TPI Senior Fellow Sarah Oh Lam just finished recording a series of video lectures for the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) on Spectrum Economics and Market Tools for an undergraduate course in Spectrum Science and Management (Spring 2023).
The Spectrum Economics Primer videos are available on TPI’s YouTube channel, and the course reader and syllabus are below.
Sl Spectrum Economics Primer Course Reader
Lecture 1: Intro to Spectrum Economics and Market Tools
Lecture 2: Spectrum Economics – History of Auctions and Valuation Methods
Lecture 3: Market Tools Part A – Reallocation Challenges and Secondary Markets
Lecture 4: Market Tools Part B – Incentive Auctions and Other Tools
Lecture 5: New Developments – Satellite Constellations and Local Governance
Sarah Oh Lam is a Senior Fellow at the Technology Policy Institute. Oh completed her PhD in Economics from George Mason University, and holds a JD from GMU and a BS in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University. She was previously the Operations and Research Director for the Information Economy Project at George Mason School of Law. She has also presented research at the 39th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference and has co-authored work published in the Northwestern Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property among other research projects. Her research interests include law and economics, regulatory analysis, and technology policy.