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Working Papers

2022

1. Resolving Failed Banks: Uncertainty, Multiple Bidding & Auction Design
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (1)
   Also in Staff Working Papers, Bank of Canada (2019) View citations (2)

2021

2. Autonomous algorithmic collusion: Economic research and policy implications
   TSE Working Papers, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) View citations (3)
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2021) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2021)
3. Centralized procurement and delivery times: Evidence from a natural experiment in Italy
   ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (1)
4. Collusion in the US Generic Drug Industry
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in International Journal of Industrial Organization (2022)
5. Debt-Relief Programs and Money Left on the Table: Evidence from Canada's Response to COVID-19
   Staff Working Papers, Bank of Canada View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique (2022)
6. Hub and Spoke Cartels: Theory and Evidence from the Grocery Industry
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University (2021)
7. The Industrial Organization of Financial Markets
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
8. Why Do Some New Products Fail? Evidence from the Entry and Exit of Vanilla Coke
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

2020

9. Algorithmic Pricing and Competition: Empirical Evidence from the German Retail Gasoline Market
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (28)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (28)
10. Complementary bidding and the collusive arrangement: Evidence from an antitrust investigation
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (3)
    Also in Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University (2020) View citations (3)
11. Incentivized Mergers and Cost Effciency: Evidence from the Electricity Distribution Industry
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
12. The strategic response of banks to macroprudential policies: Evidence from mortgage stress tests in Canada
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
    See also Journal Article in Review of Finance (2022)

2019

13. The Geographic Flow of Bank Funding and Access to Credit: Branch Networks, Local Synergies, and Competition
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (3)

2018

14. Bid Rigging And Entry Deterrence In Public Procurement: Evidence From An Investigation Into Collusion And Corruption In Quebec
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization (2018)
15. Search Frictions And Market Power In Negotiated Price Markets
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (18)
    Staff Working Papers, Bank of Canada (2012) View citations (7)
    2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2010) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2019)

2017

16. The Geographic Flow Of Bank Funding And Access To Credit: Branch Networks And Local-market Competition
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (8)

2015

17. The Effects of Publicity on Demand: The Case of Anti-cholesterol Drugs
    Working Papers, Canadian Centre for Health Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Marketing Science (2016)

2014

18. Diversification of Geographic Risk in Retail Bank Networks: Evidence from Bank Expansion after the Riegle-Neal Act
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in RAND Journal of Economics (2016)

2013

19. The Effect of Mergers in Search Market: Evidence from the Canadian Mortgage Industry
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2014)

2012

20. Price Competition and Concentration in Search and Negotiation Markets: Evidence from Mortgage Lending
    Staff Working Papers, Bank of Canada View citations (1)

2011

21. Discounting in Mortgage Markets
    Staff Working Papers, Bank of Canada View citations (4)

2010

22. Bank Expansion after the Riegle-Neal Act: The Role of Diversification of Geographic Risk
    2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
23. Information provision in financial markets
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (2)
24. Virtual Borders: Online Nominal Rigidities and International Market Segmentation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2008

25. Market Structure and the Diffusion of E-Commerce: Evidence from the Retail Banking Industry
    Staff Working Papers, Bank of Canada View citations (13)
26. Market Structure and the diffusion of electronic banking
    2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (4)

2007

27. Consumer Search and Information Intermediaries
    Cahiers de recherche, HEC Montréal, Institut d'économie appliquée
28. Information or Persuasion? An Empirical Investigation of the Effect of Advertising on Brand Awareness and Perceived Quality using Panel Data
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (1)

2006

29. The Effectiveness of Anti-Smoking Campaigns over the Life-Cycle and the Role of Information
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (4)

2005

30. Energy Regulation in Quebec
    CIRANO Burgundy Reports, CIRANO

2004

31. Advertising and Coordination in Markets with Consumption Scale Effects
    CIRANO Working Papers, CIRANO
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (2005)

2003

32. Advertising Restrictions and Competition in the Children's Breakfast Cereal Industry
    CIRANO Working Papers, CIRANO
33. Economic Development and HIV/AIDS Prevalence
    CIRANO Working Papers, CIRANO View citations (11)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Collusion in the US generic drug industry
   International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2022, 85, (C)
   See also Working Paper (2021)
2. Debt‐relief programs and money left on the table: Evidence from Canada's response to COVID‐19
   Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2022, 55, (S1), 9-53 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2021)
3. Identifying Algorithmic Pricing Technology Adoption in Retail Gasoline Markets
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2022, 112, 457-60
4. The Strategic Response of Banks to Macroprudential Policies: Evidence from Mortgage Stress Tests in Canada*
   (LIBOR manipulation?)
   Review of Finance, 2022, 26, (1), 187-216
   See also Working Paper (2020)

2021

5. Autonomous algorithmic collusion: economic research and policy implications
   Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2021, 37, (3), 459-478 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2021)

2019

6. Search Frictions and Market Power in Negotiated-Price Markets
   Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 127, (4), 1550 - 1598 View citations (41)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2018

7. Bid Rigging and Entry Deterrence in Public Procurement: Evidence from an Investigation into Collusion and Corruption in Quebec
   The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2018, 34, (3), 301-363 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2016

8. Diversification of geographic risk in retail bank networks: evidence from bank expansion after the Riegle-Neal Act
   RAND Journal of Economics, 2016, 47, (3), 529-572 View citations (36)
   See also Working Paper (2014)
9. The Effects of Publicity on Demand: The Case of Anti-Cholesterol Drugs
   Marketing Science, 2016, 35, (1), 158-181 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper (2015)

2015

10. Price Controls and Market Structure: Evidence from Gasoline Retail Markets
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2015, 63, (1), 152-198 View citations (22)

2014

11. Booms, busts, and price dispersion
    Economics Letters, 2014, 124, (3), 399-401
12. Price Dispersion in Mortgage Markets
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2014, 62, (3), 377-416 View citations (39)
13. The Effect of Explicit Communication on pricing: Evidence from the Collapse of a Gasoline Cartel
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2014, 62, (2), 191-228 View citations (43)
14. The Effect of Mergers in Search Markets: Evidence from the Canadian Mortgage Industry
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (10), 3365-96 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

2013

15. A model of advertising format competition: on the use of celebrities in ads
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2013, 46, (4), 1606-1630 View citations (3)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2013, 46, (4), 1606-1630 (2013) View citations (3)
16. Collusion with Asymmetric Retailers: Evidence from a Gasoline Price-Fixing Case
    American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2013, 5, (3), 97-123 View citations (63)

2012

17. Capacity-contingent pricing and competition in the airline industry
    Journal of Air Transport Management, 2012, 24, (C), 7-11 View citations (10)
18. Virtual borders
    Journal of International Economics, 2012, 86, (2), 327-335 View citations (12)

2011

19. Strategic Buying to Prevent Seller Exit
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2011, 20, (2), 339-378 View citations (1)

2009

20. The effect of advertising on brand awareness and perceived quality: An empirical investigation using panel data
    Quantitative Marketing and Economics (QME), 2009, 7, (2), 207-236 View citations (39)

2007

21. Advertising Restrictions and Competition in the Children’s Breakfast Cereal Industry
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2007, 50, (4), 757-780 View citations (8)
22. The Potential for Electricity Market Restructuring in Quebec
    Canadian Public Policy, 2007, 33, (1), 1-20 View citations (1)

2006

23. Coordination and Status Influence
    Rationality and Society, 2006, 18, (3), 367-391 View citations (2)

2005

24. Advertising and Coordination in Markets with Consumption Scale Effects
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2005, 14, (2), 377-401 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2004)