Gregory Rosston
Director, SIEPR and Gordon Cain Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
Bio
Greg Rosston is Director of the Public Policy program at Stanford University, the Gordon Cain Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, and Professor of Economics (by courtesy). He teaches Economics and Public Policy courses on competition policy and strategy, economic policy analysis, and writing and rhetoric.
Dr. Rosston served as Deputy Chief Economist at the Federal Communications Commission working on the implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the design and implementation of the first ever spectrum auctions in the United States. In 2011, he was Senior Economist for Transactions for the Federal Communications Commission for the proposed AT&T – T-Mobile transaction. He served as a member and co-chair of the Department of Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee.
Dr. Rosston received his Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University and his A.B. with Honors from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Rosston has written extensively on the application of economics to telecommunications and competition issues. He has advised companies and governments regarding auctions and served as a consultant to various organizations including the World Bank and the Federal Communications Commission, and as a board member and advisor to high technology, financial, and startup companies. He serves as Vice Chair of the Board of the Stanford Federal Credit Union, as a Board member of the Nepal Youth Foundation and as an Advisory Board member of Sustainable Conservation and the Technology Policy Institute.
Administrative Appointments
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Director, Public Policy Program (2014 - Present)
Program Affiliations
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Public Policy
2024-25 Courses
- Economic Policy Analysis
ECON 150, PUBLPOL 104, PUBLPOL 204 (Win) - Introduction to Public Policy
PUBLPOL 1 (Aut) - Public Policy Colloquium
PUBLPOL 311 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Writing and Rhetoric for Policy Audiences
PUBLPOL 306 (Aut) -
Independent Studies (5)
- Directed Reading
ECON 139D (Spr) - Directed Reading
ECON 239D (Spr) - Directed Readings in Public Policy
PUBLPOL 298 (Spr) - Honors Thesis Research
ECON 199D (Spr) - Practical Training
ECON 299 (Spr)
- Directed Reading
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Prior Year Courses
2023-24 Courses
- Economic Policy Analysis
ECON 150, PUBLPOL 104, PUBLPOL 204 (Win) - Introduction to Public Policy
PUBLPOL 1 (Aut) - Public Policy Colloquium
PUBLPOL 311 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Public Policy and Personal Finance
ECON 25N, PUBLPOL 55N (Aut) - Writing and Rhetoric for Policy Audiences
PUBLPOL 306 (Aut)
2022-23 Courses
- Economic Policy Analysis
ECON 150, PUBLPOL 104, PUBLPOL 204 (Win) - Introduction to Public Policy
PUBLPOL 1 (Aut) - Public Policy Colloquium
PUBLPOL 311 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Public Policy and Personal Finance
ECON 25N, PUBLPOL 55N (Aut) - Writing and Rhetoric for Policy Audiences
PUBLPOL 306 (Aut)
2021-22 Courses
- Economic Policy
SIW 103 (Spr) - Economic Policy Analysis
ECON 150, PUBLPOL 104, PUBLPOL 204 (Win) - Introduction to Public Policy
PUBLPOL 1 (Aut) - Public Policy Colloquium
PUBLPOL 311 (Aut, Win) - Public Policy and Personal Finance
ECON 25N, PUBLPOL 55N (Aut) - Writing and Rhetoric for Policy Audiences
PUBLPOL 306 (Aut)
- Economic Policy Analysis
Stanford Advisees
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Master's Program Advisor
Allison Baldwin, Thomas Boyden, Shirley Frame, Will Moyo, Adriana Torres Ceja, Caroline Zdanowski
All Publications
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Reclaiming spectrum from incumbents in inefficiently allocated bands: Transaction costs, competition, and flexibility
Telecommunications Policy
2021; 45 (7)
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.telpol.2021.102167
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Increasing low-income broadband adoption through private incentives
TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY
2020; 44 (9)
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.telpol.2020.102020
View details for Web of Science ID 000575914100004
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Price competition in the market for business telecommunications services
JOURNAL OF REGULATORY ECONOMICS
2018; 54 (1): 81–104
View details for DOI 10.1007/s11149-018-9359-9
View details for Web of Science ID 000440435300005
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Digital Analogs: Computing, Internet, and Spectrum Lessons for New Space Policy
NEW SPACE
2018; 6 (1): 65–86
View details for DOI 10.1089/space.2017.0046
View details for Web of Science ID 000428183200010
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Increasing the Efficiency of Spectrum Allocation
REVIEW OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
2014; 45 (3): 221-243
View details for DOI 10.1007/s11151-014-9431-2
View details for Web of Science ID 000342459100003
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Estimating the impact of low-income universal service programs
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
2014; 37: 84-98
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2014.07.009
View details for Web of Science ID 000347603800008
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Effect of Network Unbundling on Retail Prices: Evidence from the Telecommunications Act of 1996
JOURNAL OF LAW & ECONOMICS
2013; 56 (2): 487-519
View details for DOI 10.1086/667995
View details for Web of Science ID 000321893300008
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Incentive Auctions
COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM
2012; 55 (2): 24–26
View details for DOI 10.1145/2076450.2076458
View details for Web of Science ID 000299734100016
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Household Demand for Broadband Internet Service
COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM
2011; 54 (2): 29-31
View details for DOI 10.1145/1897816.1897830
View details for Web of Science ID 000287699400020
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The Path to Universal Broadband: Why We Should Grant Low-Income Subsidies, and Use Auctions and Experiments to Determine the Specifics
ECONOMISTS VOICE
2011; 8 (1)
View details for Web of Science ID 000438381400004
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An antitrust analysis of the case for wireless network neutrality
Conference on Wireless Technologies - Enabling Innovation and Economic Growth
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. 2010: 103–19
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2009.12.004
View details for Web of Science ID 000275707400010
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Household Demand for Broadband Internet in 2010
B E JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS & POLICY
2010; 10 (1)
View details for Web of Science ID 000283285700011
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Special section on auctions Preface
INFORMATION ECONOMICS AND POLICY
2009; 21 (2): 85–89
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2009.03.002
View details for Web of Science ID 000267139200001
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The rise and fall of third-party high-speed access
INFORMATION ECONOMICS AND POLICY
2009; 21 (1): 21-33
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2008.08.001
View details for Web of Science ID 000263194900003
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The Effect of Private Interests on Regulated Retail and Wholesale Prices
JOURNAL OF LAW & ECONOMICS
2008; 51 (3): 479-501
View details for Web of Science ID 000260029500004
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Local telephone rate structures: before and after the Act
INFORMATION ECONOMICS AND POLICY
2005; 17 (1): 13-34
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2004.01.002
View details for Web of Science ID 000226227300002
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The long and winding road: the FCC paves the path with good intentions
Conference on Practical Steps to Spectrum Markets
ELSEVIER SCI LTD. 2003: 501–15
View details for DOI 10.1016/S0308-5961(03)00047-8
View details for Web of Science ID 000184262400004
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The 'state' of universal service
INFORMATION ECONOMICS AND POLICY
2000; 12 (3): 261-283
View details for Web of Science ID 000166294400005
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An insiders' view of FCC spectrum auctions
JOURNAL OF REGULATORY ECONOMICS
2000; 17 (3): 253-289
View details for Web of Science ID 000088082500004
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The ABC's of universal service: Arbitrage, big bucks, and competition
HASTINGS LAW JOURNAL
1999; 50 (6): 1585-1616
View details for Web of Science ID 000086743300006
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Alternative paths to broadband deployment
IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE
1998; 36 (7): 93-95
View details for Web of Science ID 000074576500015