We propose a structural model of correlated learning with indirect inference to explain late-mover advantages. Our model focuses on a class of products with the following two features: (i) products which build on a common fundamental technology (e.g., computer processor, car, smartphone, etc.);...

Compared to offline matching markets, online matching platforms improve search in thematching process, but at the same time, increase the problem of authenticating the featuresand credentials of prospective matches. This paper examines the interplay between these two processes in online...

New technologies such as product simulators and virtual reality now allow firms to provide realistic product usage experiences and reduce buyer uncertainty about product quality. We argue that today's firms should view product design and investments to reduce buyer uncertainty as an integrated...

The executive suite and the board are closely bound to each other through their fiduciary responsibility to same shareholders. With CEOs' prominent role in both governing bodies, their independence from CEOs' self-serving behavior might be related to each other. We explore the interdependence...

We provide novel evidence on the role of ambiguity aversion in determining the response of mutual fund investors to fund performance. Our analysis is motivated by theoretical models of decision making by ambiguity-averse investors. A key implication of the models is that when investors face...

Households over age 60 own half of the discretionary investment assets in the United States and are increasingly responsible for generating income from these investments to fund retirement. Studies in cognitive aging show that older respondents experience a decline in cognitive processes closely...