- Professor
- University Professor
University of Calgary
B. Curtis Eaton
Research Interests
Currently Teaching
Not currently teaching any courses.
About Me:
I am an applied economic theorist, which means that I spend my time thinking about and then modeling real situations that have captured my attention. I have worked in a number of areas of economics, including industrial organization, labour economics, economic geography, and organizational theory. I got my formal training in economics at the University of Colorado, receiving a B.A. in 1965 and a Ph.D. in 1969. I joined the Economics Department at the University of Calgary on July 1, 1999. Prior to joining this department, I worked at three other Canadian universities: The University of British Columbia (1969 to 1980), The University of Toronto (1981 to 1987), and Simon Fraser University (1987 to 1999).
Working Papers
#2011-11 - Resource Allocation, Affluence and Deadweight Loss When Relative Consumption Matters
By B. Curtis Eaton and Matheson, Jesse
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#2011-04 - A Hotelling Style Model of Spatial Competition for Convenience Goods
By B. Curtis Eaton and Tweedle, Jesse
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#2008-11 - Differential Grading Standards and Student Incentives
By B. Curtis Eaton and Mukesh Eswaran
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#2009-14 - Coordination and Equilibrium Selection in Games with Positive Network Effects
By Jakobsen, Alexander M., B. Curtis Eaton and Krause, David
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#2009-03 - 'Us' and 'Them': The Origin of Identity, and its Economic Implications
By B. Curtis Eaton, Eswaran, Mukesh and Robert Oxoby
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Publications
Book
- Eaton, B. Curtis, Allen, Douglas and Eaton, Diane. Microeconomics, Seventh Edition Prentice Hall, 2008. 720. Print.
- Eaton, B. Curtis. Applied Microeconomics Theory: Selected Essays of B. Curtis Eaton Edward Elgar Press, 2002. 509. Print.
Journal Article
- Eaton, B. Curtis and Eswaran, Mukesh. "Differential Grading Standards and Student Incentives". Canadian Public Policy (to appear), Print.
- Eaton, B. Curtis. "Myopic Deterrence Policies and the Instability of Low Crime Equilibria". Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, (2006). Print.
- Eaton, B. Curtis and Allen, Jeremiah. "Incomplete Information and Migration: The Grass is Greener Across the Higher Fence". Journal of Regional Science, (2005): 1-19. Print.
- Eaton, B. Curtis. "The Elementary Economics of Social Dilemmas". Canadian Journal of Economics (to appear): 805-829. Print.
- Eaton, B. Curtis and Eswaran, Mukesh. "The Evolution of Preferences and Competition: A Rationalization of Veblen's Theory of Invidious Comparisons". Canadian Journal of Economics, (2003): 832-859. Print.
- Eaton, B. Curtis and Morrison, William. "Evolutionary Stability in the Investment-Opportunism-Retaliation Game". Journal of Bioeconomics 5.1 (2003): 27-45. Print.
- Eaton, B. Curtis and Eswaran, Mukesh. "Know-How Sharing with Stochastic Innovations". Canadian Journal of Economics, (2001): 525-548. Print.
- Eaton, B. Curtis and Arifovic, Jasmina. "The Evolution of Communication in a Sender/Receiver Game of Common Interest with Cheap Talk". Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, (1998): 1187-1208. Print.
- Eaton, B. Curtis and Eswaran, Mukesh. "Technology Trading Coalitions in Supergames". Rand Journal of Economics, (1997): 135-149. Print.
Uncategorized
- Eaton, B. Curtis and Matheson, Jesse. Resource Allocation, Affluence and Deadweight Loss When Relative Consumption Matters 2011-11 2011.
- Eaton, B. Curtis, Ian MacDonald and Laura Meriluoto. Existence Advertising, Price Competition, and Asymmetric Market Structure 2008-10
- Eaton, B. Curtis and Eswaran, Mukesh. Well-Being and Affluence in the Presence of a Veblen Good 2008-12
- Eaton, B. Curtis, Ian MacDonald and Laura Meriluoto. Spam - solutions and their problems 2008-09
- Eaton, B. Curtis and White, William D.. Image Building 2008-30
- Eaton, B. Curtis, Eswaran, Mukesh and Oxoby, Robert. 'Us' and 'Them': The Origin of Identity, and its Economic Implications 2009-03
- Jakobsen, Alexander M., Eaton, B. Curtis and Krause, David. Coordination and Equilibrium Selection in Games with Positive Network Effects 2009-14
- Eaton, B. Curtis and Mukesh Eswaran. Differential Grading Standards and Student Incentives 2008-11
- Eaton, B. Curtis and Tweedle, Jesse. A Hotelling Style Model of Spatial Competition for Convenience Goods 2011-04
Curricula Vitae
Degrees
- 1965 - B.A. - Economics - University of Colorado
- 1969 - Ph.D. - Economics - University of Colorado
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Upcoming Seminars
- Trevor Tombe02/10/2012 - 15:00 - 16:30
- Jeremy Clark02/17/2012 - 15:00 - 16:30