Paul Andrew Geroski (18 October 1952 – 28 August 2005) was a leading economist in the United Kingdom. Although born in Pleasantville, New York, United States, Geroski studied and spent most of his career in Britain, where he settled permanently in 1975.
Following the completion of a PhD at University of Warwick he joined the Economics Department at University of Southampton as a lecturer. He quickly established a reputation as an excellent teacher who was generous with his time. Initially, he was given the task of teaching mathematics to 1st year students, many of whom had not studied maths at A level. His 'one hour revision lecture' on differentiation for those students at the start of the course was supported by hours of help in his office. He was also well known for teaching partial differentiation with the aid of a borrowed motorcycle helmet. He taught 'Economic Problems of Industry' to second year students. This quickly (in his second year at Southampton) became the most popular optional course run by the department. His good humour, friendliness, willingness to give up his time and sharp mind all contributed to making his courses popular. Many students chose him to supervise their dissertation for the same reasons.
In 1991 he became a professor of economics at the London Business School, later becoming Dean of its MBA programme (1995–98). The elective course Technology and Competition was amongst the courses he taught. He was a governor of the school from 1999-2001.
In 1998, he became a member of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, which subsequently was superseded by the Competition Commission. He became deputy chairman in 2001 and was its chairman from May 2004 until his death.
His research interests were innovation, technical change and determinants of corporate performance. Geroski's extensive case studies of R&D and innovation challenged the view that subsidies to R&D were justified by positive externalities, or "spillovers". He found that, when the parties involved were properly specified, almost all gains were captured by them.
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Geroski, Paul (1985). Oligopoly, competition, and welfare. Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK New York, New York, USA: B. Blackwell. ISBN9780631144793.
Geroski, Paul (1991). Market dynamics and entry. Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA: B. Blackwell Publishers. ISBN9780631155546.
Geroski, Paul (1994). Market structure, corporate performance, and innovative activity. Oxford Oxford New York: Clarendon Press Oxford University Press. ISBN9780198288558.
Geroski, Paul; Gregg, Paul (1997). Coping with recession: UK company performance in adversity. Cambridge, UK New York, USA: Cambridge University Press. ISBN9780521626019.
Geroski, Paul (2003). The evolution of new markets. Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK New York, New York, USA: Oxford University Press. ISBN9780199248896.
paul, geroski, paul, andrew, geroski, october, 1952, august, 2005, leading, economist, united, kingdom, although, born, pleasantville, york, united, states, geroski, studied, spent, most, career, britain, where, settled, permanently, 1975, born, 1952, october,. Paul Andrew Geroski 18 October 1952 28 August 2005 was a leading economist in the United Kingdom Although born in Pleasantville New York United States Geroski studied and spent most of his career in Britain where he settled permanently in 1975 Paul GeroskiBorn 1952 10 18 18 October 1952Pleasantville New York U S Died28 August 2005 2005 08 28 aged 52 London UKOccupationEconomistSpouseAlice Contents 1 Career 2 Books 3 Publications 4 ReferencesCareer editFollowing the completion of a PhD at University of Warwick he joined the Economics Department at University of Southampton as a lecturer He quickly established a reputation as an excellent teacher who was generous with his time Initially he was given the task of teaching mathematics to 1st year students many of whom had not studied maths at A level His one hour revision lecture on differentiation for those students at the start of the course was supported by hours of help in his office He was also well known for teaching partial differentiation with the aid of a borrowed motorcycle helmet He taught Economic Problems of Industry to second year students This quickly in his second year at Southampton became the most popular optional course run by the department His good humour friendliness willingness to give up his time and sharp mind all contributed to making his courses popular Many students chose him to supervise their dissertation for the same reasons In 1991 he became a professor of economics at the London Business School later becoming Dean of its MBA programme 1995 98 The elective course Technology and Competition was amongst the courses he taught He was a governor of the school from 1999 2001 In 1998 he became a member of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission which subsequently was superseded by the Competition Commission He became deputy chairman in 2001 and was its chairman from May 2004 until his death His research interests were innovation technical change and determinants of corporate performance Geroski s extensive case studies of R amp D and innovation challenged the view that subsidies to R amp D were justified by positive externalities or spillovers He found that when the parties involved were properly specified almost all gains were captured by them Books editGeroski Paul 1985 Oligopoly competition and welfare Oxford Oxfordshire UK New York New York USA B Blackwell ISBN 9780631144793 Geroski Paul Jacquemin Alexis 1990 Barriers to entry and strategic competition Harwood Academic Publishers ISBN 9780415846189 Geroski Paul 1991 Market dynamics and entry Oxford Oxfordshire UK Cambridge Massachusetts USA B Blackwell Publishers ISBN 9780631155546 Geroski Paul 1994 Market structure corporate performance and innovative activity Oxford Oxford New York Clarendon Press Oxford University Press ISBN 9780198288558 Geroski Paul Gregg Paul 1997 Coping with recession UK company performance in adversity Cambridge UK New York USA Cambridge University Press ISBN 9780521626019 Geroski Paul 2003 The evolution of new markets Oxford Oxfordshire UK New York New York USA Oxford University Press ISBN 9780199248896 Geroski Paul Markides Constantinos 2005 Fast second how smart companies bypass radical innovation to enter and dominate new markets San Francisco California Jossey Bass ISBN 9780787971540 Publications edithttp econpapers repec org RAS pge60 htmReferences editObituary in The Guardian Obituary in The Independent List of publications nbsp This biography of a British economist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Geroski amp oldid 1155444033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
