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Working Papers

2022

1. Maybe I Should Just Stay Home
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2020

2. A Model of Presidential Debates
   Papers, arXiv.org
3. A note on contests with a constrained choice set of effort
   Papers, arXiv.org
4. Competition Between Friends and Foes
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2022)
5. The Cost of a Divided America: An Experimental Study Into Destructive Behavior
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Experimental Economics (2022)

2018

6. Showing Off or Laying Low? The Economics of Psych-outs
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (2022)
7. The Limits of Meritocracy
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (2022)

2017

8. One in a Million: Field Experiments on Perceived Closeness of the Election and Voter Turnout
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2020)

2015

9. The (Un)Level Playing Field: How Color-Blind Educational Tracking Leads to Unequal Access
   VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (1)
10. The Ponds Dilemma
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2018)

2012

11. Identification and Estimation of Online Price Competition with an Unknown Number of Firms
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Applied Econometrics (2017)
12. On the Merits of Meritocracy
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (9)

2011

13. "Where Ignorance is Bliss, 'tis Folly to be Wise": Transparency in Contests
    Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science View citations (18)

2010

14. Overcoming Ideological Bias in Elections
    NajEcon Working Paper Reviews, www.najecon.org View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2011)

2009

15. Do All Markets Ultimately Tip? Experimental Evidence
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (1)

2008

16. Endogenous Entry in Contests
    Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Theory (2012)
17. On the Benefits of Costly Voting
    Economics Working Papers, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Social Science View citations (3)

2007

18. Leadership in Groups: A Monetary Policy Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. (2007) View citations (16)
    Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department. (2007)
    See also Journal Article in International Journal of Central Banking (2008)
19. Network Architecture and Traffic Flows: Experiments on the Pigou-Knight-Downs and Braess Paradoxes
    Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham
    See also Journal Article in Games and Economic Behavior (2009)
20. On the Buyability of Voting Bodies
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Theoretical Politics (2011)

2006

21. ...plus shipping and handling: Revenue (non) equivalence in field experiments on ebay
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (169)
    See also Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2006)
22. Clicks, Discontinuities, and Firm Demand Online
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy
    Also in Competition Policy Center, Working Paper Series, Competition Policy Center, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2006)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (2009)
23. Clock Games: Theory and Experiments
    Competition Policy Center, Working Paper Series, Competition Policy Center, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (14)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2004) View citations (8)
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2004) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Games and Economic Behavior (2010)
24. Corruption, Competition, and Contracts: A Model of Vote Buying
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (1)
25. Diversity in the Workplace
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2009)
26. How much is a Dollar Worth? Tipping versus Equilibrium Coexistence on Competing Online Auction Sites
    Competition Policy Center, Working Paper Series, Competition Policy Center, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2009)
27. Information, Search, and Price Dispersion
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (212)
28. Network architecture and traffic flows
    Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham View citations (3)
29. Persistent Price Dispersion in Online Markets
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (21)
    See also Chapter (2006)
30. Shrouded Attributes and Information Suppression: Evidence from Field Experiments
    Competition Policy Center, Working Paper Series, Competition Policy Center, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (7)
    Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2006) View citations (3)

2005

31. A test of the revenue equivalence theorem using field experiments on ebay
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (3)
32. Brand and Price Advertising in Online Markets
    Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy (2005) View citations (3)
    Competition Policy Center, Working Paper Series, Competition Policy Center, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2004) View citations (4)
33. Contracting for Information under Imperfect Commitment
    Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (9)
    Also in Competition Policy Center, Working Paper Series, Competition Policy Center, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2004) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in RAND Journal of Economics (2008)
34. Did the Euro Foster Online Price Competition? Evidence from an International Price Comparison Site
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2006)
35. Estimating Firm-Level Demand at a Price Comparison Site: Accounting for Shoppers and the Number of Competitors
    Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
    Also in Competition Policy Center, Working Paper Series, Competition Policy Center, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2004) View citations (5)
36. Red Queen Pricing Effects in E-Retail Markets
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy
37. The Value of Commitment in Contests and Tournaments when Observation is Costly
    Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
    Also in Competition Policy Center, Working Paper Series, Competition Policy Center, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2005) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Games and Economic Behavior (2007)

2004

38. A Laboratory Study Of Advertising And Price Competition
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2006)
39. Price Dispersion in the Lab and on the Internet: Theory and Evidence
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (93)
    See also Journal Article in RAND Journal of Economics (2004)
40. Price Dispersion in the Small and in the Large: Evidence from an Internet Price Comparison Site
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (222)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Industrial Economics (2004)
41. Temporal Price Dispersion: Evidence from an Online Consumer Electronics Market
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (41)

2003

42. Outline Pricing and the Euro Changeover: Cross-Country Comparisons
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society View citations (5)

2001

43. Are Two Heads Better Than One?: An Experimental Analysis of Group vs. Individual Decisionmaking
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies.
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (48)
    Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department. (2000)

1999

44. A Model of Expertise
    Game Theory and Information, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (25)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Public and International Affairs (1999) View citations (15)
    Working Papers, Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs, Discussion Papers in Economics (1999) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2001)

1998

45. An Analysis of Stock Recommendations
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Public and International Affairs View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in RAND Journal of Economics (2003)

1996

46. Implementing Results-Oriented Trade Policies: The Case of the US-Japanese Auto Parts Dispute
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (1998)

1994

47. An Analysis of the War of Attrition and the All-Pay Auction
    Game Theory and Information, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (1997)

Undated

48. Securities Auctions under Moral Hazard: An Experimental Study
    GSIA Working Papers, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
    See also Journal Article in Review of Finance (2010)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Competition between friends and foes
   European Economic Review, 2022, 147, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
2. Showing Off or Laying Low? The Economics of Psych-outs
   American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2022, 14, (1), 529-80
   See also Working Paper (2018)
3. The cost of a divided America: an experimental study into destructive behavior
   Experimental Economics, 2022, 25, (3), 974-1001 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
4. The limits of meritocracy
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2022, 201, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2020

5. Contests with a constrained choice set of effort
   Economics Letters, 2020, 196, (C)
6. One in a Million: Field Experiments on Perceived Closeness of the Election and Voter Turnout
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2020, 12, (3), 287-325 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper (2017)

2018

7. Location still matters: Evidence from an online shopping field experiment
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, 146, (C), 43-54 View citations (1)
8. The Ponds Dilemma
   Economic Journal, 2018, 128, (611), 1634-1682 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2015)

2017

9. Identification and Estimation of Online Price Competition With an Unknown Number of Firms
   Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2017, 32, (1), 80-102 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2016

10. Aspiring to succeed: A model of entrepreneurship and fear of failure
    Journal of Business Venturing, 2016, 31, (1), 1-21 View citations (27)
11. Strategic and Natural Risk in Entrepreneurship: An Experimental Study
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2016, 25, (2), 420-454 View citations (17)

2015

12. Majority Rule and Utilitarian Welfare
    American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2015, 7, (4), 339-75 View citations (28)
13. Who's naughty? Who's nice? Experiments on whether pro-social workers are selected out of cutthroat business environments
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 109, (C), 173-187 View citations (5)

2013

14. A model of flops
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2013, 44, (4), 585-609 View citations (1)
15. The Fragility of Commitment
    Management Science, 2013, 59, (6), 1344-1353 View citations (1)
16. When Do Markets Tip? A Cognitive Hierarchy Approach
    Marketing Science, 2013, 32, (3), 431-453 View citations (9)

2012

17. Endogenous entry in contests
    Economic Theory, 2012, 51, (2), 435-463 View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
18. Mixed Motives and the Optimal Size of Voting Bodies
    Journal of Political Economy, 2012, 120, (5), 986 - 1026 View citations (21)
19. Negative Vote Buying and the Secret Ballot
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2012, 28, (4), 818-849 View citations (11)
20. Voluntary voting: Costs and benefits
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2012, 147, (6), 2083-2123 View citations (40)

2011

21. Competing Matchmakers: An Experimental Analysis
    Management Science, 2011, 57, (11), 1913-1925 View citations (18)
22. On the Optimality of Clickthrough Fees in Online Markets
    Economic Journal, 2011, 121, (556), F340-F367 View citations (1)
23. On the buyability of voting bodies
    Journal of Theoretical Politics, 2011, 23, (2), 260-287 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
24. Overcoming Ideological Bias in Elections
    Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 119, (2), 183 - 211 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

25. Clock games: Theory and experiments
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2010, 68, (2), 532-550 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
26. Securities Auctions under Moral Hazard: An Experimental Study
    Review of Finance, 2010, 14, (3), 477-520 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper
27. Shrouded Attributes and Information Suppression: Evidence from the Field
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2010, 125, (2), 859-876 View citations (146)

2009

28. Clicks, Discontinuities, and Firm Demand Online
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2009, 18, (4), 935-975 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
29. Diversity in the Workplace
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (1), 472-85 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
30. How Much Is a Dollar Worth? Tipping versus Equilibrium Coexistence on Competing Online Auction Sites
    Journal of Political Economy, 2009, 117, (4), 668-700 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
31. Network architecture and traffic flows: Experiments on the Pigou-Knight-Downs and Braess Paradoxes
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2009, 66, (1), 348-372 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
32. The Quest for QWERTY
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 435-40 View citations (15)

2008

33. Contracting for information under imperfect commitment
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2008, 39, (4), 905-925 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
34. Do Monetary Policy Committees Need Leaders? A Report on an Experiment
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 224-29 View citations (14)
35. Experiments on strategic choices and markets
    Marketing Letters, 2008, 19, (3), 417-429 View citations (5)
36. Information Aggregation in Polls
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (3), 864-96 View citations (53)
37. Leadership in Groups: A Monetary Policy Experiment
    International Journal of Central Banking, 2008, 4, (4), 117-150 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2007

38. Reforming the IMF
    The Economists' Voice, 2007, 4, (4), 1-5 View citations (2)
39. The value of commitment in contests and tournaments when observation is costly
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2007, 60, (2), 326-338 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2006

40. ...Plus Shipping and Handling: Revenue (Non) Equivalence in Field Experiments on eBay
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2006, 5, (2), 1-30 View citations (198)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
41. A laboratory study of advertising and price competition
    European Economic Review, 2006, 50, (2), 323-347 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
42. An experimental study of price dispersion
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2006, 54, (1), 134-158 View citations (80)
43. Did the Euro Foster Online Price Competition? Evidence from an International Price Comparison Site
    Economic Inquiry, 2006, 44, (2), 265-279 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2005

44. Are Two Heads Better than One? Monetary Policy by Committee
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2005, 37, (5), 789-811 View citations (208)

2004

45. An experimental study of commitment in Stackelberg games with observation costs
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2004, 49, (2), 401-423 View citations (7)
46. Dissolving a partnership (un)fairly
    Economic Theory, 2004, 23, (4), 909-923 View citations (6)
47. PRICE DISPERSION IN THE SMALL AND IN THE LARGE: EVIDENCE FROM AN INTERNET PRICE COMPARISON SITE
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2004, 52, (4), 463-496 View citations (220)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
48. Price Dispersion in the Lab and on the Internet: Theory and Evidence
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2004, 35, (3), 448-466 View citations (92)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
49. The art of conversation: eliciting information from experts through multi-stage communication
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2004, 117, (2), 147-179 View citations (132)

2003

50. An Analysis of Stock Recommendations
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2003, 34, (1), 183-203 View citations (144)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
51. Employee recruiting and the Lake Wobegon effect
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2003, 50, (2), 165-182 View citations (6)
52. Sequential Contests
    Public Choice, 2003, 116, (1-2), 1-18 View citations (41)
53. The Spite Motive and Equilibrium Behavior in Auctions
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2003, 2, (1), 1-27 View citations (97)

2002

54. An Experimental Investigation of Unprofitable Games
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2002, 40, (1), 123-146 View citations (14)
55. Coordination through Reputations: A Laboratory Experiment
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2002, 38, (1), 52-88 View citations (6)
56. Information gatekeepers and price discrimination on the internet
    Economics Letters, 2002, 76, (1), 47-51 View citations (19)
57. On the E-optimality of truncated block designs
    Metrika: International Journal for Theoretical and Applied Statistics, 2002, 56, (3), 239-245 View citations (1)

2001

58. A Model of Expertise
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (2), 747-775 View citations (219)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
59. Efficiency in auctions: theory and practiceUpdated copies of this paper can be found at www.wws.princeton.edu/~rjmorgan
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 2001, 20, (6), 809-838 View citations (4)
60. Information Gatekeepers on the Internet and the Competitiveness of Homogeneous Product Markets
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (3), 454-474 View citations (380)
61. Information externalities in a model of sales
    Economics Bulletin, 2001, 4, (7), 1-5 View citations (4)
62. Winner-take-all price competition
    Economic Theory, 2002, 19, (2), 271-282 View citations (5)

2000

63. A simple model of advertising and subscription fees
    Economics Letters, 2000, 69, (3), 345-351 View citations (11)
64. Financing Public Goods by Means of Lotteries
    Review of Economic Studies, 2000, 67, (4), 761-784 View citations (169)
65. Funding Public Goods with Lotteries: Experimental Evidence
    Review of Economic Studies, 2000, 67, (4), 785-810 View citations (111)

1999

66. A folk theorem for one-shot Bertrand games
    Economics Letters, 1999, 65, (1), 59-65 View citations (43)

1998

67. Choosing the right battlefield for the war on drugs: an irrelevance result
    Economics Letters, 1998, 59, (1), 107-111 View citations (15)
68. Implementing results-oriented trade policies: The case of the US-Japanese auto parts dispute
    European Economic Review, 1998, 42, (8), 1443-1467 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
69. Is Honesty the Best Policy? Curtailing Insurance Fraud through Optimal Incentive Contracts
    Journal of Political Economy, 1998, 106, (2), 355-375 View citations (88)

1997

70. An Analysis of the War of Attrition and the All-Pay Auction
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1997, 72, (2), 343-362 View citations (225)
    See also Working Paper (1994)

Edited books

2016

1. The Economics of E-Commerce
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing

Chapters

2013

1. pricing on the internet
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)

2006

2. Persistent Price Dispersion in Online Markets
   Chapter 6 in The New Economy and Beyond, 2006 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2006)