DAVID BYRNE November 2009 ———————————————————————————————————————

Address: Department of Economics, Queen’s University 94 University Avenue, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, CANADA Mobile: +1 (647)-225-1482 Office: +1 (613)-533-2249 Fax: +1 (613)-533-6668 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.econ.queensu.ca/students/phds/byrne/ Citizenship: Canadian

Education Ph.D Candidate (Economics), Queen’s University, Expected completion: Summer 2010 Supervisors: Christopher Ferrall (primary), Susumu Imai (co-advisor) M.A (Economics), Queen’s University, 2005 B.Comm (Hons., Economics), Mount Allison University, 2004

Fields and Current Interests Industrial Organization, Applied Econometrics Mergers in cable television; Games estimation; Pricing in retail gasoline markets; Provincial formulary adoption decisions

Research Papers “Acquisitions as a Response to Deregulation: Evidence from the Cable Television Industry,” (Job Market Paper), November 2009. “The Impact of Decentralization on the Provision of Public Health Insurance,” w/ B. Boskoviˇ c,´ and A. Magesan. (work in progress) “Price Cycling in Retail Gasoline Markets: Theory and Evidence,” w/ R. Ware. (work in progress)

Publications “Canadian City Housing Prices and Urban Market Segmentation,” w/ J. Allen, R. Amano, and A.W. Gregory, Canadian Journal of Economics, 42(3), 2009.

Conference and Seminar Presentations

2009: CIREQ Ph.D Student’s Conference, CEA Annual Meetings, University of Toronto, Queen’s Mount Allison 2007: CEA Annual Meetings 2006: CEA Annual Meetings

1 Scholarships and Funding

Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2008-09 SSHRC Doctoral Canada Graduate Scholarship, 2005-08 Graduate Scholarship, Queen’s University, 2004-05 Summer Research Fellowship, Mount Allison University, 2003 Frank H. Sobey Award for Excellence in Business Studies, 2003 Ron Joyce Foundation Scholarship, 2001 Entrance Scholarship, Mount Allison University, 2000-04

Awards and Distinctions

Harold W. Simpson Memorial Award, Mount Allison University, 2004 Charles Frederick Allison Award, Mount Allison University, 2004 Golden “A”Award, Mount Allison University, 2004 Dean’s List, Mount Allison University, 2000-04 Larsen Prize, Mount Allison University, 2004

Employment

Queen’s University Teaching Fellow, 2006-08 Research Assistant (A. W. Gregory, K. Shimotsu, B. Lapham), 2005-07 Teaching Assistant, 2004- Mount Allison University Research Assistant (S. M. Law), 2002-06 Teaching Assistant, 2002-04

Teaching Experience

Queen’s University Instructor: Econ 222: Intermediate Macroeconomics, Econ 445: Industrial Organization (Honours) Teaching Assistant: Econ 111: Introductory Microeconomics, Econ 222: Intermediate Macroeconomics, Econ 341: Law and Economics, Econ 371: The Economics of Regulation, Econ 445: Industrial Organization, Econ 810: Microeconomic Theory (Graduate), Econ 853: Applied Econometrics (Graduate), MPA 805: Quantitative Methods for Public Policy (Graduate) Mount Allison University Teaching Assistant: Econ 1001: Introductory Microeconomics, Econ 1011: Introductory Macroeconomics, Math 2211: Discrete Mathematics, Math 2221: Linear Algebra, Comm 3501: Introduction to Finance, Comm 4501: Portfolio and Investment Management

Administrative and Professional Service

Queen’s University School of Graduate and Professional Studies, Department of Economics Rep. 2007-08 President, Graduate Student Executive, Department of Economics, 2007-08 Graduate Student Executive, Department of Economics, 2005-08

2 Mount Allison University University Senate, 2004-05 Academic Planning Committee, 2004-05 Ad Hoc Senate Commerce Faculty Review Committee, 2004-05 University Research and Awards Committee, 2004-05 Student Administrative Council, 2004-05

Affiliations

American Economics Association Canadian Economics Association Econometric Society

References

Christopher Ferrall (main advisor) Susumu Imai (co-advisor) Associate Professor Assistant Professor Director, John Deutsch Institute Department of Economics Department of Economics Queen’s University Queen’s University Phone: +1 (613)-533-2258 Phone: +1 (613)-533-6658 [email protected] [email protected]

Jan Zabojnik Roger Ware Associate Professor Professor Department of Economics Department of Economics Queen’s University Queen’s University Phone: +1 (847)-491-8678 Phone: +1 (613)-533-2295 [email protected] [email protected]

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