Glenn MacDonald

Glenn MacDonald (born August 27, 1952) is a Canadian-born American economist. He is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics and Strategy at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, and a professor of economics in the department of economics in the school's College of Arts and Sciences. He also serves as the director of the Center for Research in Economics and Strategy at Olin.

Glenn M. MacDonald
Born (1952-08-27) August 27, 1952
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Professor, economist, consultant
Academic background
EducationB.A. (economics and mathematics, summa cum laude) 1975, York University
MA, 1978, PhD, 1979 economics, University of Rochester
Academic work
InstitutionsWashington University in St. Louis
University of Rochester
University of Western Ontario
Websiteapps.olin.wustl.edu/faculty/macdonald/

Early life

MacDonald was born on August 27, 1952, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1] He enrolled at York University in Toronto, Ontario, for his Honors Bachelor of Arts and Science degree in economics and mathematics "because it was something to do."[2] He graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1975 and enrolled at the University of Rochester for his Master's degree and PhD in economics.[1]

Career

MacDonald returned to Canada as lecturer at the University of Western Ontario in 1978. After completing his PhD in 1979, he became an Assistant Professor, receiving tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor in 1982, and promotion to Full Professor in 1984. He joined the University of Rochester's Simon School of Business in 1992. In 2001, MacDonald joined Washington University in St. Louis as the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics and Strategy[3] and Director of the Center for Research in Economics and Strategy.

Selected publications

  • Barro, Robert J.; MacDonald, Glenn M. (June 1979). "Social security and consumer spending in an international cross section". Journal of Public Economics. 11 (3): 275–289. doi:10.1016/0047-2727(79)90024-0.
  • White, Halbert; Macdonald, Glenn M. (March 1980). "Some Large-Sample Tests for Nonnormality in the Linear Regression Model". Journal of the American Statistical Association. 75 (369): 16–28. doi:10.1080/01621459.1980.10477415.
  • Horstmann, Ignatius; MacDonald, Glenn M.; Slivinski, Alan (October 1985). "Patents as Information Transfer Mechanisms: To Patent or (Maybe) Not to Patent". Journal of Political Economy. 93 (5): 837–858. doi:10.1086/261338. S2CID 35986688.
  • MacDonald, Glenn M. (1988). "The Economics of Rising Stars". The American Economic Review. American Economic Association. 78 (1): 155–166. JSTOR 1814704.
  • Jovanovic, Boyan; MacDonald, Glenn M. (February 1994). "Competitive Diffusion". Journal of Political Economy. 102 (1): 24–52. doi:10.1086/261920. S2CID 219395417.
  • MacDonald, Glenn; Marx, Leslie M. (August 2001). "Adverse Specialization". Journal of Political Economy. 109 (4): 864–899. doi:10.1086/322084. S2CID 5322035.
  • MacDonald, Glenn; Ryall, Michael D. (October 2004). "How Do Value Creation and Competition Determine Whether a Firm Appropriates Value?". Management Science. 50 (10): 1319–1333. doi:10.1287/mnsc.1030.0152.
  • Baranchuk, Nina; MacDonald, Glenn; Yang, Jun (August 30, 2011). "The Economics of Super Managers". Review of Financial Studies. 24 (10): 3321–3368. doi:10.1093/rfs/hhr059.
  • MacDonald, Glenn; Ryall, Michael D. (January 2018). "Do new entrants sustain, destroy, or create guaranteed profitability?". Strategic Management Journal. 39 (6): 1630–1649. doi:10.1002/smj.2770.

References

  1. "Glenn M. MacDonald '79". University of Rochester. September 2000. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. Neuman, Shula (September 5, 2007). "The amicable professor". Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. "Olin distinguished professorship". Washington University in St. Louis. February 28, 2003. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
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