NET Institute

Networks, Electronic Commerce, and Telecommunications

Last Updated: 3/04/2008

The Networks, Electronic Commerce and Telecommunications ("NET") Institute is a non-profit institution devoted to research on network industries, electronic commerce, telecommunications, the Internet, "virtual networks" comprised of computers that share the same technical standard or operating system, and on network issues in general. Of particular interest is research on innovation and introduction of new technology in network industries. The NET Institute functions as a world-wide focal point for research and open exchange and dissemination of ideas in these areas. The NET Institute competitively funds cutting edge research projects in these areas of research. It organizes conferences and seminars on these issues.

The following distinguished academics sit on the NET Institute’s board of directors:

1. Professor Kenneth Arrow, Economics Department, Stanford University

2. Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist, Google

3. Professor Nicholas Economides mailto:submissions@NETinst.org, Stern School of Business, New York University (Executive Director)

4. Dr. Nathan Myhrvold, CEO, Intellectual Ventures

5. Professor Ariel Pakes, Economics Department, Harvard University

The NET Institute gratefully acknowledges the generous financial support of the AT&T Foundation and Microsoft.

During the summers of 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 the NET Institute has funded a number of research proposals in the areas of network industries, including wired and wireless networks, “virtual networks,” electronic commerce, telecommunications, and the Internet. We had an overwhelming response to our call for proposals receiving. During the last four years we have funded eighty projects, giving preference to those by relatively young researchers. The resulting papers and other papers on network industries are in the working papers series of the NET Institute at NET Institute Working Papers. In the summer of 2007, we funded thirty five research projects in the areas of network industries, including wired and wireless networks, “virtual networks,” electronic commerce, telecommunications, and the Internet. The competitive process for submission of proposals in 2008 is described at the call for proposals for summer research in 2008.

NEWS ALERTS:

· NET Institute Conference on Friday, April 18, 2008 at Stern/NYU

· Call for proposals for summer research in 2008

· NET Institute Conference on Friday, April 20, 2007 at Stern/NYU

· NET Institute Conference on Friday, April 21, 2006 at Stern/NYU

· NET Institute Conference on Friday, April 1, 2005 at Stern/NYU, Conference Booklet

· NET Institute Conference on Friday, December 12, 2003 at Stern/NYU, Conference Booklet

· NET Institute Working Papers

· NET Institute grants in Summer 2007

· NET Institute grants in Summer 2006

· NET Institute grants in Summer 2005

· NET Institute grants in Summer 2004

· NET Institute grants in Summer 2003

Links

· The Economics of Networks web site

· Dictionary of Terms in Network Economics

· Interactive bibliography on the Economics of Networks