Alberto Galasso

Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Department of Management, University of Toronto Mississauga

Degrees:	PhD in Economics, London School of Economics (LSE)
Email:	Send an email to Alberto Galasso
Phone:	905-569-4740

Bio

Alberto Galasso is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management in the Department of Management at the University of Toronto Mississauga, with a cross-appointment to the Strategic Management area at Rotman. His research is focused on the determinants of innovative activity, the management of innovation and the functioning of markets for technology.

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Academic Positions

2013-	Associate Professor; University of Toronto
2014-15	Visiting Professor; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2012-17	Director, Master of Management of Innovation (MMI) Program; University of Toronto
2007-13	Assistant Professor; University of Toronto
2005-07	Tutorial Fellow; London School of Economics

Selected Publications - Papers

Patent Rights, Innovation and Firm Exit (paper + online appendix); with Mark Schankerman; RAND Journal of Economics; Issue: 49; 2018; Pages: 64-86.
A Theory of Grand Innovation Prizes; with Matthew Mitchell and Gabor Virag; Research Policy; Issue: 47; 2018; Pages: 343-362.
Roads and Innovation (paper + online appendix); with Ajay Agrawal and Alex Oettl; Review of Economics and Statistics; Issue: 99; 2017; Pages: 417-434.
Tort Reform and Innovation (paper + online appendix); with Hong Luo; Journal of Law and Economics; Issue: 60; 2017; Pages: 385-412.
Market Outcomes and Dynamic Patent Buyouts (paper + online appendix); with Matthew Mitchell and Gabor Virag; International Journal of Industrial Organization; Issue: 48; 2016; Pages: 207-243.
Patents and Cumulative Innovation: Causal Evidence from the Courts (paper + online appendix); with Mark Schankerman; Quarterly Journal of Economics; Issue: 130; 2015; Pages: 317-369.
Switching to Green: the Timing of Socially Responsible Innovation (paper + online appendix); with Mihkel Tombak; Journal of Economics and Management Strategy; Issue: 23; 2014; Pages: 669-691.
Why are some regions more innovative than others? The role of small firms in the presence of large labs; with Ajay Agrawal, Iain Cockburn and Alex Oettl; Journal of Urban Economics; Issue: 81; 2014; Pages: 149-165.
Trading and Enforcing Patent Rights; with Mark Schankerman and Carlos Serrano; RAND Journal of Economics; Issue: 44; 2013; Pages: 275-312.
Broad Cross-License Negotiations; Journal of Economics and Management Strategy; Issue: 21; 2012; Pages: 873-911.
CEO Overconfidence and Innovation (paper + online appendix); with Tim Simcoe; Management Science; Issue: 57; 2011; Pages: 1469-1484.
Over-Confidence May Reduce Negotiation Delay; Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization; Issue: 76; 2010; Pages: 716-733.
Patent Thickets, Courts and the Market for Innovation (paper + online appendix); with Mark Schankerman; RAND Journal of Economics; Issue: 41; 2010; Pages: 472-503.
Coordination and Bargaining Power in Contracting with Externalities; Journal of Economic Theory; Issue: 143; 2008; Pages: 558-570.
The Diffusion of New Institutions: Evidence from Renaissance Venice's Patent System; with Stefano Comino and Clara Graziano; CEPR discussion paper 12102

Selected Publications - Books and Chapters

Finding the right innovation ecosystem; with Ajay Agrawal; in Survive and Thrive: Winning Against Strategic Threats to Your Business, J. Gans and S. Kaplan (Eds.); 2017; Pages: 135-157.

Academic / Professional Service

2015-	Coeditor; Journal of Economics and Management Strategy
2015-	Associate Editor; Journal of Industrial Economics
2014-	Research Associate; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
2013-	Editorial Board; Strategic Management Journal
2013-	Research Affiliate; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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