Daniel J. Sullivan

Daniel Sullivan is the Cowles Chair in Media Management and Economics. Professor Sullivan was the director of strategic development and chief research officer for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. He has also been on the faculty at Middlebury College, the University of Vermont and California State University – Chico. Professor Sullivan holds a doctorate degree in economics from Yale University.

Education

Ph.D., Economics, Yale University

M.Phil., Economics, Yale University

Current Research Interests

Measuring the performance of newspaper companies - the link between good journalism and good business
Media ownership and the framing of public policy issues in the news
Media coverage of health care finance and policy

Courses Taught

JOUR 3551, The Economics of New Media

JOUR 5725, The Management of Media Organizations

JOUR 8501, Seminar: The Process of Quantitative Mass Communication Research

JOUR 8675, Issues in Information Access and Communication

Professional Experience

Director of Strategic Development and chief research officer for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis
Taught at Middlebury College, University of Vermont and California State University-Chico

Selected Publications

"Hospital Payroll Costs, Productivity and Employment Under Prospective Reimbursement"

"University on Trial" (with R. Dentler and C. Baltzell)

"Public Aid to Nonpublic Schools"

"Linking Diversity in Newsrooms" (with C. Mahai and P. Sveinson)

"A Framework for Determining the Potential Value of Increased Diversity in Newspapers"

"An Economic Analysis of Electronic Classified Markets"