Joel Waldfogel is an expert in industrial organization, the economics of digital products and media markets, and intellectual property. In his research, Professor Waldfogel examines how digital platforms and digitization affect content industries such as books, films, music, radio, and television. In these contexts, Professor Waldfogel has conducted empirical studies of pricing, advertising, competition, revenue-sharing, and piracy.
Professor Waldfogel served as the Abraham L. Kaminstein Scholar at the United States Copyright Office, addressing the economic aspects of various copyright matters.
As an expert witness, Professor Waldfogel has testified in matters involving alleged copyright infringement, electronic book royalties, digital performance rights, and antitrust issues in telecommunications.
A noted industrial organization economist, Professor Waldfogel has received multiple awards for research and contributions to economics. He publishes extensively in leading academic journals, such as the American Economic Review, the Journal of Political Economy, and the RAND Journal of Economics. He is the author and coauthor of multiple books on the digital economy, media economics, cultural markets, and public policy topics. Professor Waldfogel is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
Before joining the faculty at the Carlson School of Management, Professor Waldfogel served as the Ehrenkranz Family Professor of Business and Public Policy at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he was also department chair and associate vice dean. Previously, he was an associate professor of economics at Yale University. During his tenure at all three institutions, Professor Waldfogel has been honored multiple times for excellence in teaching.