Biography
Academic history
PhD in Economics, Stanford University, 1983
MA in Economics, Stanford University, 1981
BA in Economics, Yale University, 1976
Expertise
Antitrust
Industrial Organization
Law and Economics
Sports Economics
Prior positions
Professor of Economics, Henry B. Tippie College of Business, The University of Iowa, July 2012 – May 2019
DEO, Department of Economics, Henry B. Tippie College of Business, The University of Iowa, July 2009 – June 2012
Visiting Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Aukland, June 1992 – August 1992
Visiting Scholar, Law School, Stanford University, January 1990 – June 1990
Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Stanford University, January 1990 – June 1990
Associate Professor of Economics, Henry B. Tippie College of Business, The University of Iowa, July 1988 – June 2012
Visiting Fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Monash University, May 1984 – July 1984
Assistant Professor of Economics, Henry B. Tippie College of Business, The University of Iowa, July 1981 – June 1988
Instructor, Department of Economics, Stanford University, June 1980 – August 1980
Reseach Assistant, Electric Power Research Institute, January 1978 – June 1979
Economist, Federal Energy Administration, August 1976 – July 1977
Selected publications
Krautmann, A. C., Solow, J. L. (2015). (Ma)lingering on the Disabled List. (Vols. 33). (4), pp. 689-697. Contemporary Economic Policy.
Solow, J. L., Krautmann, A. C. (2011). A Nash Bargaining Model of the Salaries of Elite Free Agents. Journal of Sports Economics, 12, 309-316.
Solow, J. L., Anthony, K. (2009). The Dynamics of Performance over the Duration of Major League Baseball Long-Term Contracts. Journal of Sports Economics, 10(1), 6-22.
Solow, J. L., Krautmann, A. C. (2007). Leveling the Playing Field or Just Lowering Salaries?. Southern Economic Journal, 73:04:00, 947-958.
Solow, J. L., Fletcher, D. (2006). Doing Good Economics in the Courtroom: Thoughts on Daubert and Expert Testimony in Antitrust. Journal of Corporation Law, 31, 489-502.
Working papers
Paarsch, H. J., Pastorino, E. & Solow, J. L. (2013). The Incentive Power of Implicit and Explicit Contracts in Baseball.
Coates, D., Solow, J. L., Krautmann, A. C. (2009). Franchise Tags in the NFL.
Other work
Baumol (deceased), W. J., Blinder, A. S. & Solow, J. L. (2019). Economics: Principles and Policy. (14) Boston, MA: Cengage.
Solow, J. L., von Allmen, P. (2016). “Performance, Expectations, Contracts and Job Security”. In Research Handbook of Employment Relations and Sport, M Barry, J. Skinner and T. Engelberg, eds. (978 1 78347 045 7), pp. 46-68. Edward Elgar Publishing.
von Allmen, P., Solow, J. L. (2012). The Demand for Aggressive Behavior in American Stock Car Racing. pp. 79-95. Springer.
Solow, J. L., Krautmann, A. C. (2012). Salary Caps in a Model of Talent Allocation. Springer.