Robert Seamans

Biography

Robert Seamans (PhD, UC Berkeley) is a Professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business where he teaches courses in game theory and strategy. Professor Seamans’ research focuses on how firms use technology in their strategic interactions with each other, and also focuses on the economic consequences of AI, robotics and other advanced technologies. His research has been published in leading academic journals and been cited in numerous outlets including The Atlantic, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and others. Professor Seamans is also Director of the Center for the Future of Management. In 2015, Professor Seamans was appointed as the Senior Economist for technology and innovation on President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers.

Research Interests

• Business strategy
• Entrepreneurship
• Innovation
• Public Policy

Courses Taught

• AI and Risk Management
• Applied Regression and Econometrics
• Corporate Strategy
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Game Theory
• Strategic Management of AI
• Strategy

Academic Background

B.A., English
Reed College

M.B.A.
Yale School of Management

M.A., Economics
Boston University

Ph.D., Business Administration
University of California, Berkeley

Awards & Appointments

Best Paper	Academy of Management	2018
Best Paper, Runner-Up	Management Science	2015
Best Paper	Academy of Management	2015
Best Paper	Academy of Management	2013
Best Paper for Practice Implications	Strategic Management Society	2013
BPS Distinguished Paper Award	Academy of Management	2013
Kauffman Firm Survey Best Paper Award	Academy of Management	2011
Kauffman Foundation Promising Paper Award		2011
est Dissertation in Competition Policy	UC Berkeley	2010
Hayase Award for Service to PhD Students		2007

Selected Publications

Joost Rietveld, Robert Seamans and Katia Meggiorin (2021)
Market Orchestrators: The Effects of Certification on Platforms and Their Complementors
Strategy Science, 6(3):244-264

K. Francis Park, Robert Seamans and Feng Zhu (2021)
Multi-homing and Platform Strategies: Historical Evidence from the U.S. Newspaper Industry
Strategic Management Journal, 42 (4), 684- 709

Aaron Chatterji, Jiao Luo and Robert Seamans (2021)
Competition between Organizational Forms: Banks vs. Credit Unions after the Financial Crisis
Organization Science, 32(3):568-586.

Evan Rawley and Robert Seamans (2020)
Co-location and Productivity: Evidence from Census Microdata
Strategic Management Journal, 41 (10), 1770-1798.

Yongwook Paik, Sukhun Kang and Robert Seamans (2019)
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Political Competition: How the Public Sector Helps the Sharing Economy Create Value
Strategic Management Journal, 40(4): 503-532

Geraldo Cerqueiro, M. Fabiana Penas and Robert Seamans (2019)
Debtor Protection and Business Dynamism
Journal of Law and Economics, 62 (3): 521-549

Robert Seamans and Feng Zhu (2017)
Repositioning and Cost Cutting: The Impact of Competition on Platform Strategies
Strategy Science, 2(2): 83-99

Geraldo Cerqueiro, Deepak Hegde, María Fabiana Penas and Robert Seamans (2017)
Debtor Rights, Credit Supply, and Innovation
Management Science, 63(10): 3311–3327.

Jason Chan, Anindya Ghose and Robert Seamans (2016)
Internet and Hate Crime: Offline Spillovers from Online Access.
MIS Quarterly,4(2): 381-403.

Victor Bennett, Robert Seamans and Feng Zhu (2015)
Cannibalization and Option Value Effects of Secondary Markets: Evidence from the US Concert Industry
Strategic Management Journal, 36(11): 1599-1614.