Department of Economics
 

Stephen M. Law





Curriculum Vitae

 

Education
 
1997 Ph.D., Economics, University of Toronto
Dissertation: Economic Policy Interactions: Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Policy; Exclusive Licensing and Rate Regulation. Supervisors: Michael Denny, Nancy Gallini, Ralph Winter

1989 M.A., Economics, University of Toronto

1986 B.A., Economics, University of British Columbia
Thesis: The Canadian Natural Gas Market. Supervisor: Ken White

 

Academic Positions
 

2001 to present. Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Mount Allison University

Undergraduate Courses
Introductory Microeconomics (ECON 1001)
Introductory Macroeconomics (ECON 1011)
Intermediate Microeconomics I (ECON 2001)
Intermediate Microeconomics II (ECON 2011)
Canadian Public Policy (ECON2301)
Law & Economics (ECON3101)
Health Economics (ECON3111)
Industrial Organization: Theory (ECON 3611)
International Trade (ECON 3901)

1999 – 2001. Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Ryerson Polytechnic University

Undergraduate Courses
Introductory Microeconomics (ECN 104)
Introductory Macroeconomics (ECN 204)
Intermediate Microeconomics II (ECN 700)
Advanced Economic Theory (ECN 714)
Principles of Engineering Economics (ECN 801)

1994 – 1999. Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of New Brunswick

Programs
Law in Society Program
Economic Studies
Graduate courses
Industrial Organization: Policy (ECON 6835)
Introduction to Managerial Economics (MBA 6001)
Introduction to the Economic Environment of Business (MBA 6002)
Undergraduate Courses
Introduction to Economics (ECON 1000)
Economics of Public Policy (ECON 1055), profiled in University Affairs, Oct. 1997
Economics for Engineers (ECON 1073)
Introduction to Law & Economics (ECON 3845)
Microeconomic Theory II (ECON 4045)

Papers/Publications
 
Journal Articles and Chapters in Books

Hollis, Aidan & Stephen Law "A National Formulary for Canada" Canadian Public Policy, Vol. 30, No.4, Dec. 2004, 445-452.
[Abstract] [Working Paper]

Law, Stephen M., Alexandra E. MacKay, & James F. Nolan, "Rail Infrastructure Management Policy: Applying Real Options Methodology" Public Works Management & Policy, Vol. 9, No. 2, Oct. 2004, 145-153 [Abstract]

Law, Stephen M., "Inter-Temporal Tie-Ins: A Case for Tying Intellectual Property Through Licensing" International Journal of the Economics for Business, Vol. 11, No. 1, Feb. 2004, 3-26. [Abstract]

Law, Stephen M. and James F. Nolan "Unintended and Persistent Consequences of Regulation: The Case of Cable Television in Canada" Journal of Network Industries, Competition and Regulation, Vol. 4, No. 4, 2003, 389-408. [CATV Research] [Abstract]

Law, Stephen M. and Weiqiu Yu, "Cost-Savings from Subsidized Pro-active Pharmacist Interventions" Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol. 6, No. 1, January-April 2003, 84-94.

Law, Stephen M., Alexandra E. MacKay, & James F. Nolan, "Using Financial Options to Hedge Transportation Capacity in a Deregulated Rail Industry" Chapter 8 in Innovations in Financial and Economic Networks, Anna Nagurney, ed., Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003. [Abstract] from Working Paper, 2001-06, Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto

Law, Stephen M., and James F. Nolan "The Impact of Regulation: A Study of Canadian Basic Cable Television" Review of Industrial Organization, Vol. 21, No. 3, November 2002, 231-249.
[CATV Research] [Abstract]

Law, Stephen M. "The Problem of Market Size for Canadian Cable Television Regulation" Applied Economics, Vol 34, No.1, January 2002, 87-99. [CATV Research] [Abstract]

Law, Stephen M. "Holding the Line: The CRTC and the Pricing of Basic Canadian Cable Television Services"
Canadian Journal of Economics, Vol 32, No. 2, May 1999, 294-317. [CATV Research] [Abstract]

Conference Proceedings

Law, Stephen M. "Demand for Canadian Cable Television Service", Atlantic Canada Economics Association Papers, Vol. 30, November 2002, in print. [ACEA] [CATV Research] [Abstract]

Law, Stephen M., Alexandra E. MacKay, & James F. Nolan, "The Application of Option Modelling to Rail Abandonment Policy Decisions in Canada" Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) Annual Proceedings, Canadian Transportation Research Association, Vol. 37, May 2002. [Abstract] Working Paper, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Saskatchewan.

Law, Stephen M. and Weiqiu Yu, "Evaluating Cost Savings from Pharmacist Interventions in the Prescription Process", Atlantic Canada Economics Association Papers, Vol. 28, October 1999, 231-271. [ACEA] [Abstract]

Law, Stephen M. and James F. Nolan, "From Cable to Grade: Parametric and Frontier Non-Parametric Tests for Economies in the Provision of Canadian Cable Television Service", Atlantic Canada Economics Association Papers, Vol. 26, October 1997, 82-108. [ACEA] [CATV Research]

Working Papers & Papers in Progress

Haghiri, Morteza, Stephen Law and James Nolan "Input Separability in the Canadian Cable Television Industry: An Application of Generalized Additive Models", Fredericton, University of New Brunswick Department of Economics Working Paper, #2004-03.
[CATV Research] [Abstract]

"The CRTC and the End of Exclusive Licensing for Cable Television" with James Nolan (University of Saskatchewan), Working Paper # 19, Department of Economics, Ryerson Polytechnic University.
[CATV Research] [Abstract]

"Demand for Canadian Cable Television Services"
[CATV Research] [Abstract]

Reports

Timothy Hay Export Opportunities, for the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, with Robert Assels (Advocate Communications Group) and Robert Corey (Pioneer Organics), April 2002.

The Costs of Electronic Publishing for Scholarly Works, for the Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada, with Susan Cody (Ryerson), Robert Lowery (Ryerson), and Gillian Mothersill (Ryerson), November 2000.
[Report: The Costs of Electronic Publishing for Scholarly Works]

Alternative Reimbursement for Pharmacy Services, for N.B. Health & Community Services, Prescription Drug Program; with Weiqiu Yu (UNB), June 1999.

Drug Cost Remediation and the Impact of Bill C-91, for the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Advisory Committee on Health Services (ACHS), with Vaughan Dickson (UNB) & Weiqiu Yu (UNB), March 1997.

Review of the New Brunswick Public Utilities Board, for the Executive Council Office of the Government of New Brunswick; with Bryan Ferguson (Applied Management Consulting Group), Donna Lordon (AMCG), Wade MacLauchlan (UNB), & Peter Weedon (Nova Scotia CA), September 1996.


Conferences/Seminars
 
2004 "Chemotherapy and Efficiency" (with Morteza Haghiri and James Nolan), ACEA, Mount Allison University, Sackville.

2002 "Demand for Canadian Cable Television Services" Canadian Economics Association (CEA), University of Calgary.

2002 "Demand for Canadian Cable Television Services" Atlantic Canada Economic Association (ACEA), St. Mary's University, Halifax.

2001 "Using Financial Options to Hedge Transportation Capacity in a Deregulated Rail Industry" (with Alexandra MacKay and James Nolan), ACEA, Fredericton.

2001 "A Market for Rail Capacity: Do Financial Derivatives Belong?" (with Alexandra MacKay and James Nolan), Northern Finance Association (NFA), St. Mary's University, Halifax.

2001 "A Market for Rail Freight Services: Do Derivatives Belong?" (with Alexandra MacKay and James Nolan), CEA, McGill University, Montreal.

2001 "The Costs of Electronic Publishing for Scholarly Works" (with Gillian Mothersill, Robert Lowry, and Susan Cody), Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada (HSSFC), Université Laval, Quebec City.

2001 "Unleashing Cable for the Convergence Wars" Department of Economics, Mount Allison University, Sackville.

1999, "Evaluating Cost-Savings from Pharmacist Interventions in the Prescription Process", Department of Economics, Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto.

1999, "The CRTC and the End of Exclusive Licensing for CATV", Department of Economics, University of Guelph.

1999 "Evaluating Cost-Savings from Pharmacist Interventions in the Prescription Process"
(with Weiqiu Yu), ACEA, Acadia University, Wolfville.

1999 "Deregulation and Persistence of Regulatory Side-Effects: The CRTC's Choice of Service Areas for Cable TV"
(with James Nolan), CEA, University of Toronto.

1999 "Evaluating Cost-Savings from Pharmacist Interventions in the Prescription Process" (with Weiqiu Yu), CEA, University of Toronto.

1999, "The Persistence of the Effects of Regulatory Decisions: Estimates and Measurement Problems from Dynamic Optimization and Administrative Opacity", Department of Economics, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

1999, "Cost-Effectiveness Measures of Utilization of Pharmaceutical Drugs in Cancer Treatment in New Brunswick" Presentation for National Cancer Institute of Canada, Regional Research Development Program, Fredericton.

1999, "Implications of Parametric and Non-Parametric Tests of Scale Economies for the Deregulation of Cable Television", Department of Economics, Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto.

1998, "Prescribing Interventions: Regulation of Pharmacy Services" (with Weiqiu Yu), Department of Economics, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

1998 "The Persistence of the Effects of Regulatory Decisions: The Case of the CRTC’s Choice of Service Areas for Cable Television", ACEA, University of New Brunswick, St. John.

1998 "Public Choice in the Classroom: The Value of Student-Chosen Analysis" ACEA, University of New Brunswick, St. John.

1998 "Parametric and Frontier Non-Parametric Tests for Economies in the Provision of Canadian Cable Television Service" (with James Nolan), CEA, Carleton University, Ottawa.

1998 "How to Measure Value for Money: Evaluating the Cancer Information Service"
Seminar for the Canadian Cancer Society, Toronto.

1997 "From Cable to Grade: 1996 Results of Parametric and Frontier Non-Parametric Tests for Economies in Canadian Cable Television Service" (with James Nolan), ACEA, Mount Allison University, Sackville.

1996 "Holding the Line: The Pricing of Canadian Cable Television Services" CEA, Brock University, St. Catharines.

1996, "The Pricing of Canadian Cable Television Services" Department of Economics, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

1995 "Canadian Cable Television: Costs and Consequences", ACEA, Fredericton.

1994, "Patents and Trade Secrets", Law and Economics Workshop in conjunction with the Eighteenth Annual Viscount Bennett Memorial Lecture, Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

1994, "Tying and Intellectual Property", Department of Economics, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

1994 "Tying and Intellectual Property: A Private Solution to the Optimal Patent Length Problem" American Economic Association (AEA), Boston.

1992 "Tying and Intellectual Property: Royalties in Hybrid Licensing" CEA, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, P.E.I.