Dr. John Scott, associate professor of economics at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, recently had his paper accepted by the Journal of Business Administration Online.
In the paper, “Prices Reflect Vendor Differences: The Case of Handheld Computers on CNET,” Scott shows that physically identical products sold by different sellers on an Internet shopping site have different prices because the sellers provide different services to the customer.
This paper used data from online shopping sites to measure the effect that Scott had previously theorized would exist in his earlier paper, “Electronic Commerce Encourages Differentiation,” which was published in the Journal of Internet Commerce. It was co-authored by Ruth Miller, associate professor of computer information systems at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
Scott also serves as director of the Center for Economic Education and Research.
His publication interests include economic education, terrorism, e-commerce, and real estate. He received his B.B.A. in economics from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and his Ph.D. in economics from the University of South Carolina. He has taught at the university level for 16 years and has been at SAU for three years.
