Many have debated the implications of classifying internet service providers (ISPs) as common carriers (“net neutrality”). In this paper, we examine the effect of net neutrality rules on ISP investment in broadband internet. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we compare outcomes for...

We estimate how “Name, Image, and Likeness” (NIL) contracts affect NCAA football recruiting outcomes. We model recruiting as a multistage process, where schools make scholarship offers to athletes and then athletes choose a school based on their preferences over the offers received. We find...

Consumer groups have been complaining about rising cable television prices. One proposed solution to combat these rising rates is to allow consumers to choose cable channels on a channel-by-channel basis (so-called a la carte offerings). In this paper, we explore the likely implications of a...

This paper examines the extent to which radio station content is influenced by common ownership of stations and additional competition, and whether these effects differ when comparing large corporately-owned stations to other stations. We confirm previous results in the literature indicating...

The advent of smartphones has caused a dramatic change in consumers' access to information and media. Using data on consumer telephone service choices, along with geographic data on cellular network infrastructure and software applications, we estimate the demand for telephone services. We allow...

In this paper, we examine how the decisions of churches are impacted by the decisions of rival churches. Using a novel data set of Christian churches in two suburban Nashville, TN counties, we estimate a model of strategic interaction, based on empirical models of discrete games, which accounts...

We study the market for child care services, with a special focus on examining competition between for- and nonprofits. We estimate a two-stage oligopoly model of product differentiation. The first stage estimates a model of endogenous market structure and the second stage corrects for market...

We develop a two-sided market model with an upstream-downstream structure. More specifically, the platform consists of two rival upstream firms and a downstream monopolist. Each upstream firm negotiates the input price (license fee) with the downstream monopolist and also chooses the amount of...

Existing market-based measures of viewpoint diversity in the media have been criticized for lacking a theoretical foundation. This paper proposes a theoretical framework to develop market-based measures of viewpoint diversity. It then uses this framework to develop four viewpoint diversity...