Associate Professor, Economics
Technological innovation drives industry creation, competitive shakeouts, and disruptive reshaping of industries. Economics research of Professor Simons informs innovation policy, manufacturing cost reduction, and national and business competitiveness.
Susan Walsh Sanderson and Kenneth L. Simons, "Light Emitting Diodes and the Lighting Revolution: The Emergence of a Solid-State Lighting Industry,"" Research Policy, vol. 43 no. 10, December 2014, pp. 1730-1746.
Kenneth L. Simons and Thomas Åstebro, "Entrepreneurs Seeking Gains: Profit Motives and Risk Aversion in Inventors’ Commercialization Decisions,"" Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, vol. 19 no. 4, Winter 2010, pp. 863-888.
Steven Klepper and Kenneth L. Simons, "Industry Shakeouts and Technological Change,"" International Journal of Industrial Organization, vol. 23 no. 1-2, February 2005, pp. 23-43.
Steven Klepper and Kenneth L. Simons, "Dominance by Birthright: Entry of Prior Radio Producers and Competitive Ramifications in the U.S. Television Receiver Industry,"" Strategic Management Journal, vol. 21 no. 10-11, October-November 2000, pp. 997-1016.
Steven Klepper and Kenneth L. Simons, "Technological Extinctions of Industrial Firms: An Inquiry into their Nature and Causes,"" Industrial and Corporate Change, vol. 6 no. 2, March 1997, pp. 379-460.