The Fletcher School

A Graduate School of International Affairs

Carolyn Gideon

Carolyn Gideon

Carolyn Gideon

carolyn.gideon@tufts.edu

Phone: (617) 627-5066

Fax: (617) 627-3712

Office: Cabot 606

Address:
The Fletcher School
Tufts University
160 Packard Ave
Medford, MA 02155

Assistant Professor of International Communications and Technology Policy

Education

BS, University of Pennsylvania
MPP and PhD in Public Policy, Harvard University

Professional Activities

Research Affiliate, MIT Program on Internet and Telecoms Convergence (2003-present); Fellow, Harvard Information Infrastructure Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Center for Business and Government, Harvard University (1998-1999); Teaching Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (1995-1997); Member, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, American Economic Association, and Academy of Management; Assistant Vice President, Parker/Hunter Incorporated (1991-1993); Manager, Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust (1990-1991); Consultant, Strategic Planning Associates (now Mercer Management Consulting) (1987-1989).

Programs & Centers

Courses

Fall 2009

Research Interests

Information and telecommunications policy, especially issues of industry structure and regulation; public policy analysis.

Draft Research Papers

Selected Publications

  • "Technology Policy by Default: Shaping Communications Technology Through Regulatory Policy," Shaping Science and Technology Policy: The Next Generation of Research (Guston and Sarewitz, Eds), (forthcoming);
  • “Retail Prices and Facility—Based Entry into the Telecommunications Market,” International Industrial Organization Conference (2005), Advanced Workshop in Regulation and Competition, 24th Annual Eastern Conference, Center for Research in Regulated Industries (2005), Telecommunications Policy Research Conference (TPRC) (2005), and Amercan Economic Association Meeting (2006);
  • “The Potential for Competition in Network Communications Industries,” Advanced Workshop in Regulation and Competition, 23rd Annual Eastern Conference, Center for Research in Regulated Industries (2004) and International Telecommunications Society, 15th Biennial Conference (2004);
  • "Sustainable Competition? A Game Theoretic Analysis of Industry Structure in Communications Networks," Democracy in a Knowledge Economy, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (2003);
  • "Limits to Certainty on QoS Pricing and Bandwidth," (co-author) Telecommunications Policy Research Conference (TPRC) (2001).