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Erik Brynjolfsson

Schussel Family Professor of Management Science
Professor of Information Technology
Director, The MIT Center for Digital Business

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Erik Brynjolfsson

Erik Brynjolfsson explores how advances in information technology contribute to business performance and organizational change. He directs the MIT Center for Digital Business, a research initiative that analyzes the business uses of the Internet and other digital Technologies. His projects include a study of information worker productivity, a valuation method for intangible organizational capital, calibration of increased product variety online (a.k.a. the "long tail".) and an analysis of optimal pricing strategies for digital goods. In a related work, Brynjolfsson is assessing how investments in computers and networks alter economic growth, industry structure, and labor demand.

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Web Site: http://digital.mit.edu/erik/

 

Contact Information
Office: E53-313
Tel: 617-253-4319
Fax: 617-258-7579
E-mail: erikb@mit.edu

Support Staff
Name: Yubettys Baez
Tel: 617-253-2656
E-mail: ybaez@mit.edu

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General Expertise
Computers; Electronic publishing; High technology companies; Service industry; Internet; On-line shopping; CEO compensation; Change management; Communication practices; Corporate strategy and policy; E-business; Economics; Economics of organizations; Extranets; Filesharing; Incentives; Macroeconomics; Online media; Organizational change; Organizational communication; Pricing; Telecommuting; Wikipedia; Social networks; Applied economics; Business intelligence; Digitalization; Dot-com; Dot-com bubble bust; Economy; E-mail; Enterprise information systems; Industrial economics; Information systems; Information technology; Information technology for management; Information technology, impact of; Information technology, social aspects; Knowledge management; Labor market policy; Management effectiveness, measuring; Managerial communication; Managerial economics; Microeconomics; Technology

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