Controlling digital piracy has remained a top priority for manufacturers of information goods, as well as for many governments around the world. Among the many forms taken by digital piracy, we focus on an increasingly common one -- namely, online piracy -- that is facilitated by torrent sites...

We study the economic impact of piracy on the supply chain of information goods. When information goods are sold to consumers via a retailer, in certain situations, a moderate dose of piracy seems to have a surprising positive impact on the profits of the manufacturer and the retailer, while, at...

It is commonly believed that piracy of information goods leads to lower profits, which translate to lower incentives to invest in innovation, and eventually to lower quality products. Manufacturers, policy makers, and researchers, all claim that inadequate piracy enforcement efforts translate to...

Recent times have witnessed the emergence of a business model where an intermediary sells a subscription plan that covers visits to multiple merchants. Examples abound, with ClassPass, Instacart, and Moviepass being a few prominent ones. The purpose of our study is to put this model under a...