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Postal address:	Ross School of Business University of Michigan 701 Tappan Street Ann Arbor MI 48109
Workplace:	Department of Business Economics and Public Policy, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2017

1. Brighter Prospects? Assessing the Franchise Advantage using Census Data
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies
   See also Journal Article Brighter prospects? Assessing the franchise advantage using census data, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2019) View citations (2) (2019)
2. The Quality of Institutions and Organizational Form Decisions: Evidence from Within the Firm
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article The Quality of Institutions and Organizational Form Decisions: Evidence from Within the Firm, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2017) View citations (4) (2017)

2016

3. Financial constraints and moral hazard: The case of franchising
   DICE Discussion Papers, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) View citations (2)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (1)
   DICE Discussion Papers, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) (2013) View citations (1)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Financial Constraints and Moral Hazard: The Case of Franchising, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2017) View citations (9) (2017)

2014

4. Do Large Modern Retailers Pay Premium Wages?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Do Large Modern Retailers Pay Premium Wages?, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2015) View citations (9) (2015)
5. Serial Entrepreneurship: Learning by Doing?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
   See also Journal Article Serial Entrepreneurship: Learning by Doing?, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (64) (2016)

2013

6. Financial Constraints and Franchising Decisions
   2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
7. Organizational Form and Performance: Evidence from the Hotel Industry
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (35)
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2008)
   See also Journal Article Organizational Form and Performance: Evidence from the Hotel Industry, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2013) View citations (43) (2013)

2009

8. The Effect of Regulatory Uncertainty on Organizational Form Decisions: Evidence from Within the Firm
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (3)

2007

9. Vertical Integration and Firm Boundaries: The Evidence
   Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics View citations (342)
   Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (356)
   See also Journal Article Vertical Integration and Firm Boundaries: The Evidence, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2007) View citations (355) (2007)

2006

10. Firm Survival and Growth in Retail and Service Industries: Evidence from Franchised Chains
    Working Papers, School of Business, The George Washington University

2002

11. Contracting in the Absence of Specific Investments and Moral Hazard: Understanding Carrier-Driver Relations in U.S. Trucking
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
12. The Role of Residual Claims and Self-Enforcement in Franchise Contracting
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2001

13. International Franchising: Evidence from US and Canadian Franchisors in Mexico
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
14. Targeting Managerial Control: Evidence from Franchising
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Targeting Managerial Control: Evidence from Franchising, RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation (2005) View citations (93) (2005)

1998

15. Incentive Contracting and the Franchise Decision
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (36)

1996

16. Retail Contracting: Theory and Practice
    G.R.E.Q.A.M., Universite Aix-Marseille III View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Retail Contracting: Theory and Practice, Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell (1997) View citations (90) (1997)
17. The Characteristics of Multi-Unit Ownership in Franchising: Evidence from Fast-Food Restaurants in Texas
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
18. The Dynamics of Franchise Contracting: Evidence from Panel Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article The Dynamics of Franchise Contracting: Evidence from Panel Data, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1999) View citations (101) (1999)

1995

19. Pricing Decisions in Franchised Chains: A Look at the Restaurant and Fast-Food Industry
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)

1990

20. AN EMPIRICAL LOOK AT FRANCHISE CONTRACTS AS SIGNALING DEVICES
    GSIA Working Papers, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business View citations (5)

1988

21. CONTRACT THEORY AND FRANCHISING: SOME EMPIRICAL RESULTS
    GSIA Working Papers, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business View citations (6)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Presumptions in Vertical Mergers: The Role of Evidence
   Review of Industrial Organization, 2021, 59, (2), 255-272 View citations (4)

2019

2. Brighter prospects? Assessing the franchise advantage using census data
   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2019, 28, (2), 175-197 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Brighter Prospects? Assessing the Franchise Advantage using Census Data, Working Papers (2017) (2017)

2017

3. Financial Constraints and Moral Hazard: The Case of Franchising
   Journal of Political Economy, 2017, 125, (6), 2082 - 2125 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Financial constraints and moral hazard: The case of franchising, DICE Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
4. The Quality of Institutions and Organizational Form Decisions: Evidence from Within the Firm
   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2017, 26, (2), 375-402 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Quality of Institutions and Organizational Form Decisions: Evidence from Within the Firm, Post-Print (2017) View citations (5) (2017)

2016

5. Price Delegation and Performance Pay: Evidence from Industrial Sales Forces
   The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2016, 32, (3), 508-544 View citations (22)
6. Serial Entrepreneurship: Learning by Doing?
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34, (S2), S217 - S254 View citations (64)
   See also Working Paper Serial Entrepreneurship: Learning by Doing?, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (18) (2014)

2015

7. Do Large Modern Retailers Pay Premium Wages?
   ILR Review, 2015, 68, (3), 633-665 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Do Large Modern Retailers Pay Premium Wages?, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (3) (2014)
8. Economics at the FTC: Fraud, Mergers and Exclusion
   Review of Industrial Organization, 2015, 47, (4), 371-398 View citations (1)
9. Formula Pricing and Profit Sharing in Inter‐Firm Contracts
   Managerial and Decision Economics, 2015, 36, (1), 33-43 View citations (7)

2014

10. Franchising: Directions for Future Research
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2014, 21, (1), 21-25 View citations (7)

2013

11. Organizational Form and Performance: Evidence from the Hotel Industry
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95, (4), 1303-1323 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper Organizational Form and Performance: Evidence from the Hotel Industry, Post-Print (2013) View citations (35) (2013)
12. Too Far Away? The Effect of Distance to Headquarters on Business Establishment Performance
    American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2013, 5, (3), 157-79 View citations (94)

2012

13. Much ado about chains: A research agenda
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2012, 30, (3), 303-308 View citations (13)
14. Using Revenue Sharing to Implement Flexible Prices: Evidence from Movie Exhibition Contracts
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2012, 60, (2), 187-219 View citations (18)

2010

15. Markets: State Franchise Laws, Dealer Terminations, and the Auto Crisis
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2010, 24, (3), 233-50 View citations (15)
16. SURVIVAL AND GROWTH IN RETAIL AND SERVICE INDUSTRIES: EVIDENCE FROM FRANCHISED CHAINS
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2010, 58, (3), 542-578 View citations (34)

2009

17. Do Labor Market Rigidities Have Microeconomic Effects? Evidence from within the Firm
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (2), 88-127 View citations (31)
18. The deregulation of international trucking in the European Union: form and effect
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2009, 35, (1), 19-44 View citations (4)

2007

19. Vertical Integration and Firm Boundaries: The Evidence
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2007, 45, (3), 629-685 View citations (355)
    See also Working Paper Vertical Integration and Firm Boundaries: The Evidence, Economic Research Papers (2007) View citations (342) (2007)

2006

20. Vertical Restraints Fundamentals for MBAs
    Journal of Industrial Organization Education, 2006, 1, (1), 1-30

2005

21. Targeting Managerial Control: Evidence from Franchising
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2005, 36, (1), 131-150 View citations (93)
    See also Working Paper Targeting Managerial Control: Evidence from Franchising, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (4) (2001)

2004

22. International Franchising Practices in Mexico: Do Franchisors Customize Their Contracts?
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2004, 13, (1), 95-123 View citations (23)
23. Multi-unit Ownership in Franchising: Evidence from the Fast-Food Industry in Texas
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2004, 35, (4), 747-761 View citations (53)

2000

24. Créance résiduelle et flux de rentes comme mécanismes incitatifs dans les contrats de franchise: compléments ou substituts ?
    Revue d'Économie Industrielle, 2000, 92, (1), 255-276 View citations (2)

1999

25. Franchising versus corporate ownership: The effect on price dispersion
    Journal of Business Venturing, 1999, 14, (1), 17-34 View citations (20)
26. The Dynamics of Franchise Contracting: Evidence from Panel Data
    Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, (5), 1041-1080 View citations (101)
    See also Working Paper The Dynamics of Franchise Contracting: Evidence from Panel Data, NBER Working Papers (1996) View citations (21) (1996)

1998

27. Franchising growth and franchisor entry and exit in the U.S. market: Myth and reality
    Journal of Business Venturing, 1998, 13, (2), 95-112 View citations (26)

1997

28. Retail Contracting: Theory and Practice
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1997, 45, (1), 1-25 View citations (90)
    See also Working Paper Retail Contracting: Theory and Practice, G.R.E.Q.A.M. (1996) View citations (3) (1996)

1996

29. Retail contracting and costly monitoring: Theory and evidence
    European Economic Review, 1996, 40, (3-5), 923-932 View citations (34)

1995

30. Double-Sided Moral Hazard and the Nature of Share Contracts
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1995, 26, (4), 761-781 View citations (234)
31. Franchise contracting, organization, and regulation: Introduction
    Journal of Corporate Finance, 1995, 2, (1-2), 1-7 View citations (1)
32. The role of risk in franchising
    Journal of Corporate Finance, 1995, 2, (1-2), 39-74 View citations (40)

1994

33. Costs of Control: The
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1994, 37, (2), 417-53 View citations (66)

1993

34. Contractual Arrangements as Signaling Devices: Evidence from Franchising
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1993, 9, (2), 256-89 View citations (56)

1992

35. Agency Theory and Franchising: Some Empirical Results
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1992, 23, (2), 263-283 View citations (328)

1986

36. Obtaining any Wald statistic you want
    Economics Letters, 1986, 21, (1), 35-40 View citations (33)

Books

2011

1. The Economics of Franchising
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (7)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2005) View citations (184)

Edited books

2005

1. Franchise Contracting and Organization
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (1)

Chapters

2020

1. The Recent Evolution of Physical Retail Markets: Online Retailing, Big Box Stores, and the Rise of Restaurants
   A chapter in The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth, 2020, pp 291-365 View citations (1)

2014

2. Incentive and Strategic Contracting: Implications for the Franchise Decision
   Springer View citations (2)

2012

3. Inter-Firm Contracts
   A chapter in : The Handbook of Organizational Economics, 2012 View citations (13)

2009

4. Within-firm Labor Productivity across Countries: A Case Study
   A chapter in International Differences in the Business Practices and Productivity of Firms, 2009, pp 137-172 View citations (1)