Guest editors:
Ginger Zhe Jin (University of Maryland)
Thomas J. Holmes (University of Minnesota)
Steve Tadelis (University of California, Berkeley).
Paper submission deadline: November 30, 2025
The International Journal of Industrial Organization (IJIO) invites submissions for a specialissue honoring the life and contributions of Dr. Patrick L. Bajari (1969–2025), who served asthe journal’s Managing Editor from January 2005 to January 2011.
Special issue information:
The International Journal of Industrial Organization (IJIO) invites submissions for a special issue honoring the life and contributions of Dr. Patrick L. Bajari (1969–2025), who served as the journal’s Managing Editor from January 2005 to January 2011. Dr. Bajari was a
distinguished economist whose pioneering work advanced empirical methods in industrial organization and transformed the way economists analyze auctions, contracts, and dynamic games. As described in the University of Minnesota’s remembrance, he combined intellectual rigor with practical relevance, leaving a lasting impact on both academia and industry.
More specifically, Dr. Bajari obtained his PhD in Economics at the University of Minnesota in 1997. His academic career included faculty positions at Harvard, Stanford, Duke, and Michigan before returning to Minnesota in 2006. In 2010, he went on leave to become Chief Economist at Amazon, where he played a transformational role in the rise of tech-economics in industry—one of the major developments in economics in recent years. In 2023, he became Chief Economist at Keystone.
This special issue will include two types of contributions:
- Review articles that provide thoughtful reflections on Dr. Bajari’s professionalcontributions and editorial service, while also making a meaningful scholarly contribution to the existing literature. Such pieces may synthesize and contextualize his work within broader research developments, highlight its lasting influence on subsequent scholarship, or identify promising directions for future inquiry inspired by his research.
- Original research articles that build upon or are inspired by Dr. Bajari’s researchagenda, including but not limited to empirical industrial organization, applied econometrics, auctions, contracts, dynamic games, and the intersection of economics with digital platforms and policy. The goal of the special issue is to recognize Dr. Bajari’s intellectual legacy and encourage new work in the areas where he made seminal contributions. Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome.
Submission Procedure
Papers should be submitted through the IJIO online submission system by November 30, 2025. Submission link: https://www2.cloud.editorialmanager.com/ijio/default2.aspx
When submitting, please select the option corresponding to the special issue “In Memory of Dr. Patrick Bajari.” Submitted papers will undergo the standard review process on a rolling basis, with an aim to provide timely feedback.
We expect the special issue to be published in late 2026.
Manuscript submission information: