Greg Linden is a post-doctoral researcher specializing in the economics
of the electronics industry. He earned a Ph.D. in Economics an a
Master's in Public Policy at Berkeley and has worked as a consultant
on projects in Asia to develop industrial policy in high-technology
industries. His research interests include the competitive dynamics
of the electronics industry, research consortia in the semiconductor
industry, the emergence of global competitors from industrializing
countries, and the effect of foreign direct investment on economic
growth.
Sections Publications and Drafts NOTE: Please contact me if you are interested in any of the unpublished material from the following list. (1) Cooperation and Competition in Systems and Chips 2007 (with Kenneth L. Kraemer and Jason Dedrick) "Who Captures Value in a Global Innovation System? The case of Apple's iPod," Personal Computing Industry Center, UC Irvine. 2006 (with Clair Brown) "Offshoring in the Semiconductor Industry: A Historical Perspective," pp. 279-333, in Lael Brainard and Susan M. Collins, eds., Brookings Trade Forum 2005: Offshoring White-Collar Work-The Issues and the Implications, Washington DC: Brookings Institute. 2004 (with Melissa Appleyard and Clair Brown), "Wintel and Beyond: Leadership in the Net World Order," Berkeley-Doshisha Employment and Technology Working Paper Series, August. NOTE: This is an analysis of market power along the electronics value chain."2003 (with Clair Brown and Melissa Appleyard), "The Net World Order's Influence on Global Leadership in the Semiconductor Industry," in Martin Kenney and Richard Florida, eds., Locating Global Advantage: Industry Dynamics in the International Economy, Stanford University Press. An earlier working paper version of this chapter ("The Semiconductor Industry's Role in the Net World Order") can be downloaded here. 2001 "Chips Seek A 'Net World Order'," Electronic Engineering Times, July 30. 2003 (with Deepak Somaya), "System-on-a-Chip Integration in the Semiconductor Industry: Industry Structure and Firm Strategies," Industrial and Corporate Change, v.12, n.3: 545-576. 2000 (with David C. Mowery and Rosemarie Ham Ziedonis), "National Technology Policy in Global Markets: Developing Next-Generation Lithography in the Semiconductor Industry" Business and Politics, v.2, n.2, pp.93-113. (an analysis of the Intel-led Cooperative R&D Agreement with three Department of Energy labs to develop a new manufacturing tool) 1998 (with Rose Marie Ham and Melissa M. Appleyard), "The Evolving Role of Semiconductor Consortia in the U.S. and Japan," California Management Review, v.41, n.1, pp. 137-163. NOTE: This is an analysis of the semiconductor industry's high-stakes shift from 200mm to 300mm silicon wafers. 1998 "IC Design and Skilled Labor Pools," presented at the Sloan Foundation Globalization Workshop for Junior Scholars, Duke University April 24-25. 1995, "Digital Video Disks: Standard-Setting for a new Consumer Electronics Product," unpublished research note. (2) The Electronics Industry in Transition Economies 2004 "China Standard Time: A Study in Strategic Industrial Policy", Business and Politics, v.6, n.3, article 4 (an earlier version appeared as "Optical Storage In China: A Study in Strategic Industrial Policy," Information Storage Industry Center Report #2003-01). 2002 (with Steven White), "Organizational And Industrial Response To Market Liberalization: The Interaction Of Pace, Incentive And Capacity To Change," Organization Studies, v.23, n.6. NOTE: This is an analysis of the interaction of the pace of transition to capitalism and the ability of mangers to adapt using a comparison of the television manufacturing industries in Poland and China. 1998 "Building Production Networks in Central Europe: The Case of the Electronics Industry," pp. 255-272 in John Zysman and Andrew Schwartz, eds., Enlarging Europe: the Industrial Foundations of a New Political Reality, Berkeley, CA: IAS [NOTE: also appears as BRIE WP#126, "Building Production Networks in Central Europe: The Case of the Electronics Industry"] 1997, "The Polish Computer Sector: A Research Note," unpublished research note. 1997, "China's PC Market," unpublished research note. 1997, "US Electronics Firms in China: First Movers or Lemmings?" draft manuscript. (3) The Electronics Industry In Developing Countries 2000, "Industrial Policy, Technology, and Performance: Lessons From The East Asian Electronics Industry," PhD dissertation. (uses detailed comparative case studies of several electronics sectors in Korea and Taiwan to explore hypotheses related to the interaction between industrial policy and industrial structure in developing countries) 2000 "Japan and the United States in the Malaysian Electronics Sector," pp.202-229 in Michael Borrus, Dieter Ernst, and Stephan Haggard, eds., Rivalry or Riches: International Production Networks in Asia, Routledge. June 1998 (with Jeffrey Hart, Stefanie Ann Lenway, and Thomas P. Murtha), "Flying Geese as Moving Targets," Industry and Innovation, v.5, n.1, pp.11-34 [also appears as BRIE WP#109, "Advanced Displays in Korea and Taiwan"] 1995, "Technology Management in International Production Networks," draft manuscript. 1995, "Japanese FDI In Asia," unpublished research note. 1994 "Differences in US and Japanese Electronics FDI in East Asia: Evidence from the BRIE Database," BRIE Research Note #RN 3. 1994 "The Dynamics Of Export Platforms: Case Studies From Southeast Asia" (course paper) NOTE: This paper discusses changes observed in the offshore affiliates of electronics companies over time; case studies include Compaq Singapore and Matsushita Television Malaysia. 1994, "Asian FDI by the PC Industry," unpublished reasearch note. back to top Selected Policy Consulting 2001 Project Name: The impact of EU accession on the electronics industry in Eastern Europe: consumer electronics, telecom, and components (EU Enterprise Directorate Contract No.PSE/99/502333) Employer: Prof. Juergen Mueller, Fachhochschule fuer Wirtschaft Berlin (FHW) My responsibilities: editing and expanding the general chapters for consumer electronics and components; providing descriptive text and background case studies in country-specific chapters for consumer electronics and components 1997 Project Name: Pakistan 2010 Long Term Perspective Study Employer: Economic Competitiveness Group, DRI-McGraw Hill Description: developing science and technology policy for the government of Pakistan. My responsibilities: comparative background on East Asian industrial policy and contributions to the "frame of reference" document for S&T policy 1995 Project Name: Post-IMP Project (Malaysia) Employer: Economic Competitiveness Group, DRI-McGraw Hill Description: developing Malaysia's 2nd Ten-Year Industrial Master Plan My responsibilities: background on the global electronics industry, participation in one round of meetings in Malaysia, contributions to other chapters. back to top Academic History PhD in Economics, December 2000 University of California at Berkeley Fields: International Economics Industrial Organization Dissertation Title: "Industrial Policy, Technology, and Performance: Lessons From The East Asian Electronics Industry" Thesis Committee: R. Clair Brown (Chair), J. Bradford DeLong, Stephen S. Cohen Master of Public Policy, May 1995 University of California at Berkeley Thesis Title: "Taiwan's Flat Panel Policy" Bachelor of Arts in Economics/International Area Studies Summa Cum Laude, March 1992 University of California at Los Angeles included one year of study in France ('90-'91) back to top |
