Biography
Brennan's research interests include electricity restructuring; law and economics; space economics and policy; and technology policy, regulation, and innovation.
Brennan coauthored Alternating Currents: Electricity and Public Policy, which looks at the complex economic and regulatory policy issues raised by the restructuring of the electricity industry.
Brennan is a professor of public policy and economics at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. He also has taught at George Washington University and served as an economist for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. From 1996 to 1997, Brennan served as a senior economist for the Clinton administration's Council of Economic Advisers, where he advised on regulation, industrial organization, and antitrust matters. During 2003-05, he served as a staff consultant to the Bureau of Economics of the Federal Trade Commission.
Ph.D. in economics, University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1978.
M.A. in mathematics and economics, University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1976.
B.A. in mathematics, University of Maryland, 1973.
Professional Experience
Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future, Quality of the Environment Division, 1997 - present.
Lecturer, Microeconomics Refresher Course, World Bank, Washington, D.C., 1999.
Senior Economist for Industrial Organization and Regulation, Executive Office of the President, Council of Economic Advisers, 1996 - 1997.
Lecturer, Georgetown University, Washington Campus Summer MBA Program, "Economic Regulation," Washington, D.C., 1996.
Gilbert White Fellow, Resources for the Future, 1995.
Lecturer, International Law Institute, "Regulatory Economics and Telecommunications Policy in Developing Market Economies," Washington, D.C., 1994.
Lecturer, United States Telecommunications Training Institute, Washington, D.C., 1989 - 1994.
Lecturer and Panelist, Annenberg Washington Program Communications Faculty Workshops, 1988 - 1990, 1993.
Associate Professor of Public Policy, George Washington University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, "Communication, and Economics," 1986 - 1989.
Economist, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, 1978 - 1986.
Lecturer, U.S. Department of Justice, "Introductory and Intermediate Microeconomics for Attorneys in the Antitrust Division," Spring 1981 - Spring 1982.
Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin, Madison, "Graduate Microeconomic Theory," Spring, 1977.
Co-teacher, University of Wisconsin, Madison, "Institutional Economics," Spring, 1977.
Leader, University of Wisconsin, Madison, "Seminar on Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen's The Entropy Law and The Economic Process," Summer, 1977.
Research Assistant in Education and Job Migration, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Institute for Research on Poverty, August, 1975 - August, 1976.
Programmer and Research Assistant in Plasma Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Institute for Fluid Dynamics and Applied Mathematics, October, 1970 - August, 1974.
Journal Articles
Should the Flamingo Fly? Using Competition Law to Limit the Scope of Postal Monopolies Timothy J. Brennan Antitrust Bulletin | 2005 | forthcoming
Green Preferences as Regulatory Policy Instrument Timothy J. Brennan Ecological Economics | 2005 | forthcoming
'Vertical Market Power' as Oxymoron: Horizontal Approaches to Vertical Antitrust
Timothy J. Brennan George Mason Law Review | 2005 | forthcoming
Implementing Electricity Restructuring: Polices, Potholes and Prospects Timothy Brennan, Karen Palmer, and Salvador Martinez Environmental and Resource Economics | June 2002 | Vol. 22, Nos. 1 and 2 | pp. 99-132 | Related Discussion Paper 01-62
The California Crisis: Questioning The Conventional "Wisdom" Timothy J. Brennan Regulation | Fall 2001 | pp. 63-69
Vertical Excuses for Horizontal Practices: Should There Be Any Per Se Rules? Timothy J. Brennan Antitrust Bulletin | 2000 | Vol. 45 | pp. 467-490
Programmi DSM e concorrenza elettrica negli Stati Uniti (DSM programs and electricity competition in the United States) Timothy J. Brennan Energia | 2000 | Vol. 21, No. 1 | pp. 32-42
The Spectrum as the Commons: Today's Vision, Not Tomorrow's Prescription Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Law and Economics | 1998 | Vol. 41 | pp. 791-803
Technology and Coordination: Antitrust Implications of Remote Sensing Satellites Molly K. Macauley and Timothy Brennan Antitrust Bulletin | Summer 1997 | Vol. 42 | pp. 477-502
Stranded Costs, Takings, and the Law and Economics of Implicit Contracts Timothy Brennan and James Boyd Journal of Regulatory Economics | 1997 | Vol. 11, No. 1 | pp. 41-54
Industry Parallel Interconnection Agreements Timothy J. Brennan Information Economics and Policy | 1997 | Vol. 9 | pp. 133-149
Making Sense of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 Timothy J. Brennan Industrial and Corporate Change | 1996 | Vol. 5 | pp. 941-961
MethodologyAbstract Philosophy or Criticism of Diminishing Returns Timothy J. Brennan Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology | 1996 | Vol. 14 | pp. 329-342
Is Cost-of-Service Regulation Worth The Cost? Timothy J. Brennan International Journal of the Economics of Business | 1996 | Vol. 3, No. 1 | pp. 25-42
Symposium: Recent Competition Issues in Telecommunications Timothy J. Brennan Antitrust Bulletin | 1995 | Vol. 40, No. 3 (Guest editor of this issue.)
Remote Sensing Satellites and Privacy: A Framework for Policy Assessment Molly K. Macauley and Timothy Brennan Law, Computers, and Artificial Intelligence | 1995 | Vol. 4, No. 3 | pp. 233-248
Does the Theory Behind U.S. v. AT&T Still Apply Today? Timothy J. Brennan Antitrust Bulletin | 1995 | Vol. 40, No. 3 | pp. 455-482
Markets, Information, and Benevolence Timothy J. Brennan Economics and Philosophy, | 1994 | Vol. 10, No. 2 | pp. 151-168
Talking to One's Selves: The Social Science of Jon Elster Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Communication | 1994 | Vol. 44, No. 1 | pp. 73-81
Economic Theory in Industrial Policy: Lessons From U.S. v. AT&T Timothy J. Brennan Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology | 1994 | Vol. 11 | pp. 49-72
Comparing the Costs and Benefits of Diversification by Regulated Firms Timothy J. Brennan and Karen L. Palmer Journal of Regulatory Economics | 1994 | Vol. 6, No. 2 | pp. 115-136
Copyright, Property, and the Right to Deny Timothy J. Brennan Chicago-Kent Law Review | 1993 | Vol. 68, No. 2 | pp. 675-714
The Futility of Multiple Utility Timothy J. Brennan Economics and Philosophy | 1993 | Vol. 9, No. 1 | pp. 155-164
Content, Controversy, and Control: Politics and the Evolution of Antitrust Enforcement Timothy J. Brennan Law and Policy | 1992 | Vol. 14, No. 1 | pp. 107-122
Refusing to Cooperate with Competitors: A Theory of Boycotts Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Law and Economics | 1992 | Vol. 35, No. 2 | pp. 247-264
Integrating Communications Theory into Media Policy: An Economic Perspective Timothy J. Brennan Telecommunications Policy | 1992 | Vol. 16, No. 6 | pp. 460-474
Rational Ignorance: The Strategic Economics of Military Censorship Timothy J. Brennan Southern Economic Journal | 1992 | Vol. 58, No. 4 | pp. 966-974
Depreciation, Investor Compensation, and Welfare under Rate-of-Return Regulation Timothy J. Brennan Review of Industrial Organization | 1991 | Vol. 6, No. 1 | pp. 73-87
Voluntary Exchange and Economic Claims Timothy J. Brennan Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology | 1990 | Vol. 7 | pp. 105-124
Vertical Integration, Monopoly, and the First Amendment Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Media Economics | 1990 | Vol. 3, No. 1 | pp. 57-76
Cross-Subsidization and Cost Misallocation by Regulated Monopolists Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Regulatory Economics | 1990 | Vol. 2, No. 1 | pp. 37-51
Understanding "Raising Rivals" Costs: Reply Timothy J. Brennan Antitrust Bulletin | 1989 | Vol. 34, No. 4 | pp. 909-918
A Methodological Assessment of Multiple Utility Frameworks Timothy J. Brennan Economics and Philosophy | 1989 | Vol. 5, No. 2 | pp. 189-208
The "Fairness Doctrine" as Public Policy Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media | 1989 | Vol. 33, No. 4 | pp. 419-440
Exclusive Dealing, Limiting Outside Activity, and Conflict of Interest Timothy J. Brennan Southern Economic Journal | 1989 | Vol. 56, No. 2 | pp. 323-335
Divestiture Policy Considerations in an Information Services World Timothy J. Brennan Telecommunications Policy | 1989 | Vol. 13, No. 3 | pp. 243-254
Regulating by "Capping" Prices Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Regulatory Economics | 1989 | Vol. 1, No. 2 | pp. 133-147
Exclusive Dealing in General Business Practice Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Business Strategies | 1988 | Vol. 5, No. 2 | pp. 53-60
Understanding "Raising Rivals" Costs Timothy J. Brennan Antitrust Bulletin | 1988 | Vol. 33, No. 1 | pp. 95-113
An Economic Look at Taxing Home Audio Taping Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media | 1988 | Vol. 32, No. 1 | pp. 89-103
Rights, Market Failure, and Rent Control: A Comment on Radin Timothy J. Brennan Philosophy and Public Affairs | 1988 | Vol. 17, No. 1 | pp. 66-79
Academic Disciplines and Representative Advocacy Timothy J. Brennan Business and Professional Ethics Journal | 1987 | Vol. 6, No. 1 | pp. 32-55
Why Regulated Firms Should Be Kept Out Of Unregulated Markets: Understanding the Divestiture in U.S. v. AT&T Timothy J. Brennan Antitrust Bulletin | 1987 | Vol. 32, No. 3 | pp. 741-793
Joint Production and Monopoly Extension Through Tying Timothy J. Brennan and Sheldon Kimmel Southern Economic Journal | 1986 | Vol. 53, No. 2 | pp. 490-501
Harper & Row v. The Nation: Copyrightability and Fair Use Timothy J. Brennan Journal of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. | 1986 | Vol. 33, No. 4 | pp. 368-389
Is Economics Methodologically Special? Timothy J. Brennan Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology | 1984 | Vol. 2 | pp. 127-140
Local Government Action and Antitrust Policy: An Economic Analysis Timothy J. Brennan Fordham Urban Law Journal | 1984 | Vol. 12, No. 3 | pp. 405-436
Economic Efficiency and Broadcast Content Regulation Timothy J. Brennan Federal Communications Law Journal | 1983 | Vol. 35, No. 2 | pp. 117-138
Mistaken Elasticities and Misleading Rules Timothy J. Brennan Harvard Law Review | 1982 | Vol. 95, No. 8 | pp. 1849-1856
Explanation and Value in Economics Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Economic Issues | 1979 | Vol. 13, No. 4 | pp. 911-932
Books, Chapters, and Reports
Fair Use as Policy Instrument Timothy J. Brennan The Economics of Copyright: Developments in Research and Analysis, Volume 2 | Wendy Gordon, Lisa Takeyama, and Ruth Towse | Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar | 2005 forthcoming
Preventing Monopoly or Discouraging Competition? The Perils of Price-Cost Tests for Market Power in Electricity Timothy J. Brennan The Challenge of Electricity Restructuring | Andrew N. Kleit, editor | Lanham, MD: Rowan and Littlefield | 2005 forthcoming
Making Electricity Markets Competitive: How Fast and by Whom? Timothy J. Brennan New Approaches on Energy and the Environment: Policy Advice for the President | Richard D. Morgenstern and Paul R. Portney, eds. | RFF Press | 2004 | Chapter 7
Regulation and Competition as Complements Timothy J. Brennan Obtaining the Best from Regulation and Competition | Michael Crew and Menahem Spiegel, editors | Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Press | 2004 pp. 1-20
Opening Electricity Markets: Lessons from the U.S. Experience Timothy J. Brennan Nuebestimmung staatlicher Aufgaben im Stromhandel (Redefining the role of government in electricity trading) | Eberhard Bohne, editor | Berlin, Germany: Duncker & Humblot | 2003
The FCC and Policy Federalism: Broadband Internet Access Regulation Timothy J. Brennan International Handbook of Telecommunications Economics, Volume III | Gary Madden and Scott Savage, editors | Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar | 2003 pp. 173-199
Enforcing Environmental Regulation: Implications of Remote Sensing Molly K. Macauley and Timothy J. Brennan Improving Regulation: Cases in Environment, Health and Safety | Paul Fishbeck and Scott Farrow, eds. | RFF Press | 2001
Private Eyes in the Sky: Implications of Remote Sensing Technology for Enforcing Environmental Regulation Molly K. Macauley and Timothy J. Brennan Improving Regulation: Cases in Environment, Health, and Safety | Paul S. Fischbeck and R. Scott Farrow, eds. | RFF Press | 2001 | Chapter 14
Promoting Telephone Competition: A Simpler Way? Timothy J. Brennan Competition, Regulation, and Convergence: Current Trends in Telecommunications Policy Research | S. Gillete and I. Vogelsang, eds. | Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum | 1999
American Democratic Institutions and Social Values Timothy J. Brennan Democracy, Social Values, and Public Policy | M. Carrow, R.P. Churchill, and J. Cordes, eds. | Westport, CT: Greenwood Press | 1998
Comparing "Stranded Costs" Arguments in Telecommunications and Electricity Timothy J. Brennan Regulation Under Increasing Competition | M. Crew and P. Kleindorfer, eds. | Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Press | 1998
Die ökonomische Analyse des Rechts aus Philosopher Sicht: Gesellschaftspolitsche Ziele im Kontext des Rechts [A Philosophical Assessment of 'Law and Economics': Policy Norms and Judicial Contexts] Timothy J. Brennan Effiziente Verhaltenssteuerung und Kooperation im Zivilrecht | C. Ott and H. Bernd-Schäfer, eds. | Tübingen, Germany: Mohr Siebeck | 1997
Implications of Remote Sensing Technology
Molly K. Macauley and Timothy J. Brennan U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | March 1996
Does the Theory Behind U.S. v. AT&T Still Apply today? Timothy J. Brennan The Internet and Telecommunications Policy: Selected Papers from the 1995 Telecommunications Policy Research Conference | G. Brock and G. Rosston, eds. | New York, NY: Lawrence Erlbaum | 1996
Additional Considerations in the Electricity Competition Debate Timothy J. Brennan National Research Council, Competition in the Electricity Industry: Emerging Issues, Opportunities and Risks for Facility Operators | Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press | 1996
Balancing Present Costs and Future Benefits Timothy J. Brennan National Research Council, Financing Tomorrow's Infrastructure: Challenges and Issues | Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press | 1996
Game Theory and the First Amendment: Strategic Implications of Freedom of the Press Timothy J. Brennan Toward a Competitive Telecommunication Industry: Selected Papers from the 1994 Telecommunications Policy Research Conference | G. Brock, ed. | New York, NY: Lawrence Erlbaum | 1995
A Methodological Assessment of Multiple Utility Frameworks Timothy J. Brennan The Philosophy and Methodology of Economics | B. Caldwell, ed. | Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd. | 1993
Monopolies: Regulation Timothy J. Brennan Magill's Survey of Social Science: Economics | Pasadena, CA: Salem Press | 1991
Regulating by "Capping" Prices Timothy J. Brennan Price Caps and Incentive Regulation in Telecommunications | M. Einhorn, ed. | Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Press | 1991
Mergers Timothy J. Brennan Magill's Survey of Social Science: Economics | Pasadena, CA: Salem Press | 1991
The Trouble With Norms Timothy J. Brennan Social Norms and Economic Institutions | K. Koford and J. Miller, eds. | Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press | 1991
Issues of International Trade Timothy J. Brennan After the Break-Up: Assessing the New Post-AT&T Divestiture Era | B. Cole, ed. | New York, NY: Columbia University Press | 1991
Entry and Welfare Loss in Regulated Industries Timothy J. Brennan Competition and the Regulation of Utilities | M. Crew, ed. | Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers | 1990
Raising Rivals "Costs"Advice for the Practitioner Timothy J. Brennan Manual on the Economics of Antitrust Law | : | 1988
Mistaken Elasticities and Misleading Rules Timothy J. Brennan Economic Analysis and Antitrust Law | T. Calvani and J. Siegfried, eds. | Boston, MA: Little Brown | 1988
Short Articles, Issue Briefs, and Other Publications
Economists as Judicial Activists Timothy J. Brennan Policy Matters | August 2000 | 00-10
Who Lost Russia Timothy J. Brennan New York Times Magazine | (letter) | September 5, 1999
Portland Should Stick to Its Guns in Cable Fight Timothy J. Brennan The Oregonian | (op-ed.) | July 24, 1999
Not Enough Anarchy in the U.K. Timothy J. Brennan and Karen Palmer Regulation | (letter to the editor) | Winter 1998 | Vol. 21, No. 2
Monopoly Money Timothy J. Brennan The Economist | (letter) | May 30, 1998 | Vol. 347, No. 8070
Commercialization without NASA Molly K. Macauley and Timothy Brennan Space News | (op-ed.) | February 16-22, 1998 | Vol. 9, No. 7 | p. 29
Book review of "Quality and Reliability of Telecommunications Infrastructure," William Lehr, ed. Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media | 1997 | Vol. 41, No. 1
Book review of "American Regulatory Federalism and Telecommunications Infrastructure," Paul Teske, ed. Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media | 1997 | Vol. 41, No. 1
Book review of "Regulating Broadcast Programming" by Thomas G. Krattenmaker and Lucas A. Powe, Jr. Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Economic Literature | 1995 | Vol. 33, No. 3 | pp. 1381-1382
Book review of "Constitutional Environments and Economic Growth" by Gerald W. Scully Timothy J. Brennan Forum for Social Economics | 1993 | Vol. 22, No. 2 | pp. 71-75
Market Failure and Public Policy Toward Telecommunications Infrastructures Timothy J. Brennan Report to the Office of Technology Assessment | 1993
Book review of "Morality, Rationality, and Efficiency, New Perspectives on Socio-Economics," Richard M. Coughlin, ed. Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Economic Issues | 1992 | Vol. 26, No. 4 | pp. 1271-1275
Book review of "Reinventing Rationality: The Role of Regulatory Analysis in the Federal Bureaucracy" by Thomas McGarity Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Economic Issues | 1992 | Vol. 26, No. 3 | pp. 963-966
Should Cable Be a Federal Case Timothy J. Brennan Broadcasting | March 19, 1990 | Vol. 118, No. 12 | p. 24
Book review of "Media Freedom and Accountability" by Everette Dennis, Donald Gillmor and Theodore Glasser Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media | 1990 | Vol. 34, No. 4 | pp. 502-503
Book review of "Economics and Power" by Randall Bartlett Timothy J. Brennan Southern Economic Journal | 1990 | Vol. 57, No. 2 | pp. 554-555
Book review of "The Reconstruction of Economics" by Alan Gruchy Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Economic Literature | 1988 | Vol. 26, No. 4 | pp. 1751-1753
Book review of "The Economics of Telecommunications" by John Wenders Timothy J. Brennan Information Economics and Policy | 1988 | Vol. 3, No. 3 | pp. 268-269
It Pays to Be Well Connected Timothy J. Brennan Wall Street Journal | (letter) | July 9, 1987
Limits of the Marketplace Model Timothy J. Brennan Broadcasting | October 8, 1984 | Vol. 107, No. 15 | p. 30
Book review of "Reasoning and Method in Economics" by I. M. T. Stewart Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Economic Issues | 1981 | Vol. 15, No. 3 | pp. 796-799
Toward a Humanist Reconstruction of Economic Science: Comment Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Economic Issues | 1980 | Vol. 14, No. 4 | pp. 1019-1025
Comment: The Utility of Being Hanged on the Gallows Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Post Keynesian Economics | 1980 | Vol. 3, No. 1 | pp. 129-132
Comment: On Not Quantifying the Quantifiable Timothy J. Brennan Journal of Post Keynesian Economics | 1979 | Vol. 2, No. 2 | pp. 267-270
Making Sense of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 Timothy J. Brennan Consortium for Research on Telecommunications Policy Working Paper CRTP-34 | 1996
Political Economy and the Efficiency of Compensation for Takings Timothy J. Brennan and James W. Boyd RFF Discussion Paper 95-28 | June 1995 | Abstract An electronic version of this report is not available.
Is Cost-of-Service Regulation Worth the Cost? Timothy J. Brennan U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division Economic Analysis Group Discussion Paper 93-9 | 1993 (Presented at the 13th Annual Rutgers University Conference/Advanced Workshop in Regulation and Public Utility Economics, Newport, RI, May 25, 1994.)
Refusal to Cooperate with Competitors: A Theory of Horizontal Boycotts Timothy J. Brennan U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division Economic Analysis Group Discussion Paper 89-1 | 1989
Economic Theory in Industrial Policy: Lessons From U.S. v. AT&T Timothy J. Brennan George Washington University, Graduate Institute for Policy Education and Research Working Paper 1989-1 | 1989
Regulating by "Capping" Prices Timothy J. Brennan U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division Economic Analysis Group Discussion Paper 88-11 | 1988 (Presented at Bell Labs and before the International Telecommunications Society, Cambridge, MA.)
Moral Rights, Public Policy Debate, and Right Holder Inalienability Timothy J. Brennan George Washington University, Graduate Institute for Policy Education and Research Working Paper 1988-6 | 1988
The "Fairness Doctrine" in Broadcasting: Philosophical and Economic Perspectives Timothy J. Brennan George Washington University, Department of Economics Discussion Paper D-8709 | 1987
Cross-Subsidization and Discrimination by Regulated Monopolists Timothy J. Brennan U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division Economic Analysis Group Discussion Paper 87-2 | 1987 (Presented at Southern Economic Association meetings, November 23, 1987.)
Capping "Average" Prices of Regulated Multiproduct Firms Timothy J. Brennan George Washington University, Department of Economics Discussion Paper D-8718 | 1987 (On file, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), CC Docket 87-313: "Policy and Rules Concerning Rates for Dominant Carriers.")
Liability Rules and Quality Choice: Are There Too Many BMWs on The Road? Timothy J. Brennan George Washington University, Department of Economics Discussion Paper D-8704 | 1987
Taxing Home Audio Taping Timothy J. Brennan U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division Economic Analysis Group Discussion Paper 86-6 | 1986
Selected Presentations
Challenges in Deregulating Electricity: Drawing the Right Lessons from California Timothy J. Brennan EPCOR Distinguished Lecture | University of Alberta, School of Business, Center for Applied Business Research in Energy and the Environment | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | October 4, 2001
"Vertical Market Power" As Oxymoron: Getting Convergence Mergers Right Timothy J. Brennan 13th Western Conference in Advanced Regulatory Economics | Rutgers University Center For Research in Regulated Industries | San Diego, CA | June 28, 2001
To Squeeze or Not To Squeeze: Why Put Vertical Claims Into Horizontal Boxes Timothy J. Brennan Panel: "Raising Rivals" Costs: Should the Government Be Concerned? | Association for the Bar of the City of New York | New York, NY | April 19, 2001 Competition Bureau, Industry Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, December 6, 2001.
Correcting Abuses of Dominance: Controlling Conduct and Altering Structure Timothy J. Brennan Symposium: Pyrrhic Victories: Reexamining the Effectiveness of Antitrust Remedies | George Washington University Law School | Washington, D.C. | March 23, 2001 (Principal speaker)
U.S. Electricity Competition, 2000-01: Background and Lessons Timothy J. Brennan Efficiency and Fairness in the Competitive Economy | Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs | Washington, D.C. | March 19, 2001 Learning in Retirement Institute, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, April 24, 2001.
U.S.-Asia Environmental Partnership, Washington, D.C. September 26, 2001.
The California Electricity Experience, 2000-01: Education or Diversion? Timothy J. Brennan McGee Lecture in Public Policy | Vanderbilt University, Owen School of Business | Nashville, TN | March 1, 2001 20th Annual Conference in Advanced Regulatory Economics, Rutgers University Center For Research in Regulated Industries, Tamiment, PA, May 24, 2001.
Implementing Electricity Competition: What Can We Learn From California? Timothy J. Brennan City University of New York, Baruch College, School of Public Affairs | New York, NY | February 9, 2001
Traditional Policy Analysis and the New Economy Timothy J. Brennan Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management | Seattle, WA | November 2, 2000
Implementing Electricity Restructuring: Background, Issues, Controversies, and Assessment Timothy J. Brennan Pennsylvania State University, Department of Energy, Environmental and Mineral Economics | University Park, PA | October 27, 2000
Convergence Mergers as Horizontal Mergers: Why and How Timothy J. Brennan U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration | Washington, D.C. | October 24, 2000
Policy Federalism and Regulating Broadband Internet Access Timothy J. Brennan 13th Western Conference in Advanced Regulatory Economics | Rutgers University Center For Research in Regulated Industries | Monterey, CA | July 7, 2000 International Communications Forecasting Conference, Seattle, WA, September 28, 2000.
Green Preferences as Environmental Policy Timothy J. Brennan 19th Eastern Conference in Advanced Regulatory Economics | Rutgers University Center For Research in Regulated Industries | Bolton Landing, NY | May 25, 2000
Do Easy Cases Make Bad Law? Antitrust Innovation or Missed Opportunities in U.S. v. Microsoft Timothy J. Brennan Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | March 9, 2000 University of Maryland Baltimore County, April 18, 2000.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Information Administration, Washington, D.C., May 9, 2000.
Economists, Inc., Washington, D.C., July 25, 2000.
International Association of Energy Economists, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., September 15, 2000.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Washington, D.C., October 4, 2000.
Public Policy Workshop, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., October 18, 2000.
Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C., February 7, 2001.
American Bar Association Antitrust Section, Economics and Computer Industry Committees, Washington, D.C., February 21, 2001.
Vanderbilt University, Department of Economics, Nashville, TN, March 2, 2001.
West Virginia University, Department of Economics, Morgantown, WV, April 6, 2001.
George Mason University, Learning in Retirement Institute, Fairfax, VA, September 25, 2001.
University of Alberta, School of Business, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 5, 2001.
Baruch College, School of Public Affairs, New York, NY, November 9, 2001.
Industry Canada, Competition Bureau, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 6, 2001.
Implementing Electricity Competition: Policy Problems to Solve Timothy J. Brennan Efficiency and Fairness in the Competitive Economy Program | Brookings Institution, Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs | Washington, D.C. | March 7, 2000 Bonneville Power Administration Washington Program, Resources for the Future, Washington D.C., June 19, 2000.
Antitrust Policy: Theoretical Advances and Policy Cycles Timothy J. Brennan The World Bank | Washington, D.C. | November 17, 1999
Price Regulation and Privatization: The Case of Chile Timothy J. Brennan The World Bank | Washington, D.C. | November 12, 1999
Price Regulation: Received Insights and Recent Advances Timothy J. Brennan The World Bank | Washington, D.C. | November 12, 1999
Do Lower Prices for Polluting Goods Make Environmental Externalities Worse? Timothy J. Brennan 12th Western Conference in Advanced Regulatory Economics | Rutgers University Center For Research in Regulated Industries | San Diego, CA | July 8, 1999
Current Controversies: The Who, What, When and Why of Electricity Restructuring Timothy J. Brennan Electricity Deregulation Symposium | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro, TN | March 30, 1999
Demand-Side Management Programs Under Retail Electricity Competition Timothy J. Brennan Private Participation in Infrastructure Group | The World Bank | Washington, D.C. | March 25, 1999 Department of Energy (DOE), Electricity Working Group, Washington, D.C., March 16, 1999.
POWER Conference, University of California Energy Institute, Berkeley, CA, March 5, 1999.
11th Western Conference, Rutgers University Center For Research in Regulated Industries, Monterey, CA, July 10, 1998.
Promoting Telephone Competition: A Simpler Way? Timothy J. Brennan City University of New York, Baruch College, School of Public Affairs | New York, NY | February 8, 1999 George Mason University, Center for the Study of Public Choice, Fairfax, VA, November 10, 1998.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Washington, D.C., November 4, 1998.
26th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Alexandria, VA, October 4, 1998.
Vertical Excuses for Horizontal Practices: Should There Be Any Per Se Antitrust Rules? Timothy J. Brennan American Economic Association (AEA) Annual Meeting | AEA | New York, NY | January 5, 1999
Deregulatory Policy in Telecommunications: Quandary or Oxymoron? Timothy J. Brennan Cato Institute | Washington, D.C. | November 5, 1998
Critical Issues in Electricity Restructuring: Lessons and Policy Implications of Emerging Markets in New England and Elsewhere Timothy J. Brennan Alliance for Competitive Electricity | U.S. Capitol | Washington, D.C. | July 27, 1998
Privatization Scenarios and Policy Issues Timothy J. Brennan National Research Council, Helium Reserve Committee | Washington, D.C. | July 6, 1998
Looking Forward: The FCC and the Information Economy Timothy J. Brennan Regulation: Principles, Practice, and Opportunities for Reform | George Mason University | Washington, D.C. | June 19, 1998 Transcript available at http://www.gmu.edu/jbc. (Panelist with FCC Commissioner H. Furchtgott-Roth and P. Pitsch for Session Eight of "Regulation: Principles, Practice, and Opportunities for Reform" held at Longworth House Office Building.)
The Clinton Administration's Competitive Electricity Competition Plan Timothy J. Brennan University of Calgary | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | May 8, 1998
Lessons of Governance Learned at the Council of Economic Advisers Timothy J. Brennan University of Calgary, Department of Economics | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | May 8, 1998 George Mason University, Center for Public Choice, Fairfax, VA, October 28, 1997.
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Department of Economics, Catonsville, MD, October 6, 1997.
Electricity: The Big Policy Shifts Timothy J. Brennan University of Maryland, Knight Center for Specialized Journalism | College Park, MD | February 16, 1998
Antitrust and Regulation: The Interface in U.S. Telecommunications Timothy J. Brennan International Telecommunications Society | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | June 16, 1997
The Stranded Cost Debate in U.S. Electricity Deregulation Timothy J. Brennan Van Horne Institute | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | June 13, 1997
Electricity Restructuring and the U.S. Antitrust Laws Timothy J. Brennan TransAlta Corporation | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | June 13, 1997
Innovation Data for Public Policy Timothy J. Brennan National Research Council Workshop on Industrial Research and Innovation Indicators for Public Policy | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, D.C. | February 28, 1997
RBOC Entry into Long Distance Markets: Questions to Resolve Timothy J. Brennan Federal Communications Commission | Washington, D.C. | July 23, 1996
A Philosophical Assessment of "Law and Economics": Policy Norms and Judicial Contexts Timothy J. Brennan Fünftes Travemünder Symposium zur Ökonomischen Analyse des Rechts | Travemünde, Germany | March 30, 1996
The Information Infrastructure Task Force White Paper: An Economic Perspective Timothy J. Brennan Conference on Property and Commons in the Age of Information | Virginia Polytechnic Institute | Blacksburg, VA | March 16, 1996
Technology and Coordination: Antitrust Implications of Remote Sensing Satellites Timothy J. Brennan Symposium: High Technology, Antitrust, and the Regulation of Competition | Harvard Law School | Cambridge, MA | March 9, 1996
Regulated Firms in Unregulated Markets Timothy J. Brennan Presented before Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications | Washington, D.C. | November 15, 1995
What's "New" In Industrial Organization? Timothy J. Brennan U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) | Annapolis, MD | September 14, 1995
ACCORD: An Internet Testbed Community for Coordinating Digital Technology and Academic Resource Development Timothy J. Brennan and Mary Keeler Interoperability and the Economics of Information Infrastructure Workshop | Freedom Forum | Rosslyn, VA | July 6, 1995
From Here to Eternity or Gone With the Wind: Does the Theory Behind U.S. v. AT&T Still Apply Today? Timothy J. Brennan 14th Annual Eastern Workshop in Advanced Regulatory Economics | Newport, RI | May 26, 1995 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, Washington, D.C., August 9, 1995.
Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Solomon's Island, MD, October 1, 1995.
Industry Canada-Bureau of Competition Policy, Aylmer, Quebec, Canada, November 17, 1995.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Office of General Counsel-Competition Division, November 29, 1995.
Market Failure and Policy Failure Timothy J. Brennan U.S. Office of Technology Assessment | Washington, D.C. | February 15, 1995
The Economics of Regulation Timothy J. Brennan Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector | Washington, D.C. | September 1, 1994 (Presentation to a delegation from the Russian Duma and State Committee for Anti-Monopoly Policy)
U.S. v. AT&T Timothy J. Brennan Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector | Washington, D.C. | September 1, 1994 (Presentation to a delegation from the Russian Duma and State Committee for Anti-Monopoly Policy)
Game Theory and the First Amendment: Strategic Implications of Freedom of the Press Timothy J. Brennan Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Joan Shorenstein Barone Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy | Cambridge, MA | March 14, 1994 Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Solomon's Island, MD, October 2, 1994.
Two Kinds of Commensurability Timothy J. Brennan American Economic Association/Association for Social Economics | Boston, MA | January 3, 1994
Market Competition: An Economic Analysis Timothy J. Brennan RBOC Regulatory Relief: Strategic Positioning for the Inevitable | Telestrategies, Inc. | Rosslyn, VA | September 2, 1993
The Economics of Regulation in Emerging Market Economies Timothy J. Brennan Seminar on Microeconomics: Regulation, Structure, and Pricing Decisions of Natural Monopolies | The World Bank Economic Development Institute/U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) | Vienna, Austria | July 5, 1993
Looking at Privatization Timothy J. Brennan Association of School Business Officials | Cockeysville, MD | January 1, 1992
Discrimination, in Theory, by Diversified Regulated Firms Timothy J. Brennan Telecommunications Policy Research Conference | Solomon's Island, MD | January 1, 1992 Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, LA, November 18, 1995.
Comment: The Filière Électronique and Civil Society Timothy J. Brennan Columbia University, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information | New York, NY | January 1, 1992
First Amendment Rights and Property Rights Timothy J. Brennan University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication | Los Angeles, CA | October 31, 1991 Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Solomon's Island, MD, 1992.
Whither the Tunney Act: Remarks on Judge Greene's Ruling to Lift the Line-of-Business Restriction on BOC Offering of Information Services Timothy J. Brennan Columbia University, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information | New York, NY | January 1, 1991
Markets, Information, and Virtue Timothy J. Brennan Western Social Science Association (WSSA) Meetings | WSSA | Sparks, NV | January 1, 1991
Economic Perspectives on the First Amendment Timothy J. Brennan Freedom of Expression Past, Present and Future | The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wyeth School of Law | Williamsburg, VA | January 1, 1991
Social Moral Hazard: Technology, Paternalism, and Choice Timothy J. Brennan George Mason University, Department of Economics | Fairfax, VA | January 1, 1990
Rights as Inalienable Timothy J. Brennan University of Maryland School of Law | Baltimore, MD | January 1, 1990 Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C., 1990.
Awards
McGee Lecturer in Public Policy, Vanderbilt University, March 2000.
Who's Who in the East, 1992 - 1995.
Department of Justice: Outstanding Performance Ratings, 1980, 1982 - 1985; Meritorious Awards, 1982, 1984; Special Achievement Awards, 1979, 1980; Antitrust Division Award of Merit, 1985.
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Graduate Fellowships: Mathematics, 1974 - 1975; Economics, 1976 - 1977; Doctoral Dissertation in Economics, 1977 - 1978.
Valedictorian, University of Maryland, 1973.
Professional Activities
Committee Memberships: American Economic Association American Philosophical Association American Bar Association (associate member) American Law and Economics Association Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Industrial Organization Society Association for Ed
