David P.

Brown
Contact Information University of Florida Department of Economics Matherly Hall 224 Gainesville, Fl 32611-7140 Phone: (513)-305-6301 Fax: (352)-392-7860 E-mail: browndp2@u.edu

Research Interests Education

Industrial Organization, Energy Economics, Applied Econometrics, Auctions, Game Theory, and Utilities and Regulation University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Ph.D. Candidate, Economics, (expected graduation date: May 2014) Dissertation Topic: Modelling Bidding Behavior in Multi-Unit Capacity Auctions Committee: Dr. David Sappington (Chair), Dr. Jonathan Hamilton, Dr. Chunrong Ai, and Dr. Sean Meyn M.A., Economics, May 2011 (3.9 GPA) Miami University, Oxford, Ohio B.S., Quantitative Economics, May, 2009 (3.75 Major GPA) Minors: Mathematics and Actuarial Sciences

Main Fields

Industrial Organization Applied Econometrics Microeconomic Theory University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Teaching Assistant August 2009 - Present Principles of Microeconomics (Undergraduate Course) Fall 2009 for Dr. Mark Rush Managerial Statistics (Masters Course) Fall 2011 for Dr. Sarah Hamersma Managerial Economics (Masters Course) Fall 2012 for Dr. Richard Romano Markets and Institutions (PhD Course) Spring 2012 for Dr. Richard Romano General Equilibrium and Welfare Economics (PhD Course) Spring 2012 for Dr. Steven Slutsky Information Economics (PhD Course) Spring 2012 for Dr. Steven Slutsky Applied Game Theory (Masters Course) Fall 2012 for Dr. Richard Romano Business Strategy (Masters Course) Spring 2012 for Dr. Richard Romano Research Assistant January 2010 - Present

Professional Experience

Research Assistant to Dr. David Sappington (Spring 2010 - Summer 2011 & Fall 2012) Public Utility Research Center May - August 2010

Floridas Department of Management Services commissioned the Public Utility Research Center to analyze and assess current government approaches to obtaining broadband capacity and the results of those approaches. I contributed to this project by investigating the benets of Healthcare Information Technology and identifying the broadband infrastructure investments necessary to improve these services. Research Project: Infrastructure Investment in Healthcare Information Technology Project Advisers: Dr. Mark Jamison and David Brevitz

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts Financial Mathematics Research Experience for Undergraduates May - August 2008 Modeled momentum in stock prices using the frameworks of Prospect Theory and Mental Accounting using proprietary data from our industrial sponsor State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) Research Project: Disposition Eect and Momentum: Modelling Irrational Behavior to Explain Apparent Momentum in Stock Prices and Equity Valuations Using Cash Flows. Adviser: Dr. Marcel Blais Papers in preparation Brown, David (2013).The Eect of Structural Change on Electricity Wholesale Price Convergence in PJMs Day-Ahead Market, University of Florida. Brown, David (2012).Analyzing Buyer-Side Market Power in Multi-Unit Capacity Auctions, University of Florida. Brown, David (2012).The Impact of Bid Oer Caps and Environmental Regulations on Generation Unit Retirement Decisions, University of Florida. Brown, David (2011).Non-Cooperative Entry Deterrence in a Uniform Price Multi-Unit Capacity Auction, University of Florida. Teaching Experience Instructor: I had complete responsibility in teaching and designing this course. Game Theory and Applications (Undergraduate Course) Summer 2012 Responsible for developing all course material and lectures for approximately 40 upper-level undergraduate students. This course covers the basics of Game Theory and advanced topics such as bayesian equilibrium, auctions, dynamic games, among others. Brown, David (2011). Infrastructure Investment in Healthcare Information Technology. In Public Utility Research Centers Report for Florida DMS, Strategic Planning for Florida Governmental Broadband Capabilities (pp. 296-309). Public Utility Research Center. PURC Regulatory Fundamentals: An Essential Guide for Infrastructure Professionals. University of Florida, 2012. Walter-Lanzillotti Dissertation Award Rafael Lutsky Award for Best First Year PhD Student University of Florida Grinter Fellowship National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Grant Department of Defense Research Experience for Undergraduates Grant Miami University Economics Scholar Award Pressing Issues in World Energy Policy Conference, University of Florida 2012 Southern Economics Association Conference 2012 American Economic Association, Member Southern Economic Association, Member

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Computer Skills STATA, R, MATLAB, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access References Available upon request.