NET Institute

NET Institute Networks, Electronic Commerce, and Telecommunications Last Updated: 11/20/2018 The Networks, Electronic Commerce and Telecommunications ("NET") Institute is a non-profit institution devoted to research on network industries, platforms, multi-sided markets, electronic commerce, telecommunications, the Internet, "virtual networks" comprised of computers that share the same technical standard or operating system, and on network issues in general. Of particular interest is research on innovation and introduction of new technology in network and platforms industries. The NET Institute functions as a world-wide focal point for research and open exchange and dissemination of ideas in these areas. The NET Institute competitively funds cutting edge research projects in these areas of research. It organizes conferences and seminars on these issues. The following distinguished academics sit on the NET Institute’s board of directors: 1. Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist, Google 2. Professor Nicholas Economides mailto:submissions@NETinst.org, Stern School of Business, New York University (Executive Director) 3. David A. Heiner, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation 4. Dr. Nathan Myhrvold, CEO, Intellectual Ventures 5. Professor Ariel Pakes, Economics Department, Harvard University The NET Institute gratefully acknowledges the various institutions that have supported us during the course of our history, including Microsoft, Google, the Kauffman Foundation, and the AT&T Foundation. The decisions on grants by the NET Institute are independent of funding from donors, and this is well understood by donors. No donor has ever tried to influence any grant decision. During the summers of 2003 to 2018 the NET Institute has funded a number of research proposals in the areas of network industries, including wired and wireless networks, “virtual networks,” platforms, electronic commerce, telecommunications, and the Internet. We had an overwhelming response to our call for proposals. During the last fifteen years we have funded over four hundred projects, giving preference to those by relatively young researchers. The resulting papers and other papers on network industries are in the working papers series of the NET Institute at NET Institute Working Papers. In the summer of 2018, we funded a number of research projects in the areas of network industries, including the Internet, wired and wireless networks, platforms, “virtual networks,” electronic commerce, and telecommunications. The competitive process for submission of proposals in 2019 is described at the call for proposals for summer research in 2019. NEWS ALERTS: · NET Institute Conference on Friday, December 7, 2018 at Stern/NYU · NET Institute Working Papers · Publications from NET Institute grants · NET Institute Conference on Friday, December 1, 2017 at Stern/NYU · NET Institute Conference on Friday, December 9, 2016 at Stern/NYU · NET Institute Conference on Friday, November 20, 2015 at Stern/NYU · NET Institute Conference on Friday, April 17, 2015 at Stern/NYU · NET Institute Conference on Friday, May 9, 2014 at UC Berkeley · NET Institute Conference on Friday, June 7, 2013 at UC Berkeley · Facebook page of NET Institute · NET Institute Conference on Friday, April 20, 2012 at Stern/NYU · NET Institute Conference on Friday, November 19, 2010 at Stern/NYU · NET Institute Conference on Friday, April 16, 2010 at Stern/NYU · NET Institute Conference on Friday, May 8, 2009 at Stern/NYU · NET Institute Conference on Friday, April 18, 2008 at Stern/NYU · NET Institute Conference on Friday, April 20, 2007 at Stern/NYU · NET Institute Conference on Friday, April 21, 2006 at Stern/NYU · NET Institute Conference on Friday, April 1, 2005 at Stern/NYU, Conference Booklet · NET Institute Conference on Friday, December 12, 2003 at Stern/NYU, Conference Booklet · NET Institute grants in Summer 2014 · NET Institute grants in Summer 2013 · NET Institute grants in Summer 2012 · NET Institute grants in Summer 2011 · NET Institute grants in Summer 2010 · NET Institute grants in Summer 2009 · NET Institute grants in Summer 2008 · NET Institute grants in Summer 2007 · NET Institute grants in Summer 2006 · NET Institute grants in Summer 2005 · NET Institute grants in Summer 2004 · NET Institute grants in Summer 2003 Links · The Economics of Networks web site · Dictionary of Terms in Network Economics · Interactive bibliography on the Economics of Networks