Details about Mark Armstrong

Homepage:	https://sites.google.com/view/mark-armstrong/home
Postal address:	Department of Economics, University College London, Drayton House, 30 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AX, UK
Workplace:	Department of Economics, University College London (UCL), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. Multibrand Price Dispersion
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2023)
2. Multiproduct Cost Passthrough: Edgeworth's Paradox Revisited
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
   Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2022) View citations (4)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
   See also Journal Article Multiproduct Cost Pass-Through: Edgeworth’s Paradox Revisited, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2021

3. Consumer Information and the Limits to Competition
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (9)
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2019) View citations (7)
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (2021) View citations (1)
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2019) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Consumer Information and the Limits to Competition, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2022) View citations (9) (2022)
4. Patterns of Competitive Interaction
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2020) View citations (2)
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2019) View citations (2)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (2)
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2021)
   See also Journal Article Patterns of Competitive Interaction, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2022) View citations (6) (2022)
5. Plan S: An Economist's Perspective
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Plan S: An economist's perspective, Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2020

6. Patterns of Price Competition and the Structure of Consumer Choice
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

2018

7. Discriminating Against Captive Customers
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (6)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2018) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Discriminating against Captive Customers, American Economic Review: Insights, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (41) (2019)
8. Patterns of Competition with Captive Customers
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (9)
   Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (10)

2017

9. Discount Pricing
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
   Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2012)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (2)
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2012)
   See also Journal Article DISCOUNT PRICING, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2020) (2020)

2016

10. Multiproduct Pricing Made Simple
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Multiproduct Pricing Made Simple, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (27) (2018)
11. Ordered Consumer Search
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2016) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Ordered Consumer Search, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2017) View citations (63) (2017)

2015

12. Nonlinear Pricing
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2015) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Nonlinear Pricing, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2016) (2016)
13. Search and ripoff externalities
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (53)
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (2)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2014) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Search and Ripoff Externalities, Review of Industrial Organization, Springer (2015) View citations (53) (2015)
14. Which demand systems can be generated by discrete choice?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (21)
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Which demand systems can be generated by discrete choice?, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2015) View citations (20) (2015)

2014

15. Opening Access to Research
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (3)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2014) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Opening Access to Research, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2015) View citations (19) (2015)
16. Search Deterrence
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2013) View citations (1)
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Search Deterrence, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2016) View citations (8) (2016)

2012

17. A More General Theory of Commodity Bundling
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2012) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article A more general theory of commodity bundling, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2013) View citations (45) (2013)
18. Consumer protection and contingent charges
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (79)
    See also Journal Article Consumer Protection and Contingent Charges, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (80) (2012)

2011

19. Bundling Revisited: Substitute Products and Inter-Firm Discounts
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010) View citations (2)
20. Economic models of consumer protection policies
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
21. Exploding Offers and Buy-Now Discounts
    Working Papers, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010) View citations (2)
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (6)
    EERI Research Paper Series, Economics and Econometrics Research Institute (EERI), Brussels (2010) View citations (3)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010) View citations (3)
22. Paying for prominence
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (123)
    See also Journal Article Paying for Prominence, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2011) View citations (124) (2011)

2010

23. Behavioral Economics as Applied to Firms: A Primer
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (53)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010) View citations (53)
24. Conditioning prices on search behaviour
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (9)

2008

25. A model of delegated project choice
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article A Model of Delegated Project Choice, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2010) View citations (71) (2010)
26. Collection sales: good or bad for journals?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article COLLECTION SALES: GOOD OR BAD FOR JOURNALS?, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2010) View citations (8) (2010)
27. Consumer protection and the incentive to become informed
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Consumer Protection and the Incentive to Become Informed, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2009) View citations (58) (2009)
28. Interactions between competition and consumer policy
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (44)
29. Prominence and Consumer Search
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Prominence and consumer search, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2009) View citations (185) (2009)

2007

30. A Model of Delegated Project Choice With Application to Merger Policy
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (2)
31. Inattentive Consumers and Product Quality
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Inattentive Consumers and Product Quality, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2009) View citations (54) (2009)
32. Mobile call termination in the UK
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (17)

2006

33. Access pricing, bypass and universal service in post
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article Access Pricing, Bypass and Universal Service in Post, Review of Network Economics, De Gruyter (2008) View citations (12) (2008)
34. Competitive Nonlinear Pricing and Bundling
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (15)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2006) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Competitive Non-linear Pricing and Bundling, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2010) View citations (92) (2010)
35. Price discrimination
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (98)

2005

36. Competition in Two-Sided Markets
    Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (67)
    See also Journal Article Competition in two‐sided markets, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2006) View citations (491) (2006)
37. Public Service Broadcasting in the Digital World
    Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (22)
38. Recent Developments in the Economics of Price Discrimination
    Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (14)
39. Regulation, Competition and Liberalization
    Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Regulation, Competition and Liberalization, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2006) View citations (175) (2006)

2002

40. Competition in two-sided markets (2002 version)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)

2001

41. The theory of access pricing and interconnection
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (102)

1997

42. Mobile telephony in the UK
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)

1996

43. Nonlinear pricing with imperfectly informed consumers
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)

1995

44. Delegation and discretion
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (9)

1992

45. Nonlinear Pricing and Price Cap Regulation
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Nonlinear pricing and price cap regulation, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1995) View citations (16) (1995)
46. Price Discrimination, Competition and Regulation
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Price Discrimination, Competition and Regulation, Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell (1993) View citations (89) (1993)

1991

47. Optimal Regulatory Lag under Price Cap Regulation
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Multiproduct Cost Pass-Through: Edgeworth’s Paradox Revisited
   Journal of Political Economy, 2023, 131, (10), 2645 - 2665 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Multiproduct Cost Passthrough: Edgeworth's Paradox Revisited, MPRA Paper (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2022

2. Consumer Information and the Limits to Competition
   American Economic Review, 2022, 112, (2), 534-77 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Consumer Information and the Limits to Competition, MPRA Paper (2021) View citations (5) (2021)
3. Patterns of Competitive Interaction
   Econometrica, 2022, 90, (1), 153-191 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Patterns of Competitive Interaction, MPRA Paper (2021) (2021)

2021

4. Plan S: An economist's perspective
   Managerial and Decision Economics, 2021, 42, (8), 2017-2026 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Plan S: An Economist's Perspective, MPRA Paper (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2020

5. DISCOUNT PRICING
   Economic Inquiry, 2020, 58, (4), 1614-1627
   See also Working Paper Discount Pricing, MPRA Paper (2017) (2017)

2019

6. Discriminating against Captive Customers
   American Economic Review: Insights, 2019, 1, (3), 257-72 View citations (41)
   See also Working Paper Discriminating Against Captive Customers, Economics Series Working Papers (2018) View citations (6) (2018)

2018

7. Multiproduct Pricing Made Simple
   Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 126, (4), 1444 - 1471 View citations (27)
   See also Working Paper Multiproduct Pricing Made Simple, MPRA Paper (2016) View citations (3) (2016)

2017

8. Ordered Consumer Search
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2017, 15, (5), 989-1024 View citations (63)
   See also Working Paper Ordered Consumer Search, CEPR Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (5) (2016)

2016

9. Nonlinear Pricing
   Annual Review of Economics, 2016, 8, (1), 583-614
   See also Working Paper Nonlinear Pricing, Economics Series Working Papers (2015) (2015)
10. Search Deterrence
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2016, 83, (1), 26-57 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Search Deterrence, MPRA Paper (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2015

11. Opening Access to Research
    Economic Journal, 2015, 125, (586), F1-F30 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Opening Access to Research, MPRA Paper (2014) View citations (3) (2014)
12. Search and Ripoff Externalities
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2015, 47, (3), 273-302 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper Search and ripoff externalities, MPRA Paper (2015) View citations (53) (2015)
13. Which demand systems can be generated by discrete choice?
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2015, 158, (PA), 293-307 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Which demand systems can be generated by discrete choice?, MPRA Paper (2015) View citations (21) (2015)

2013

14. A more general theory of commodity bundling
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2013, 148, (2), 448-472 View citations (45)
    See also Working Paper A More General Theory of Commodity Bundling, Economics Series Working Papers (2012) View citations (2) (2012)

2012

15. Consumer Protection and Contingent Charges
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2012, 50, (2), 477-93 View citations (80)
    See also Working Paper Consumer protection and contingent charges, MPRA Paper (2012) View citations (79) (2012)

2011

16. Paying for Prominence
    Economic Journal, 2011, 121, (556), F368-F395 View citations (124)
    See also Working Paper Paying for prominence, MPRA Paper (2011) View citations (123) (2011)

2010

17. A Model of Delegated Project Choice
    Econometrica, 2010, 78, (1), 213-244 View citations (71)
    See also Working Paper A model of delegated project choice, MPRA Paper (2008) View citations (4) (2008)
18. COLLECTION SALES: GOOD OR BAD FOR JOURNALS?
    Economic Inquiry, 2010, 48, (1), 163-176 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Collection sales: good or bad for journals?, MPRA Paper (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
19. Competitive Non-linear Pricing and Bundling
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2010, 77, (1), 30-60 View citations (92)
    See also Working Paper Competitive Nonlinear Pricing and Bundling, Economics Series Working Papers (2006) View citations (15) (2006)
20. Jane Martin: Special Tribute
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2010, 77, (1), 1-2

2009

21. Consumer Protection and the Incentive to Become Informed
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7, (2-3), 399-410 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper Consumer protection and the incentive to become informed, MPRA Paper (2008) View citations (4) (2008)
22. Inattentive Consumers and Product Quality
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7, (2-3), 411-422 View citations (54)
    See also Working Paper Inattentive Consumers and Product Quality, MPRA Paper (2007) View citations (3) (2007)
23. Mobile Call Termination
    Economic Journal, 2009, 119, (538), F270-F307 View citations (74)
    Also in Economic Journal, 2009, 119, (538), F270-F307 (2009) View citations (40)
24. Prominence and consumer search
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2009, 40, (2), 209-233 View citations (185)
    See also Working Paper Prominence and Consumer Search, Economics Series Working Papers (2008) View citations (14) (2008)

2008

25. Access Pricing, Bypass and Universal Service in Post
    Review of Network Economics, 2008, 7, (2), 16 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Access pricing, bypass and universal service in post, MPRA Paper (2006) (2006)

2007

26. Two-sided Markets, Competitive Bottlenecks and Exclusive Contracts
    Economic Theory, 2007, 32, (2), 353-380 View citations (210)

2006

27. Competition in two‐sided markets
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2006, 37, (3), 668-691 View citations (491)
    See also Working Paper Competition in Two-Sided Markets, Industrial Organization (2005) View citations (67) (2005)
28. Regulation, Competition and Liberalization
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2006, 44, (2), 325-366 View citations (175)
    See also Working Paper Regulation, Competition and Liberalization, Industrial Organization (2005) View citations (16) (2005)

2005

29. Public service broadcasting
    Fiscal Studies, 2005, 26, (3), 281-299 View citations (27)

2004

30. Network interconnection with asymmetric networks and heterogeneous calling patterns
    Information Economics and Policy, 2004, 16, (3), 375-390 View citations (14)
31. Toward a Synthesis of Models of Regulatory Policy Design with Limited Information
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2004, 26, (1), 5-21 View citations (5)

2001

32. Access Pricing, Bypass, and Universal Service
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (2), 297-301 View citations (45)
33. Competitive Price Discrimination
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2001, 32, (4), 579-605 View citations (306)

2000

34. Multiproduct Price Regulation Under Asymmetric Information
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2000, 48, (2), 137-160 View citations (13)
35. Optimal Multi-Object Auctions
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2000, 67, (3), 455-481 View citations (106)

1999

36. Competition in the Pay-TV Market
    Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 1999, 13, (4), 257-280 View citations (30)
37. Multi-dimensional screening:: A user's guide
    European Economic Review, 1999, 43, (4-6), 959-979 View citations (120)
38. Optimal Regulation with Unknown Demand and Cost Functions
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1999, 84, (2), 196-215 View citations (41)
39. Price Discrimination by a Many-Product Firm
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1999, 66, (1), 151-168 View citations (106)
40. The Density of the Maximum Likelihood Estimator
    Econometrica, 1999, 67, (6), 1459-1470 View citations (10)

1998

41. Network Interconnection in Telecommunications
    Economic Journal, 1998, 108, (448), 545-64 View citations (226)
42. The Access Pricing Problem with Deregulation: A Note
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1998, 46, (1), 115-121 View citations (38)

1997

43. Competition in Telecommunications
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1997, 13, (1), 64-82 View citations (22)

1996

44. Multiproduct Nonlinear Pricing
    Econometrica, 1996, 64, (1), 51-75 View citations (322)
45. Regulatory reform in telecommunications in Central and Eastern Europe
    The Economics of Transition, 1996, 4, (2), 295-318 View citations (16)
46. The Access Pricing Problem: A Synthesis
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1996, 44, (2), 131-50 View citations (172)

1995

47. Nonlinear pricing and price cap regulation
    Journal of Public Economics, 1995, 58, (1), 33-55 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Nonlinear Pricing and Price Cap Regulation, Economics Series Working Papers (1992) View citations (2) (1992)

1993

48. Price Discrimination, Competition and Regulation
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1993, 41, (4), 335-59 View citations (89)
    See also Working Paper Price Discrimination, Competition and Regulation, Economics Series Working Papers (1992) View citations (5) (1992)

1991

49. Welfare Effects of Price Discrimination by a Regulated Monopolist
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1991, 22, (4), 571-581 View citations (37)

Books

1994

1. Regulatory Reform: Economic Analysis and British Experience, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (381)

Edited books

2007

1. Handbook of Industrial Organization, vol 3
   Handbook of Industrial Organization, Elsevier View citations (335)

Chapters

2007

1. Preface to the Handbook of Industrial Organization, Volume 3
   Elsevier View citations (85)
2. Recent Developments in the Theory of Regulation
   Elsevier View citations (208)

2002

3. Converging Communications: Implications for Regulation – Mark Armstrong, Chairman's Comments – David Edmonds
   Chapter 6 in Utility Regulation and Competition Policy, 2002