Here you'll find a handful of my recent papers. They are all in PDF (Acrobat) format. If your computer can't figure out what to do with them, you might need to install Acrobat Reader or a similar program.

Digital Refugees: An Economic Model of Peer-to-Peer Network Growth (Pending)

Econet's Quiet Revolution (May 2004)

"Mobile phone technology provided by Econet revolutionized life in Zimbabwe... [Yet] the future remains unclear. What follows is a cautionary tale of 'doing well by doing good' in the developing world."

Starkist, Safe from Dolphins (May 2004)

"Starkist would become the first company in the world that could promise its seafood was caught without harming dolphins... Amidst the fanfare and celebration, it was forgotten how Heinz had ignored the dolphin issue for years, and how its pledge would do little to ensure the survival of the world's most intelligent sea creature."

Monsanto's Spectacular Failure (April 2004)

"[Monsanto] seized upon genomics with a fevor rivaled by only the most enthusiastic dot-com revolutionaries. Led by its overconfident and naive chairman, Robert Shapiro, the organization never seemed to realize how difficult it would be to introduce GM technology to a suspicious world."