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Pai Appoints Indiana University's Prince as FCC Chief Economist

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai appointed Indiana University business professor Jeffrey Prince Wednesday as chief economist. Prince will succeed Babette Boliek Tuesday, when she returns as Pepperdine University law school professor and associate dean-faculty research. Pai appointed Boliek last year (see…

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1807300044). The role typically lasts for one year. Prince co-directs Kelley's Institute for Business Analytics. He has written about “dynamic demand for computers, Internet adoption and usage, the inception of online/offline product competition, and telecom bundling,” the FCC said. Prince's “wealth of experience and research on the telecommunications market and Internet adoption will be of great value to the Office of Economics and Analytics and the entire” FCC, Pai said.