base give an incumbent any (measurable) advantages in federal computer procurement

    Shane M. Greenstein

  • How the Internet Became Commercial

    Shane Greenstein

  • The broadband bonus: Estimating broadband Internet's economic value

    Shane Greenstein;Ryan C. McDevitt

  • The Effect of Incentive regulation on Infrastructure Modernization: Local Exchange Companies' Deployment of Digital Technology

    Shane Greenstein;Susan Mcmaster;Pablo T. Spiller

  • Net Neutrality: A Fast Lane to Understanding the Trade-offs

    Shane Greenstein;Martin Peitz;Tommaso M. Valletti

  • Understanding the Supply Decisions of Nonprofits: Modelling the Location of Private Schools

    Thomas A. Downes;Shane M. Greenstein

  • Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy

    Avi Goldfarb;Shane M Greenstein;Catherine E Tucker

  • How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network

    Shane M. Greenstein

  • The Product Life Cycle in the Commercial Mainframe Computer Market, 1968- 1982

    Shane M. Greenstein;James B. Wade

  • Market structure, innovation and vertical product differentiation

    Shane Greenstein;Shane Greenstein;Garey Ramey;Garey Ramey

  • Standards and Public Policy

    Shane M. Greenstein;Victor Stango

  • The Internet and Local Wages

    Chris Forman;Avi Goldfarb;Shane Greenstein

  • The Emerging Internet Retailing Market as a Nested Diffusion Process

    Ed Jimeniz;Shane Greenstein

  • Markets for technology

    S. Greenstein

  • Rethinking The Design Of The Internet: The End-To-End Arguments Vs. The Brave New World

    Benjamin M. Compaine;Shane Greenstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorrie Faith Cranor
Lorrie Faith Cranor Carnegie Mellon University

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