Brent R. Rowe

Expertise

Technology Adoption and Diffusion
Economics of Cyber Security
Technology Infrastructure

Biography

Brent Rowe is a senior economist in RTI's Technology Economics and Policy Group. He has expertise in the evaluation of innovative technologies, the development of economic impact models, and the analysis of technology and security policies. Mr. Rowe has led numerous studies looking at issues surrounding the adoption of new technologies and standards by such industries as semiconductors, biotechnology, information technology, and nuclear energy. He has particular expertise in assessing the economic factors—e.g. incentives and disincentives—associated with cyber security and border security. Mr. Rowe has presented his work at numerous conferences and has published articles in a variety of journals, as well as coauthoring a book entitled Cyber Security: Economic Strategies and Public Policy Alternative.

Education

MS, Economics, NC State University; BS, Economics, NC State University; BS, Electrical Engineering, NC State University.

Selected Publications

Rowe, B.R., Wood, D.W., Link, A.N., Simoni, D.A. (Dec 2010). Economic impact assessment of NIST's text REtrieval conference (TREC) program. Final report: RTI Project Number 0211875. Research Triangle Park, NC: RTI International

Tassey, G., Gallaher, M.P., Rowe, B.R. (2009) Complex standards and innovation in the digital economy: The Internet Protocol. International Journal of Technology Management, 48 (4):448-472.

O'Connor, A.C., Rowe, B.R. (2008) Public-private partnership to develop technology infrastructure: A case study of the economic returns of DNA diagnostics. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 17 (7):649-661.

Gallaher, M.P., Link, A.N., Rowe, B. (2008). Cyber Security: Economic Strategies and Public Policy Alternatives Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing

Rowe, B., Gallaher, M.P. (2006) Could IPv6 improve network security? And, if so, at what cost?: Cybersecurity. I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society, 2 (2):231-267.

Gallaher, M.P., Rowe, B.R. (2006) The costs and benefits of transferring technology infrastructures underlying complex standards: the case of IPv6. Journal of Technology Transfer, 31 (5):519-544.

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