The Broadcast Flag Debate

February, 2004      Download this brief (PDF).

Ward A. Hanson

Ward Hanson analyzes the marketing and economics of new technology. He has been a pioneer in studying the commercialization and impact of the Internet, including a leading textbook on Internet Marketing. Other areas of interest include the impact of competition on technology choices, policy issues surrounding the evolving role of interactivity, and optimal product line pricing. He joined the Center for Research on Employment and Economic Growth at SIEPR in 2003. Hanson received his Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University, and has been on the faculty of the University of Chicago, Purdue University, and Stanford University Graduate School of Business.