Details about Joel Waldfogel

Homepage:	http://www.tc.umn.edu/~jwaldfog/
Postal address:	Carlson School of Management University of Minnesota 321-19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455
Workplace:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, (more information at EDIRC) Department of Economics, University of Minnesota, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2025

1. Information and the Welfare Benefits from Differentiated Products
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2024

2. Amazon Self-preferencing in the Shadow of the Digital Markets Act
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
3. Intellectual Property and Creative Machines
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Chapter Intellectual Property and Creative Machines, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) (2024)
4. Platform Power Struggle: Spotify and the Major Record Labels
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

5. A Framework for Detection, Measurement, and Welfare Analysis of Platform Bias
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
6. The Welfare Effect of Gender-Inclusive Intellectual Property Creation: Evidence from Books
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2022

7. GDPR and the Lost Generation of Innovative Apps
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
8. The First Sale Doctrine and the Digital Challenge to Public Libraries
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

9. Playlisting Favorites: Measuring Platform Bias in the Music Industry
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article Playlisting favorites: Measuring platform bias in the music industry, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier (2021) View citations (6) (2021)

2020

10. Digitization and Pre-Purchase Information: The Causal and Welfare Impacts of Reviews and Crowd Ratings
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Digitization and Pre-purchase Information: The Causal and Welfare Impacts of Reviews and Crowd Ratings, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (32) (2021)

2019

11. Dining Out as Cultural Trade
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Dining out as cultural trade, Journal of Cultural Economics, Springer (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2018

12. Platforms, Promotion, and Product Discovery: Evidence from Spotify Playlists
    JRC Working Papers on Digital Economy, Joint Research Centre View citations (18)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (20)
13. Playlisting Favorites: Is Spotify Gender-Biased?
    JRC Working Papers on Digital Economy, Joint Research Centre

2017

14. Will Ad Blocking Break the Internet?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)

2016

15. Faculty Preferences over Unionization: Evidence from Open Letters at Two Research Universities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
16. Quality Predictability and the Welfare Benefits from New Products: Evidence from the Digitization of Recorded Music
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    Also in JRC Working Papers on Digital Economy, Joint Research Centre (2015) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Quality Predictability and the Welfare Benefits from New Products: Evidence from the Digitization of Recorded Music, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (47) (2018)

2015

17. Optimal Product Variety in Radio Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    Also in Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (2015) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Optimal product variety in radio markets, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2016) View citations (25) (2016)
18. Preference Externalities in Media Markets
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)
19. Revenue, New Products, and the Evolution of Music Quality since Napster
    JRC Working Papers on Digital Economy, Joint Research Centre View citations (4)
20. Streaming Reaches Flood Stage: Does Spotify Stimulate or Depress Music Sales?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    Also in JRC Working Papers on Digital Economy, Joint Research Centre (2015) View citations (13)

2014

21. Digitization, Copyright, and the Welfare Effects of Music Trade
    JRC Working Papers on Digital Economy, Joint Research Centre View citations (10)
22. Fixed Costs and the Product Market Treatment of Preference Minorities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Fixed Costs and the Product Market Treatment of Preference Minorities, Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
23. Whats Going On? Digitization and Global Music Trade Patterns since 2006
    JRC Working Papers on Digital Economy, Joint Research Centre View citations (2)

2011

24. Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie? The Supply of New Recorded Music Since Napster
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
25. Copyright Protection, Technological Change, and the Quality of New Products: Evidence from Recorded Music since Napster
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Copyright Protection, Technological Change, and the Quality of New Products: Evidence from Recorded Music since Napster, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2012) View citations (83) (2012)

2010

26. Pop Internationalism: Has A Half Century of World Music Trade Displaced Local Culture?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Pop Internationalism: Has Half a Century of World Music Trade Displaced Local Culture?, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2013) View citations (45) (2013)
27. Public Monopoly and Economic Efficiency: Evidence from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's Entry Decisions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Public Monopoly and Economic Efficiency: Evidence from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's Entry Decisions, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (63) (2013)

2009

28. Music for a Song: An Empirical Look at Uniform Song Pricing and its Alternatives
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)

2007

29. "Lost" on the Web: Does Web Distribution Stimulate or Depress Television Viewing?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Lost on the web: Does web distribution stimulate or depress television viewing?, Information Economics and Policy, Elsevier (2009) View citations (26) (2009)
30. Close to You? Bias and Precision in Patent-Based Measures of Technological Proximity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Close to you? Bias and precision in patent-based measures of technological proximity, Research Policy, Elsevier (2008) View citations (77) (2008)

2006

31. Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2009) View citations (106) (2009)
32. Piracy on the Silver Screen
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article PIRACY ON THE SILVER SCREEN*, Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2007) View citations (31) (2007)
33. The Median Voter and the Median Consumer: Local Private Goods and Residential Sorting
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2005

34. Product Quality and Market Size
    Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics View citations (11)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article PRODUCT QUALITY AND MARKET SIZE*, Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2010) View citations (104) (2010)

2004

35. Piracy on the High C's: Music Downloading, Sales Displacement, and Social Welfare in a Sample of College Students
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Piracy on the High C's: Music Downloading, Sales Displacement, and Social Welfare in a Sample of College Students, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2006) View citations (127) (2006)

2003

36. Does Information Undermine Brand? Information Intermediary Use and Preference for Branded Web Retailers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article DOES INFORMATION UNDERMINE BRAND? INFORMATION INTERMEDIARY USE AND PREFERENCE FOR BRANDED WEB RETAILERS*, Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2006) View citations (19) (2006)
37. Does Misery Love Company? Evidence from pharmaceutical markets before and after the Orphan Drug Act
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
38. Geography and the Internet: Is the Internet a Substitute or a Complement for Cities?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Geography and the Internet: is the Internet a substitute or a complement for cities?, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (112) (2004)
39. Social Learning and Coordination in High-Stakes Games: Evidence from Friend or Foe
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in CREMA Working Paper Series, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA) (2003) View citations (2)

2002

40. Do Low-Income Housing Subsidies Increase Housing Consumption?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    Also in Zell/Lurie Center Working Papers, Wharton School Samuel Zell and Robert Lurie Real Estate Center, University of Pennsylvania

2001

41. Electoral Acceleration: The Effect of Minority Population on Minority Voter Turnout
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2000

42. Who Benefits Whom in Daily Newspaper Markets?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)

1999

43. Mergers, Station Entry, and Programming Variety in Radio Broadcasting
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
44. Preference Externalities: An Empirical Study of Who Benefits Whom in Differentiated Product Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Preference Externalities: An Empirical Study of Who Benefits Whom in Differentiated-Product Markets, RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation (2003) View citations (94) (2003)

1998

45. Do Sentencing Guidelines Raise the Cost of Punishment?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
46. Reconciling Asymmetric Information and Divergent Expectations Theories of Litigation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (61)
    See also Journal Article Reconciling Asymmetric Information and Divergent Expectations Theories of Litigation, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (1998) View citations (67) (1998)
47. The Effect of Price Advertising and Prices: Evidence in the Wake of 44 Liquormart
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (1998) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Price Advertising on Prices: Evidence in the Wake of 44 Liquormart, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1999) View citations (65) (1999)

1997

48. Public Radio in the United States: Does It Correct Market Failure or Cannibalize Commercial Stations?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Public radio in the United States: does it correct market failure or cannibalize commercial stations?, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1999) View citations (41) (1999)

1996

49. A Citation-Based Test for Discrimination at Economics and Finance Journals
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
50. Free Entry and Social Inefficiency in Radio Broadcasting
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Free Entry and Social Inefficiency in Radio Broadcasting, RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation (1999) View citations (164) (1999)

1994

51. The Best Business Schools: A Market Based Approach
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Best Business Schools: A Market-Based Approach, The Journal of Business, University of Chicago Press (1997) View citations (20) (1997)

1993

52. The Effect of Convicton on Income Through the Life Cycle
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Conviction on Income Through the Life Cycle, International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier (1998) View citations (12) (1998)
53. The Selection Hypothesis and the Relationship between Trial and Plaintiff Victory
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article The Selection Hypothesis and the Relationship between Trial and Plaintiff Victory, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1995) View citations (90) (1995)

1991

54. Real Interest Rates and the Savings and Loan Crisis: The Moral Hazard Premium
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Real Interest Rates and the Savings and Loan Crisis: The Moral Hazard Premium, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (1992) View citations (12) (1992)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Platforms and the transformation of the content industries
   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2024, 33, (2), 317-326 View citations (1)

2023

2. Changing the channel: Digitization and the rise of “middle tail” strategies
   Strategic Management Journal, 2023, 44, (1), 264-287 View citations (6)
3. Holiday gift giving in retreat
   Economics Letters, 2023, 222, (C)

2021

4. Digitization and Pre-purchase Information: The Causal and Welfare Impacts of Reviews and Crowd Ratings
   American Economic Review, 2021, 111, (6), 1944-71 View citations (32)
   See also Working Paper Digitization and Pre-Purchase Information: The Causal and Welfare Impacts of Reviews and Crowd Ratings, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (7) (2020)
5. Platforms, Power, and Promotion: Evidence from Spotify Playlists
   Journal of Industrial Economics, 2021, 69, (3), 653-691 View citations (18)
6. Playlisting favorites: Measuring platform bias in the music industry
   International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2021, 78, (C) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Playlisting Favorites: Measuring Platform Bias in the Music Industry, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (12) (2021)

2020

7. Dining out as cultural trade
   Journal of Cultural Economics, 2020, 44, (2), 309-338 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Dining Out as Cultural Trade, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (2) (2019)
8. The Welfare Effects of Spotify’s Cross-Country Price Discrimination
   Review of Industrial Organization, 2020, 56, (4), 593-613 View citations (2)

2018

9. As streaming reaches flood stage, does it stimulate or depress music sales?
   International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2018, 57, (C), 278-307 View citations (46)
10. Netflix: global hegemon or facilitator of frictionless digital trade?
    Journal of Cultural Economics, 2018, 42, (3), 419-445 View citations (23)
11. Piracy and new product creation: A Bollywood story
    Information Economics and Policy, 2018, 43, (C), 1-11 View citations (8)
12. Quality Predictability and the Welfare Benefits from New Products: Evidence from the Digitization of Recorded Music
    Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 126, (2), 492 - 524 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Quality Predictability and the Welfare Benefits from New Products: Evidence from the Digitization of Recorded Music, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (8) (2016)
13. The effect of ad blocking on website traffic and quality
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2018, 49, (1), 43-63 View citations (23)

2017

14. How Digitization Has Created a Golden Age of Music, Movies, Books, and Television
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2017, 31, (3), 195-214 View citations (44)
15. The Random Long Tail and the Golden Age of Television
    Innovation Policy and the Economy, 2017, 17, (1), 1 - 25 View citations (3)
    See also Chapter The Random Long Tail and the Golden Age of Television, NBER Chapters, 2016, 1-25 (2016) View citations (3) (2016)
16. Throwing the Books at Them: Amazon's Puzzling Long Run Pricing Strategy
    Southern Economic Journal, 2017, 83, (4), 869-885 View citations (11)

2016

17. Cinematic Explosion: New Products, Unpredictabilty and Realized Quality in the Digital Era
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2016, 64, (4), 755-772 View citations (19)
18. Even the losers get lucky sometimes: New products and the evolution of music quality since Napster
    Information Economics and Policy, 2016, 34, (C), 1-15 View citations (24)
19. Fixed Costs and the Product Market Treatment of Preference Minorities
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2016, 64, (3), 466-493 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Fixed Costs and the Product Market Treatment of Preference Minorities, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (1) (2014)
20. Optimal product variety in radio markets
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2016, 47, (3), 463-497 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Product Variety in Radio Markets, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (9) (2015)
21. The Song Remains the Same? Technological Change and Positioning in the Recorded Music Industry
    Strategy Science, 2016, 1, (3), 129-147 View citations (20)

2015

22. First Degree Price Discrimination Goes to School
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2015, 63, (4), 569-597 View citations (10)
23. Storming the gatekeepers: Digital disintermediation in the market for books
    Information Economics and Policy, 2015, 31, (C), 47-58 View citations (30)

2013

24. Pop Internationalism: Has Half a Century of World Music Trade Displaced Local Culture?
    Economic Journal, 2013, 123, 634-664 View citations (45)
    See also Working Paper Pop Internationalism: Has A Half Century of World Music Trade Displaced Local Culture?, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (13) (2010)
25. Public Monopoly and Economic Efficiency: Evidence from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's Entry Decisions
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (2), 831-62 View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper Public Monopoly and Economic Efficiency: Evidence from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's Entry Decisions, NBER Working Papers (2010) (2010)
26. THE CHALLENGE OF REVENUE SHARING WITH BUNDLED PRICING: AN APPLICATION TO MUSIC
    Economic Inquiry, 2013, 51, (2), 1155-1165 View citations (10)

2012

27. Copyright Protection, Technological Change, and the Quality of New Products: Evidence from Recorded Music since Napster
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2012, 55, (4), 715 - 740 View citations (83)
    See also Working Paper Copyright Protection, Technological Change, and the Quality of New Products: Evidence from Recorded Music since Napster, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (7) (2011)
28. Copyright Research in the Digital Age: Moving from Piracy to the Supply of New Products
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 337-42 View citations (13)
29. Movie piracy and sales displacement in two samples of Chinese consumers
    Information Economics and Policy, 2012, 24, (3), 187-196 View citations (34)
30. Music Piracy and Its Effects on Demand, Supply, and Welfare*
    Innovation Policy and the Economy, 2012, 12, (1), 91 - 110 View citations (10)
    See also Chapter Music Piracy and Its Effects on Demand, Supply, and Welfare, NBER Chapters, 2012, 91-109 (2012) View citations (10) (2012)

2011

31. Music for a Song: An Empirical Look at Uniform Pricing and Its Alternatives
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2011, 59, (4), 630-660 View citations (55)

2010

32. Friend or Foe? Cooperation and Learning in High-Stakes Games
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92, (1), 179-187 View citations (15)
33. Introduction
    Information Economics and Policy, 2010, 22, (4), 287-288
34. Music file sharing and sales displacement in the iTunes era
    Information Economics and Policy, 2010, 22, (4), 306-314 View citations (47)
35. PRODUCT QUALITY AND MARKET SIZE*
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2010, 58, (1), 1-31 View citations (104)
    See also Working Paper Product Quality and Market Size, Working Papers (2005) View citations (11) (2005)

2009

36. Lost on the web: Does web distribution stimulate or depress television viewing?
    Information Economics and Policy, 2009, 21, (2), 158-168 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper "Lost" on the Web: Does Web Distribution Stimulate or Depress Television Viewing?, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (3) (2007)
37. Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout?
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (5), 2120-28 View citations (106)
    See also Working Paper Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout?, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (8) (2006)

2008

38. Close to you? Bias and precision in patent-based measures of technological proximity
    Research Policy, 2008, 37, (9), 1556-1567 View citations (77)
    See also Working Paper Close to You? Bias and Precision in Patent-Based Measures of Technological Proximity, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (1) (2007)
39. The median voter and the median consumer: Local private goods and population composition
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (2), 567-582 View citations (71)

2007

40. Economics of the media
    Information Economics and Policy, 2007, 19, (3-4), 283-284
41. PIRACY ON THE SILVER SCREEN*
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2007, 55, (3), 379-395 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Piracy on the Silver Screen, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (1) (2006)

2006

42. DOES INFORMATION UNDERMINE BRAND? INFORMATION INTERMEDIARY USE AND PREFERENCE FOR BRANDED WEB RETAILERS*
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2006, 54, (4), 425-449 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Does Information Undermine Brand? Information Intermediary Use and Preference for Branded Web Retailers, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (5) (2003)
43. Measuring the Effect of Multimarket Contact on Competition: Evidence from Mergers Following Radio Broadcast Ownership Deregulation
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2006, 5, (1), 25 View citations (21)
    Also in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2006, 5, (1), 25 (2006)
44. Piracy on the High C's: Music Downloading, Sales Displacement, and Social Welfare in a Sample of College Students
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2006, 49, (1), 29-62 View citations (127)
    See also Working Paper Piracy on the High C's: Music Downloading, Sales Displacement, and Social Welfare in a Sample of College Students, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (13) (2004)
45. The New York Times and the Market for Local Newspapers
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (1), 435-447 View citations (103)

2005

46. Do low-income housing subsidies increase the occupied housing stock?
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (11-12), 2137-2164 View citations (87)
47. Does Consumer Irrationality Trump Consumer Sovereignty?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (4), 691-696 View citations (14)
48. Strength in Numbers: Group Size and Political Mobilization
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2005, 48, (1), 73-91 View citations (30)

2004

49. Geography and the Internet: is the Internet a substitute or a complement for cities?
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2004, 56, (1), 1-24 View citations (112)
    See also Working Paper Geography and the Internet: Is the Internet a Substitute or a Complement for Cities?, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (14) (2003)

2003

50. Preference Externalities: An Empirical Study of Who Benefits Whom in Differentiated-Product Markets
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2003, 34, (3), 557-68 View citations (94)
    See also Working Paper Preference Externalities: An Empirical Study of Who Benefits Whom in Differentiated Product Markets, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (5) (1999)
51. Who Affects Whom in Daily Newspaper Markets?
    Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 111, (4), 765-784 View citations (123)

2002

52. Does Repeat Play Elicit Cooperation? Evidence from Federal Civil Litigation
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 2002, 31, (1), 39-60 View citations (14)
53. Gifts, Cash, and Stigma
    Economic Inquiry, 2002, 40, (3), 415-427 View citations (13)

2001

54. Do Mergers Increase Product Variety? Evidence from Radio Broadcasting
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (3), 1009-1025 View citations (189)

1999

55. Free Entry and Social Inefficiency in Radio Broadcasting
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1999, 30, (3), 397-420 View citations (164)
    See also Working Paper Free Entry and Social Inefficiency in Radio Broadcasting, NBER Working Papers (1996) View citations (7) (1996)
56. Public radio in the United States: does it correct market failure or cannibalize commercial stations?
    Journal of Public Economics, 1999, 71, (2), 189-211 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Public Radio in the United States: Does It Correct Market Failure or Cannibalize Commercial Stations?, NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (2) (1997)
57. The Effect of Price Advertising on Prices: Evidence in the Wake of 44 Liquormart
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (5), 1081-1096 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Price Advertising and Prices: Evidence in the Wake of 44 Liquormart, NBER Working Papers (1998) (1998)
58. Toward a Taxonomy of Disputes: New Evidence through the Prism of the Priest/Klein Model
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 1999, 28, (1), 101-30 View citations (9)

1998

59. Does inter-judge disparity justify empirically based sentencing guidelines?
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1998, 18, (3), 293-304 View citations (12)
60. Reconciling Asymmetric Information and Divergent Expectations Theories of Litigation
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1998, 41, (2), 451-76 View citations (67)
    See also Working Paper Reconciling Asymmetric Information and Divergent Expectations Theories of Litigation, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (61) (1998)
61. The Deadweight Loss of Christmas: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (5), 1358-59 View citations (7)
    Also in American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (5), 1306-08 (1996) View citations (11)
62. The Effect of Conviction on Income Through the Life Cycle
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1998, 18, (1), 25-40 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Convicton on Income Through the Life Cycle, NBER Working Papers (1993) View citations (5) (1993)

1997

63. The Best Business Schools: A Market-Based Approach
    The Journal of Business, 1997, 70, (1), 1-31 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper The Best Business Schools: A Market Based Approach, NBER Working Papers (1994) View citations (3) (1994)

1996

64. Sentencing policy, implied demographic welfare weights, and the theory of sentencing reform
    Journal of Public Economics, 1996, 59, (2), 177-193

1995

65. Are Fines and Prison Terms Used Efficiently? Evidence on Federal Fraud Offenders
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1995, 38, (1), 107-39 View citations (10)
66. The Administrative and Compliance Cost of Manual Highway Toll Collection: Evidence From Massachusetts and New Jersey
    National Tax Journal, 1995, 48, (2), 217-28 View citations (5)
67. The Selection Hypothesis and the Relationship between Trial and Plaintiff Victory
    Journal of Political Economy, 1995, 103, (2), 229-60 View citations (90)
    See also Working Paper The Selection Hypothesis and the Relationship between Trial and Plaintiff Victory, NBER Working Papers (1993) (1993)
68. The effects of criminality and conviction on the labor market status of young British offenders
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1995, 15, (1), 109-126 View citations (43)

1994

69. Does conviction have a persistent effect on income and employment?
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1994, 14, (1), 103-119 View citations (36)
70. Measuring the Effect of Restructuring on Corporate Performance: The Case of Management Buyouts
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1994, 76, (3), 503-11 View citations (20)
71. The Effect of Criminal Conviction on Income and the Trust "Reposed in the Workmen"
    Journal of Human Resources, 1994, 29, (1), 62-81 View citations (58)

1993

72. Criminal Sentences as Endogenous Taxes: Are They "Just" or "Efficient"?
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1993, 36, (1), 139-51 View citations (12)
73. The Deadweight Loss of Christmas
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (5), 1328-36 View citations (112)

1992

74. Real Interest Rates and the Savings and Loan Crisis: The Moral Hazard Premium
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1992, 6, (1), 155-167 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Real Interest Rates and the Savings and Loan Crisis: The Moral Hazard Premium, NBER Working Papers (1991) View citations (5) (1991)

Books

2012

1. The Oxford Handbook of the Digital Economy
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (195)

2009

2. Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays
   Economics Books, Princeton University Press View citations (1)

Chapters

2024

1. Intellectual Property and Creative Machines
   A chapter in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, volume 4, 2024, pp 47-79
   See also Working Paper Intellectual Property and Creative Machines, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) (2024)

2021

2. Digitization and Its Consequences for Creative-Industry Product and Labor Markets
   A chapter in The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth, 2021, pp 397-424

2016

3. The Random Long Tail and the Golden Age of Television
   A chapter in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 17, 2016, pp 1-25 View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article The Random Long Tail and the Golden Age of Television, University of Chicago Press (2017) View citations (3) (2017)

2015

4. Digitization and the Quality of New Media Products: The Case of Music
   A chapter in Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy, 2015, pp 407-442 View citations (7)

2012

5. Music Piracy and Its Effects on Demand, Supply, and Welfare
   A chapter in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 12, 2012, pp 91-109 View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Music Piracy and Its Effects on Demand, Supply, and Welfare*, University of Chicago Press (2012) View citations (10) (2012)

2010

6. Who Benefits Whom in the Neighborhood? Demographics and Retail Product Geography
   A chapter in Agglomeration Economics, 2010, pp 181-209 View citations (3)

2009

7. Introduction
   A chapter in Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays, 2009