We provide empirical evidence that multimarket contact facilitates tacit collusion among airlines using a flexible model of oligopolistic behavior, where conduct parameters are modeled as functions of multimarket contact. We find i) carriers with little multimarket contact do not cooperate in...

We study trade-offs faced by multiple-system operators (MSOs), the gatekeepers in the provision of internet service, when setting prices and quality for internet access and TV service. In response to improvements in over-the-top video (OTT), MSOs choose between accommodating OTT to share in the...

We estimate demand for residential broadband using high-frequency data from subscribers facing a three-part tariff. The three-part tariff makes data usage during the billing cycle a dynamic problem; thus, generating variation in the (shadow) price of usage. We provide evidence that subscribers...

We investigate whether stock price movements can inform operations managers as to where they should focus improvement efforts.We examine how unexpected performance along several dimensions of service quality - on-time performance, long delays and cancellations, lost bags and denied boardings -...

We formulate two empirical tests for collusive behavior based on the theoretical insights of Werden and Froeb [1994] and Athey, Bagwell, and Sanchirico [2004]. The first predicts that colluding firms will reduce pair-wise differences in prices within a market if demand satisfies certain...

We use detailed data to estimate the private costs and private rents of United States patents for publicly-traded firms. In analyzing costs, we first introduce a novel theoretical model to interpret our estimates. We then combine lawsuit data from Derwent Litalert with non-practicing entity...