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Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Professor of Economics

An expert in competitive strategy, Fiona Scott Morton came to Yale SOM having previously taught as assistant professor of economics and strategy at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago and, prior to that, as assistant professor of strategic management at Stanford University. Her research focuses on empirical studies of competition among firms in areas such as pricing, entry, and product differentiation. Her articles are published widely, in journals including the Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, the RAND Journal of Economics, the Journal of Econometrics, the Journal of Industrial Economics, the International Journal of Industrial Organization, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. In 2007, she was chosen by students to receive the Yale SOM Alumni Association Teaching Award, an honor which is given to one professor each year.

Achievements and Awards
Green Award, Journal of Marketing Research, 2007
Yale School of Management Alumni Association Teaching Award, 2006-2007
National Science Foundation Research Grant, 1998-2002, 2001-2003, 2005-2008

Editorships
Journal of Economic Perspectives, Associate Editor, 2007-present
BE Journal of Economics Analysis and Policy, Editor, 2006-present
International Journal of Industrial Organization, Co-Editor, 2005- present
Review of Industrial Organization, Editorial Board, 2002-2004
 
Memberships
American Economics Association
NBER Research Associate, Industrial Organization

Selected Articles
"State Casket Sales Restrictions: a Pointless Undertaking?" (with J. Chevalier), The Journal of Law and Economics, forthcoming

“The Distortionary Effects of Government Procurement: Evidence from Medicaid Prescription Drug Purchasing” (with M. Duggan),
Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2006

"The Role of the Internet in Lowering Prices: Evidence from Matched Survey and Auto Transaction Data" (with F. Zettelmeyer and J. Silva-Risso), Journal of Marketing Research, 2006

"The Strategic Positioning of Store Brands in Retailer-Manufacturer Bargaining" (with F. Zettelmeyer), The Review of Industrial Organization, Vol. 24, 164-194, 2004

"Behavioral Biases Meet the Market: The Case of Magazine Subscription Prices" (with S. Oster), Berkeley Electronic Journals Economic Analysis and Policy, Advances: Vol. 5, No. 1, 2005

"The Effect of the Internet on Car Prices for Women and Minorities" (with F. Zettelmeyer and J. Silva-Risso), The Journal of Quantitative Marketing and Economics, Vol. 1, No. 1, 77-92, 2003

"Love or Money? The Effects of Owner Motivation in the California Wine Industry" (with J. Podolny), Journal of Industrial Economics, Vol. 50. No. 4, 431-456, December, 2002

"Horizontal Integration between Brand and Generic Firms in the Pharmaceutical Industry" Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2002

"Internet Car Retailing" (with F. Zettelmeyer) Journal of Industrial Economics, Vol. 49, No. 4, 2001

"Barriers to Entry, Brand Advertising, and Generic Entry in the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry" International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol. 18, No. 7, 1085-1104, 2000

"Social Status, Entry, and Predation: The Case of British Shipping Cartels 1879-1929" (with J. Podolny), The Journal of Industrial Economics, Vol. 47, No. 1, 41-67, 1999

"Entry Decisions in the Generic Drug Industry" The RAND Journal, Vol. 30, No. 3, 421-440, 1999

"Misclassification of a Dependent Variable in a Discrete Response Setting" (with J. Hausman, and J. Abrevaya), Journal of Econometrics, Vol. 87, 239-269, 1998

"The Interaction Between a MFC Clause and Price Dispersion: An Empirical Examination of the Medicaid Rebate Rules of 1990" Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Vol. 6, No. 1, 151-174, 1997

"The Strategic Response by Pharmaceutical Firms to the Medicaid Most-Favored-Consumer Rules" The RAND Journal of Economics, Vol. 28, No. 2, 269-290, 1997

"Entry and Predation: British Shipping Cartels 1879-1929" Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Vol. 6, No. 4, 679-724, 1997

Working Papers
"Do Dealer-Level Inventories Affect Automobile Transaction Prices?" (with F. Zettelmeyer, and J. Silva-Risso)

"A Test of Bargaining Theory in the Auto Retailing Industry" (with F. Zettelmeyer and J. Silva-Risso)

"Cowboys or Cowards: Why are Internet Car Prices Lower?" (with
F. Zettelmeyer and J. Silva- Risso)

Education
PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994
BA Yale University, 1989