Best practices for differentiated products demand estimation with pyblp
C Conlon, J Gortmaker - The RAND Journal of Economics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Differentiated products demand systems are a workhorse for understanding the price effects
of mergers, the value of new goods, and the contribution of products to seller networks …
of mergers, the value of new goods, and the contribution of products to seller networks …
Market power and bargaining in agrifood markets: A review of emerging topics and tools
Recent developments in modern agri‐food markets have called into question the predictive
capability of the traditional models and tools used by agricultural economists to assess and …
capability of the traditional models and tools used by agricultural economists to assess and …
Spatial differentiation and vertical mergers in retail markets for gasoline
JF Houde - American Economic Review, 2012 - aeaweb.org
This paper studies an empirical model of spatial competition applied to gasoline markets.
The main feature is to specify commuting paths as the “locations''of consumers in a Hotelling …
The main feature is to specify commuting paths as the “locations''of consumers in a Hotelling …
Common ownership and competition in the ready-to-eat cereal industry
Models of firm conduct are the cornerstone of both theoretical and empirical work in
industrial organization. A recent contribution (Berry and Haile, 2014) has suggested the use …
industrial organization. A recent contribution (Berry and Haile, 2014) has suggested the use …
[PDF][PDF] Rising markups and the role of consumer preferences
We characterize the evolution of markups for consumer products in the United States from
2006 to 2019. We use detailed data on prices and quantities for products in more than 100 …
2006 to 2019. We use detailed data on prices and quantities for products in more than 100 …
Overview of coordination contracts within forward and reverse supply chains
K Govindan, MN Popiuc, A Diabat - Journal of cleaner production, 2013 - Elsevier
Contracts are comprehensive coordination mechanisms used in both theory and practice to
coordinate various supply chain structures. By focusing on the coordination by contracts of …
coordinate various supply chain structures. By focusing on the coordination by contracts of …
The competitive impact of vertical integration by multiproduct firms
F Luco, G Marshall - American Economic Review, 2020 - aeaweb.org
We study the impact of vertical integration on pricing incentives in multiproduct industries. To
do so, we exploit recent variation in vertical structure in the US carbonated-beverage …
do so, we exploit recent variation in vertical structure in the US carbonated-beverage …
Multi-category competition and market power: a model of supermarket pricing
In many competitive settings, consumers buy multiple product categories, and some prefer to
use a single firm, generating complementary cross-category price effects. To study pricing in …
use a single firm, generating complementary cross-category price effects. To study pricing in …
How well targeted are soda taxes?
Soda taxes aim to reduce excessive sugar consumption. We assess who is most impacted
by soda taxes. We estimate demand using micro longitudinal data covering on-the-go …
by soda taxes. We estimate demand using micro longitudinal data covering on-the-go …
Asymmetric information and middleman margins: An experiment with Indian potato farmers
West Bengal potato farmers cannot directly access wholesale markets and do not
knowwholesale prices. Local middlemen earn large margins; pass-through from wholesale …
knowwholesale prices. Local middlemen earn large margins; pass-through from wholesale …