Patrick Scholten

Patrick Scholten is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Bentley College, in Waltham, MA.

In 2003, Professor Scholten earned a Ph. D. from Indiana University's Department of Economics. He received an undergraduate degree in Economics from Michigan State University in 1992.

Prior to his graduate studies at Indiana, Patrick worked in the private sector, including three years in banking.

Bentley College in the News:

U.S. News & World Report's Best Graduate

Schools 2006 names the Bentley College

McCallum Graduate School of Business:

#19 part-time MBA programs nationally.

(Top 2 in New England)

#20 in Information Systems nationally.

(Top 3 in New England)

Professor Scholten's major field is Industrial Organization; other specializations include Game Theory, Applied Econometrics, and Experimental Economics.

Professor Scholten's research is applied in nature, and primarily concerns the impact of the New Economy on the organization and performance of markets. Please see his curriculum vitae or view his research papers for details.

Recent Presentations

• 4^th ZEW Conference on the Economics of  Information and Communication Technologies, Mannheim, Germany.

• NBER's University Research Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

• International Industrial Organization Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

• Southern Economic Association Conference, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Academic Awards

• 2004 "Best Article Award" for "Price Dipserion in the Small and in the Large: Evidence from an Internet Price Comparison Site," Journal of Industrial Organization (with Michael Baye and John Morgan).

• Fred and Judy Whitney Scholarship Award, 2003 presented by Indiana University.

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