Peter’s research, which includes both theoretical and empirical work, has covered a variety of fields, including endogenous growth theory, industry evolution, entrepreneurship, organizational learning, and medical decision making. Peter has taught courses covering most major areas of economics, at Ph.D., MBA and undergraduate levels.
Peter Thompson
Hal and John Smith Chair in Small Business and EntrepreneurshipProfessor
Academic Areas: Strategy and Innovation
Office: 4438
Biography
Peter Thompson joined Scheller in 2014. Prior to joining Scheller he served on the faculty at Emory, Florida International, Carnegie Mellon, and the University of Houston.
| Year | Title | Journal | Author(s) | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Relationship Between Unit Cost and Cumulative Quantity | Journal of Economic Perspectives | Thompson, Peter | Published Papers | |
| “The Relationship Between Unit Cost and Cumulative Quantity and the Evidence for Organizational Learning-by-Doing.” Journal of Economic Perspectives, 26(3), (Summer 2012). | |||||
| 2011 | Employee Spinoffs and the Choice of Technology | Review of Economic Dynamics |
Chen, Jing
Thompson, Peter |
Published Papers | |
| “Employee Spinoffs and the Choice of Technology” [with Jing Chen], Review of Economic Dynamics, 14:455–474 (June 2011). | |||||
| 2011 | Stars and Misfits- Self-Employment and Labor Market Frictions | Management Science |
Åstebro, Thomas
Chen, Jing Thompson, Peter |
Published Papers | |
| “Stars and Misfits. Self-Employment and Labor Market Frictions.” [with Thomas Astebro and Jing Chen]. Management Science, 57:1999-2017 (November 2011) | |||||
| 2011 | Entrepreneurs- Jacks of all Trades or Hobos | Research Policy |
Astebro, Thomas
Thompson, Peter |
Published Papers | |
| "Entrepreneurs: Jacks of all Trades or Hobos?” [with Thomas Astebro], Research Policy, 40:637–64 (June 2011). | |||||
| 2010 | Learning by Doing | Chapter 11 in the Handbook of Economics of Technical Change | Thompson, Peter | Other | |
| “Learning by Doing.” Chapter 11 in the Handbook of Economics of Technical Change, edited by Bronwyn H. Hall and Nathan Rosenberg, North-Holland/Elsevier (March 2010). | |||||
| 2008 | Desperate Housewives- Communication Difficulties and the Dynamics of Marital un-Happiness | The Economic Journal | Thompson, Peter | Published Papers | |
| “Desperate Housewives? Communication Difficulties and the Dynamics of Marital (un)Happiness,” The Economic Journal, 118:1640-1669 (October 2008). | |||||
| 2007 | Submarkets and the Evolution of Market Structure | RAND Journal of Economics |
Klepper, Steven
Thompson, Peter |
Published Papers | |
| "Submarkets and the Evolution of Market Structure” [with Steven Klepper], RAND Journal of Economics, 37(4):862-888 (March 2007). | |||||
| 2007 | How Much Did the Liberty Shipbuilders Forget | Management Science | Thompson, Peter | Published Papers | |
| “How Much Did the Liberty Shipbuilders Forget?” Management Science, 53(6):908-918 (June 2007). | |||||
| 2006 | Patent Citations and the Geography of Knowledge Spillovers | Review of Economics and Statistics | Thompson, Peter | Published Papers | |
| “Patent Citations and the Geography of Knowledge Spillovers: Evidence from Inventor- and Examiner-Added Citations,” Review of Economics and Statistics, 88(2):383-389 (March 2006) | |||||
| 2005 | Patent Citations and the Geography of Knowledge Spillovers- A Reassessment | American Economic Review |
Thompson, Peter
Kean, Melanie Fox |
Published Papers | |
| “Patent Citations and the Geography of Knowledge Spillovers: A Reassessment” [with Melanie Fox Kean]. American Economic Review, 95(1): 450-460 (March 2005). | |||||
| 2005 | Selection and Firm Survival- Evidence from the Shipbuilding Industry | Review of Economics and Statistics | Thompson, Peter | Published Papers | |
| “Selection and Firm Survival. Evidence from the Shipbuilding Industry, 1825-1914,” Review of Economics and Statistics, 87(1):26-36 (February 2005). | |||||
| 2001 | The Microeconomics of an R&D-Based Model of Endogenous Growth | Journal of Economic Growth | Thompson, Peter | Published Papers | |
| “The Microeconomics of an R&D-Based Model of Endogenous Growth,” Journal of Economic Growth, 6(4):263-283 (December 2001). | |||||
| 2001 | How Much Did the Liberty Shipbuilders Learn | Journal of Political Economy | Thompson, Peter | Published Papers | |
| “How Much Did the Liberty Shipbuilders Learn? New Evidence for an Old Case Study,” Journal of Political Economy, 109(1):103-137 (February 2001). | |||||
| 2001 | Learning from Experience and Learning From Others | American Economic Review |
Thornton, Rebecca Achee
Thompson, Peter |
Published Papers | |
| “Learning from Experience and Learning From Others. An exploration of learning and spillovers in wartime shipbuilding” [with Rebecca Achee Thornton], American Economic Review, 91(5):1350-1368 (December 2001). | |||||
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