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==Curriculum VitaeEdward J. Egan==

EdEgan is a candidate for Assistant Professor positions in the fields of '''Strategy's '', '''Business Economics''', and '''Corporate Finance''' on the 2013/2014 academic curriculum vitae job market. He will be available for interview during or following the 2014 Annual Meeting of American Economics Association, between January 3rd and 7th in Philadelphia. He is also available here: [[Media:EJEgan-AcademicCV-April2012by phone or email.pdf|Download PDF]]

My university mailing address Ed's [[Research Statement|research areas]] are the '''financing of entrepreneurship''' and the '''economics of innovation'''. His work consists primarily in the application of industrial organization economics and corporate finance to entrepreneurship and business strategy. Ed's specialty is:the use of micro-data in large scale empirical analysis, however, his work also often contains useful theoretical innovation.

An [[Media:Edward JEdEgan_-_CurriculumVitae. pdf|Academic Curriculum Vitae]] for Ed Egan, PhD Candidate:2200 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley,:CA, 94720, USAis available in pdf format.

Email: :Ed's [mailto:ed@edegan[Job Market Paper|job market paper]], ''How Start-up Firms Innovate'', proposes a `system vs.com ed@edegancomponents' theory of innovation to understand the relationship between inventive activity and commercialization investment choices for patent-holding high-technology start-up firms.com] He tests the theory using cross-sectional analyses and a difference-in-difference analysis on near-population data of patent-holding start-up firms that secured either an initial public offering or [mailto:ed_egan@haasan acquisition between 1986 and 2004.berkeleyThe theory requires that entrepreneurs maximize their expected profits given both the available technological opportunity and the state of technology in their industry.edu ed_egan@haasStart-up firms should specialize to pit their strengths against incumbents' weaknesses or generalize to best incumbents on every dimension.berkeleyMoreover, policy that affects commercialization investment choices should also affect research and development choices, and vice versa.edu]Tel::(Office Ed shows that following the introduction of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which raised the costs of an initial public offering, start-up firms preferred to specialize in component- F533 at Haas) +1 510 642 8349:(USA) +1 510 275 4535 (Fax by arrangement only):(CAN): +1 604 734 2995:(Cell): +1 510 388 2755based invention rather than developing competitive systems.

==Degrees and HonoursContact Information==

Degrees:Dr. Edward J. Egan<br>*BSc (Hons) in Physics from University College London (UCL), London, England (2000)Innovation Policy Fellow <br>*MSc in Business from the University National Bureau of British Columbia (UBC)Economic Research<br>Office 401, Vancouver1050 Massachusetts Av., Canada (2006)*PhD in Business from the University of California BerkeleyCambridge, BerkeleyMA, USA (2012)02138<br>Cell: 617 487-1325<br>Office: 617 588-1401 <br>Fax: 617 868-2742 <br>Email: [mailto:ed@edegan.com ed@edegan.com]

Honours BSc (Hons), Physics, University College London <br>MSc, Business Administration, University of British Columbia <br> PhD, Business Administration, University of California Berkeley ==Positions Held== 2013 - present, Innovation Policy Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research <br> 2012 - 2013, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Sauder School of Business, UBC <br> 2005 - 2006, Sessional Lecturer, Sauder School of Business, UBC ==Current Research and Interests== *Economics of technological innovation and intellectual property rights*Financing of entrepreneurship: Venture capital, Angel investment, subsidization of entrepreneurship*Strategic management in high-technology firms*Determinants of value in initial public offerings and acquisitions of start-up firms*Policy concerning innovation and entrepreneurship ==Selected [[Papers]]== *Egan, Edward J. (2013), ''How Start-up Firms Innovate: Technology Strategy, Commercialization Strategy, and Awardstheir Relationship'', Job Market Paper. ([[Job Market Paper|wikipage]],[[Media:Egan_(2013)_-_How_Startups_Innovate_(Job_Market_Paper).pdf|pdf]])*Henry KEgan, Edward J. (2013), ''Venture Capitalists as Vendors of Complementary Components'', Job Market Companion Paper. ([[Job Market Paper|wikipage]])*Brander, James A. and Edward J. Egan (2013), ''Investor Expectations and the Role of Venture Capitalists in Acquisitions'', University of British Columbia, Working Paper. Proceedings of the Annual Conference, Administrative Science Association of Canada, Banff, Alberta (June ‘06). Hayase Award ([[Brander Egan (2007) - The Role of VCs in Acquisitions|wikipage]],[[Media:Brander_Egan_(2012) _-_Investor_Expectations_and_the_Role_of_Venture_Capitalists_in_Acquisitions.pdf | pdf]])*Egan, Edward J. and David J. Teece (2013), ''Patent Thickets: Taxonomy, Theory, Tests, and Policy'', U.C. Berkeley Working Paper. ([[Patent Thicket Literature Review|wikipage]],[[Media:Egan_Teece_(2013)_- Given annually for _Patent_Thickets_Theory_Taxonomy_Tests_and_Policy.pdf|pdf]])*Brander, James A., Edward J. Egan and Louisa Yeung (2013), ''Estimating the greatest contribution Effects of Age on NHL Player Performance'', Revise and resubmit to the Journal of Quantitative Analysis of Sports ([[Winner's Curse |wikipage]],[[Media:Brander_Egan_Yeung_(2013)_-_Estimating_the_Effects_of_Age_on_NHL_Player_Performance.pdf| pdf]])*Brander, James A., Edward J. Egan, and Thomas F. Hellmann (2010), ''Government Sponsored versus Private Venture Capital: Canadian Evidence'', in "International Differences In Entrepreneurship", J. Lerner and A. Schoar, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA. ([[Brander Egan Hellmann (2010) - Government Sponsored versus Private Venture Capital|wikipage]],[[Media:Brander_Egan_Hellmann_(2010)_-_Government_Sponsored_versus_Private_Venture_Capital.pdf|pdf]] ) ==[[Teaching Statement|Teaching]]== *MBA 201A - Economic Analysis for Business Decisions*COMM 394 - Government and Business*COMM437 - Database Technology ==Honors and Awards== *C.U.S. Teaching Excellence Award Nominee, Sauder School of Business, UBC - 2012*Henry K. Hayase Award, PhD program at Program, Haas.School of Business - 2012*Kauffman Foundation Dissertation Fellow, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation - 2012*Earl F. Cheit Outstanding Teacher G.S.I. Award , Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley - 2010*Canadian Graduate Scholar, Government of Canada - 2008*SSHRC Doctoral Fellow, Government of Canada - 2008 ==References and Advisors== '''Primary Referees:'''*'''[http://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/detail.php?in_spseqno=41362 Scott Stern], Sloan (MIT), [mailto:sstern@mit.edu sstern@mit.edu], 617 253-3053''' *'''[http://strategy.sauder.ubc.ca/hellmann/ Thomas F. Hellmann], Sauder (UBC), [mailto:hellmann@sauder.ubc.ca hellmann@sauder.ubc.ca], 604 822-8476''' *'''[http://facultybio.haas.berkeley.edu/faculty-list/teece-david David J. Teece], Haas (U.C. Berkeley), [mailto:teece@haas.berkeley.edu teece@haas.berkeley.edu], 510 642-1075''' IP Fellow Supervisors (NBER):*'''[http://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/detail.php?in_spseqno=41362 Scott Stern], Sloan (MIT), [mailto:sstern@mit.edu sstern@mit.edu], 617 253-3053''' *[http://www.people.hbs.edu/jlerner/ Josh Lerner], HBS, [mailto:josh@hbs.edu josh@hbs.edu], 617 495-6065 Post-doctoral Fellow Supervisors (UBC):*'''[http://strategy.sauder.ubc.ca/hellmann/ Thomas F. Hellmann], Sauder (UBC), [mailto:hellmann@sauder.ubc.ca hellmann@sauder.ubc.ca], 604 822-8476''' *[http://strategy.sauder.ubc.ca/brander/ James A. Brander], Sauder (UBC), [mailto:brander@sauder.ubc.ca brander@sauder.ubc.ca], 604 822-8483 Ph.D. Committee (Haas School of Business, U.C. Berkeley):*'''[http://facultybio.haas.berkeley.edu/faculty- full time MBA teaching at list/teece-david David J. Teece], Haas (2010U.C. Berkeley), [mailto:teece@haas.berkeley.edu teece@haas.berkeley.edu], 510 642-1075'''*See my [http://facultybio.haas.berkeley.edu/faculty-list/stuart-toby Toby E. Stuart], Haas (U.C. Berkeley), [mailto:tstuart@haas.berkeley.edu tstuart@haas.berkeley.edu], 510 643-7671*[Mediahttp:EJEgan//facultybio.haas.berkeley.edu/faculty-AcademicCVlist/katz-April2012michael Michael L.pdf|curriculum vitaeKatz], Haas (U.C. Berkeley), [mailto:katz@haas.berkeley.edu katz@haas.berkeley.edu], 510 643-0661 *[http://elsa.berkeley.edu/~bhhall/ Bronwyn H. Hall] for , U.C. Berkeley, [mailto:bhhall@econ.berkeley.edu bhhall@econ.berkeley.edu], 510 642-0822 Orals Committee and other honours doctoral advisors (Haas School of Business, U.C. Berkeley):*[http://facultybio.haas.berkeley.edu/faculty-list/mowery-david David Mowery], Haas (U.C. Berkeley), [mailto:mowery@haas.berkeley.edu mowery@haas.berkeley.edu], 510 643-9992 *[http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~scotch/ Suzanne Scotchmer], Professor of Economics, Law and awardsPublic Policy (U.C. Berkeley), [mailto:scotch@berkeley.edu scotch@berkeley.edu], 510 643-8562*[http://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/stadelis/ Steve Tadelis], Haas (U.C.Berkeley), [mailto:stadelis@haas.berkeley.edu stadelis@haas.berkeley.edu], 510 643-0546