We analyze the outcomes of two randomized field experiments to study the effect of binge-watching on the subscription of Video-on-Demand (SVoD). In both cases, we offered access to SVoD to a random set of households for several weeks and used another random set of households as a control group....

In this paper we study the impact of time-shifting on TV consumption and ad viewership. We analyze the results of a field experiment in which a random sample of ”triple-play” households were given a set of premium TV channels broadcasting popular movies and TV shows without commercial...

Using a household level dataset, we measure the impact of a website blocking agreement based on DNS filtering on digital piracy and the consumption of pay-TV, Video on Demand, and paid entertainment channels. Our results show that blocking access to copyright infringing websites reduces Internet...

Peer ratings have become increasingly important sources of product information, particularly in markets for information goods. However, in spite of the increasing prevalence of this information, there are relatively few academic studies that analyze the impact of peer ratings on consumers...

We evaluate the welfare effects of the Roam-Like-At-Home regulation, which drastically re-duced the price of accessing the mobile internet for EU residents when traveling abroad in the European Economic Area. Estimates from individual-level usage data suggest that consumer surplus increased by...

We study how people react to small probability events with large negative consequences using the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic as a natural experiment. Our analysis is based on a unique administrative data set with anonymized monthly expenditures at the individual level. We find that older...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDRP) represents a dramatic shift in global privacy regulation. We focus on GDPR’s enhanced consumer consent requirements that aim to provide transparent and active elicitation of data allowances. We evaluate the effect of enhanced consent on consumer...