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Working Papers

2020

1. Product Innovation, Product Diversification, and Firm Growth: Evidence from Japan’s Early Industrialization
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2019

2. How Wide Is the Firm Border?
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2017) View citations (2)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017)
   2018 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2018)
   See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2019)
3. Monopsony Power in Higher Education: A Tale of Two Tracks
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2018

4. Misallocation Measures: The Distortion That Ate the Residual
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
5. The Productivity J-Curve: How Intangibles Complement General Purpose Technologies
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2017

6. Artificial Intelligence and the Modern Productivity Paradox: A Clash of Expectations and Statistics
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
   See also Chapter (2018)

2016

7. Challenges to Mismeasurement Explanations for the U.S. Productivity Slowdown
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2017)

2015

8. Healthcare Exceptionalism? Performance and Allocation in the U.S. Healthcare Sector
   Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2016)
9. The Ongoing Evolution of US Retail: A Format Tug-of-War
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2015)

2014

10. Acquisitions, Productivity, and Profitability: Evidence from the Japanese Cotton Spinning Industry
    2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (3)
    Also in CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo (2014) View citations (3)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (20)
    Working Paper Research, National Bank of Belgium (2014) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2015)

2013

11. Competition in the Audit Market: Policy Implications
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Accounting Research (2015)
12. Healthcare Exceptionalism? Productivity and Allocation in the U.S. Healthcare Sector
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
13. Sales Force and Competition in Financial Product Markets: The Case Of Mexico’s Social Security Privatization
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (2017)

2012

14. The Effects of Environmental Regulation on the Competitiveness of U.S. Manufacturing
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (25)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (63)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2011) View citations (3)
15. The Slow Growth of New Plants: Learning about Demand?
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (23)
    Also in 2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2010) View citations (6)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (33)
    2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2010) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Economica (2016)
16. Toward an Understanding of Learning by Doing: Evidence from an Automobile Assembly Plant
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2013)
17. Toward an Understanding of Learning by Doing: Evidence from an Automobile Plant
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (7)
18. Why Do Firms Own Production Chains?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2009) View citations (6)

2010

19. Are Consumers Affected by Durable Goods Makers' Financial Distress? The Case of Auto Manufacturers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in 2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2010) View citations (3)
20. What Determines Productivity?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (2011)

2009

21. Technological Change and the Growing Inequality in Managerial Compensation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Financial Economics (2011)

2008

22. Cementing Relationships: Vertical Integration, Foreclosure, Productivity, and Prices
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2006) View citations (6)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (65)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2007)
23. E-commerce and the Market Structure of Retail Industries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, NET Institute (2005) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2010)
24. IT, Corporate Payouts, and the Growing Inequality in Managerial Compensation
    2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (4)

2006

25. Prices, Spatial Competition, and Heterogenous Producers: An Empirical Test
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2004) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Industrial Economics (2007)

2005

26. How do Incumbents Respond to the Threat of Entry? Evidence from the Major Airlines
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    Also in Working Papers, NET Institute (2004) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2008)
27. Market Distortions when Agents are Better Informed: The Value of Information in Real Estate Transactions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2008)
28. Reallocation, Firm Turnover, and Efficiency: Selection on Productivity or Profitability?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (41)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2005) View citations (73)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)

2004

29. Local Competition, Product Substitutability, and Prices: An Empirical Test
    2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
30. Market Structure and Productivity: A Concrete Example
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (389)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2001) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2004)

2003

31. Product Differentiation, Search Costs, and Competition in the Mutual Fund Industry: A Case Study of the S&P 500 Index Funds
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2004)
32. Product Substitutability and Productivity Dispersion
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2004)

2001

33. Output Market Segmentation and Productivity
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2019

1. How Wide Is the Firm Border?
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019, 134, (4), 1845-1882 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2019)
2. Macroeconomics and Market Power: Context, Implications, and Open Questions
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2019, 33, (3), 23-43

2018

3. What's New About Capitalism?: A Review Article on Capitalism without Capital: The Rise of the Intangible Economy
   International Productivity Monitor, 2018, 34, 118-123

2017

4. Audit firms face downward-sloping demand curves and the audit market is far from perfectly competitive
   Review of Accounting Studies, 2017, 22, (4), 1582-1594
5. Challenges to Mismeasurement Explanations for the US Productivity Slowdown
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2017, 31, (2), 165-86 View citations (48)
   See also Working Paper (2016)
6. Does mismeasurement explain low productivity growth?
   Business Economics, 2017, 52, (2), 99-102
7. Sales Force and Competition in Financial Product Markets: The Case of Mexico's Social Security Privatization
   Econometrica, 2017, 85, (6), 1723-1761 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2016

8. Health Care Exceptionalism? Performance and Allocation in the US Health Care Sector
   American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (8), 2110-44 View citations (31)
   See also Working Paper (2015)
9. Productivity Dispersion in Medicine and Manufacturing
   American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (5), 99-103 View citations (5)
10. The Slow Growth of New Plants: Learning about Demand?
    Economica, 2016, 83, (329), 91-129 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2015

11. Acquisitions, Productivity, and Profitability: Evidence from the Japanese Cotton Spinning Industry
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (7), 2086-2119 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
12. Competition in the Audit Market: Policy Implications
    Journal of Accounting Research, 2015, 53, (4), 725-775 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
13. The Ongoing Evolution of US Retail: A Format Tug-of-War
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2015, 29, (4), 89-112 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (2015)

2014

14. The importance of measuring dispersion in firm-level outcomes
    IZA World of Labor, 2014, 53 View citations (7)
15. Vertical Integration and Input Flows
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (4), 1120-48 View citations (116)

2013

16. Indirect Costs of Financial Distress in Durable Goods Industries: The Case of Auto Manufacturers
    Review of Financial Studies, 2013, 26, (5), 1248-1290 View citations (13)
17. Toward an Understanding of Learning by Doing: Evidence from an Automobile Assembly Plant
    Journal of Political Economy, 2013, 121, (4), 643 - 681 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
18. Will History Repeat Itself? Comments on “Is the Information Technology Revolution Over?”
    International Productivity Monitor, 2013, 25, 37-40 View citations (9)

2011

19. Is an Automaker's Road to Bankruptcy Paved with Customers' Beliefs?
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 93-97 View citations (5)
20. Technological change and the growing inequality in managerial compensation
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2011, 99, (3), 601-627 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
21. What Determines Productivity?
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2011, 49, (2), 326-65 View citations (818)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

22. E-Commerce and the Market Structure of Retail Industries
    Economic Journal, 2010, 120, (545), 651-682 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

23. How Do Incumbents Respond to the Threat of Entry? Evidence from the Major Airlines
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008, 123, (4), 1611-1633 View citations (147)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
24. Market Distortions When Agents Are Better Informed: The Value of Information in Real Estate Transactions
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2008, 90, (4), 599-611 View citations (117)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
25. Markets: Ready-Mixed Concrete
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2008, 22, (1), 217-234 View citations (14)
26. Reallocation, Firm Turnover, and Efficiency: Selection on Productivity or Profitability?
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (1), 394-425 View citations (609)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2007

27. Cementing Relationships: Vertical Integration, Foreclosure, Productivity, and Prices
    Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 115, 250-301 View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
28. PRICES, SPATIAL COMPETITION AND HETEROGENEOUS PRODUCERS: AN EMPIRICAL TEST*
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2007, 55, (2), 197-222 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2004

29. Market Structure and Productivity: A Concrete Example
    Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (6), 1181-1222 View citations (394)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
30. Product Differentiation, Search Costs, and Competition in the Mutual Fund Industry: A Case Study of S&P 500 Index Funds
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2004, 119, (2), 403-456 View citations (115)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
31. Product Substitutability and Productivity Dispersion
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2004, 86, (2), 534-550 View citations (201)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

Books

2016

1. Microeconomics
   Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)

Chapters

2019

1. Comment on "From Good to Bad Concentration? U.S. Industries over the Past 30 Years"
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2019, volume 34, 2019

2018

2. Artificial Intelligence and the Modern Productivity Paradox: A Clash of Expectations and Statistics
   A chapter in The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: An Agenda, 2018, pp 23-57 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2017)