Mark A. Jamison
Gerald L. Gunter Memorial Professor
Director and Gunter Professor
Director, Public Utility Research Center
Dr. Mark Jamison is the Director and Gerald Gunter Professor of the Public Utility Research Center (PURC), and Director of the Digital Markets Initiative (DMI) at the University of Florida. He provides research and International training and research on business and government policy, focusing primarily on information technology and utilities industries.
Dr. Jamison's current research topics include competition policy and regulation of information technologies, institutional development in regulation, and competition and innovation in the information sectors. He has conducted educational programs in numerous countries: Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and North, South, and Central America. Dr. Jamison is also a Research Associate with the UF, Center for Public Policy Research, and is a Non-resident Senior Fellow with the American Enterprise Institute.
Dr. Jamison served on the U.S. Presidential Transition Team in 2015-2016, focusing on the Federal Communications Commission. He is the former Associate Director of Business and Economic Studies for the UF, Center for International Business Education and Research, and has served as Special Academic Advisor to the Chair of the Florida Governor's Internet Task Force, and as President of the Transportation and Public Utilities Group.
Previously, Dr. Jamison was Manager of Regulatory Policy at Sprint, Head of Research for the Iowa Utilities Board, and Communications Economist for the Kansas Corporation Commission. He led several staff teams in the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC).
PhD - Economics, Warrington College of Business Admin., University of Florida, 2001
MS - Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, 1980
MS - Agricultural Education, Kansas State University, 1978
Competition and Pricing
Regulation of Big Tech
The New Social Media Playbook — November 3, 2022 — Public Utility Research Center Director and Gunter Professor Mark Jamison writes on how Twitter's new owner Elon Musk might use atten...
Here's why Florida should provide broadband leadership — September 19, 2022 — "The federal government is on a path to waste over $30 billion of the $65 billion it plans to spend over the next few years to expand...
Congress could weaken U.S. competitiveness with these two bills — August 22, 2022 — "Two bills currently being considered by the U.S. Senate—the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) and the Open App Ma...
The Crypto Crash Is Good for Crypto — June 23, 2022 — "The recent fall in cryptocurrency (crypto) and non-fungible token (NFT) values has led to anxiety, finger wagging, and calls for regu...
Podcast: Elon Musk's Twitter Isn't a Threat to Democracy — May 12, 2022 — Will Twitter become a better place for regular people to have more open and honest discussions online once Elon Musk takes over? While some...
Metaverse markets are blurring the lines between 'virtual' and 'reality' — May 12, 2022 — Seemingly every week there's another blockbuster transaction in the metaverse, like the Yuga Labs "land" grab from a few weeks ago...
A New Twitter Is a Threat to Meta, Not to Democracy — May 9, 2022 — With Elon Musk's recent purchase of Twitter, many are worried about what that could mean for speech on the platform. Public Utility Re...
Mark Jamison: Exploring the Metaverse — April 28, 2022 — Last year, Facebook rebranded itself as Meta, signaling its shift from traditional social media to a big bet on the so-called metaverse. Thi...
Elon Musk Should Create a New Kind of Common Carrier — April 21, 2022 — "Elon Musk created a stir by becoming Twitter's largest shareholder and then offering to buy the company outright," writes Pub...
Break Up Big Tech? The Economics of Antitrust from Both Sides of the Question — March 23, 2022 — The success of the digital economy has given rise to some of the wealthiest companies the world has ever known. Over the last decade or more...
Book Chapter Publications
Net Neutrality in the USA During Covid-19
Accepted Year: 2022
Author: Mark Jamison
Regulatory and Broadband Industry Responses to COVID-19: Cases of Uganda, Peru, and the Caribbean
Journal Article Publications
All Publication Statuses Accepted Not Accepted Published Working Paper
Adding a Warning Label to Rewheel's International Price Comparison and Competitiveness Rankings
Status: Working Paper
Authors: Mark Jamison, Christian Dippon Dippon
Less would be more for tech antitrust
The Regulatory Labyrinth that Inhibits Federal Deregulation
Towards a Theory of Adaptation: X-efficiency and Adaptive Efficiency
Status: Not Accepted
Authors: Mark Jamison, Janice Hauge
Valuation of Digital Goods During the Coronavirus Outbreak in the U.S.
Journal: Telecommunications Policy
Published Year: 2021
Authors: Huaiyuan Wang, Mark Jamison
The Influence of Broadband on People's Mobility During Early Stages of COVID-19
Authors: Mark Jamison, Huaiyuan Wang
How Chairman Pai Restored the FCC's Independence
How the Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak Affects Consumers' Valuations of Digital Goods
Applying Antitrust in Digital Markets: Foundations and Approaches
Towards a Theory of Market Power
Net Neutrality Policies and Regulation in the United States
Journal: Review of Network Economics
Magazine/Trade Publication Publications
Rail Regulators Should Heed the Lessons of Aggressive Telecom Rules
47 blogs on tech policy issues for American Enterprise Institute
35 blog posts on tech policies for the American Enterprise Institute
Adam Smith's Advice to President Biden
Let's not punish tech companies that do well for customers
Five Things Regulators Should Know about Blockchain (and Three Myths to Forget)
Authors: Mark Jamison, Palveshey Tariq
Newsletter Publications
Consumers embrace Big Tech
Market-based Policies for Broadband in Florida
The FCC can do more to elevate rigorous decision-making
Newspaper Article Publications
Floridians can't afford to waste the broadband dollars Congress will send our way
Can Europe Regulate Itself Into Technological Success?
European Commission's AI Regulations Would Limit Possibility
To 'Protect' Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg Mimics AT&T In the 20th Century
That Leaked Google Video Demonstrates the Limits of AI
America should build on the Swiss model to regulate cryptocurrency
Without Pressure From the Electorate, Better Infrastructure Will Just Be Talk
Authors: Mark Jamison, Jeff Lawrence
36 blogs and one video published for American Enterprise Institute in 2019
31 blogs and 5 videos published with American Enterprise Institute in 2018
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