John B. Meisel
Professor

Member of the Faculty Since: 1977

Ph.D., Boston College, 1978
B.A., St. Lawrence University, 1973

• Office: Alumni Hall-3144
• Office Phone: (618) 650-2581
• Fax: (618) 650-3047
• Email: jmeisel@siue.edu

Courses:

• Economics 435: Competition & Public Policy
• University 112: University Experience

Recent Publications:

• "The FCC and the Internet's Challenges to Traditional Regulatory Policy," info, Vol. 5, 2003, pp. 8-16, (with Stanford L. Levin).
• "The Impact of the Internet on the Law and Economics of the Music Industry," info, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2002, pg. 16-22, (with Timothy S. Sullivan).
• "Portals: The New Media Companies," info, Vol 2, No. 5, 2000, pg. 477-486, (with Timothy S. Sullivan).

Recent Working Papers:

• 03-0305: "The Impact of the Internet on the Law and Economics of the United States Motion Picture Industry," (with Stanford L. Levin and Timothy S. Sullivan).

Recent Newspaper Commentary and Letters to Editor:

• "Cards win! Does the City?" St. Louis Post Dispatch, June 27, 2001, B7 (with Timothy S. Sullivan).
• "We Haven't Heard the Last of Online Music," St. Louis Post Dispatch, February 23, 2001, B7 (with Timothy S. Sullivan).

Recent Interviews:

• Sudholt, Aaron, "University Benefits Local Economy," The Alestle, May 24, 2006.
• Donald, Elizabeth, "SIUE's impact put at $356 million," Belleville News Democrat, May 17, 2006.
• Malone, Zhanda, "Study Details SIUE's Economic Impact," The Edwardsville Intelligencer, May 17, 2006.

Other:

• Curriculum Vita

Dr. Meisel has worked previously as a consultant to the Illinois Commerce Commission and as a staff economist in the Office of Plans and Policy at the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C.

He has published in The Quarterly Review of Economics and Business, Telecommunications Policy, Review of Economics and Statistics, Research in Higher Education, Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Industrial Economics, Revista Internazionale Di Scienze Economiche e Commercieli, Growth and Change, Journal of Economic Education, and Review of Industrial Organization. His current research interest is exploring the impact of the Internet on the growth and structure of information markets. His most recent research papers are titled, "The Impact of Internet Access Providers on Arbitrary Regulatory Policies in Telecommunications," and "Public Policy Issues Concerning the Internet and the Traditional Telephone Regulatory Structures." Dr. Meisel is the chairman of the Board of Directors of the SWICSIU Credit Union. He has co-authored several economic impact studies addressing, for example, the economic impact of Gateway International Raceway and the economic impact of Southern Illinois University.

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