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Research Briefs·Apr 25, 2024

Location Sorting and Endogenous Amenities: Evidence from Amsterdam

Milena Almagro and Tomás Domínguez-Iino
Different demographic groups tend to prefer different types of amenities, and businesses respond by expanding amenities in neighborhoods with greater...
Topics: Industrial Organization
Research Briefs·Apr 3, 2024

Optimal Urban Transportation Policy: Evidence from Chicago

Milena Almagro, Felipe Barbieri, Juan Camilo Castillo, Nathaniel Hickok, and Tobias Salz
In Chicago, welfare would be increased by charging almost nothing for public transit, increasing the frequency of trains, and lowering...
Topics: Industrial Organization
Research Briefs·Jun 8, 2023

Micro- and Macroeconomic Impacts of a Place-Based Industrial Policy

Enghin Atalay, Ali Hortaçsu, Chad Syverson, and Mehmet Fatih Ulu
Turkey’s Law 2012/3305 boosted economic activity among businesses in eligible industries/provinces and led to positive spillovers to the suppliers and...
Topics: Industrial Organization
Research Briefs·Jan 19, 2023

The Strange and Awful Path of Productivity in the US Construction Sector

Austan Goolsbee and Chad Syverson
Measurement error alone cannot explain the decline in US construction productivity over the last 50 years, with evidence pointing to...
Topics: Industrial Organization
Research Briefs·Jan 5, 2023

Urban Renewal and Inequality: Evidence from Chicago’s Public Housing Demolitions

Milena Almagro, Eric Chyn, and Bryan A. Stuart
Demolitions of public housing as part of urban renewal programs had disparate impacts and generated large welfare improvements for White...
Topics: Industrial Organization
Research Briefs·May 10, 2022

Does Entry Remedy Collusion? Evidence From the Generic Prescription Drug Cartel

In April 2013, Teva Pharmaceuticals, a large generic drug manufacturer, hired a marketing executive with strong connections throughout the industry...
Topics: Health care, Industrial Organization
Research Briefs·Mar 4, 2020

Product Innovation, Product Diversification, and Firm Growth: Evidence from Japan’s Early Industrialization

Most manufacturers, if they expect to grow and flourish, not only need to expand their existing product line but must...
Topics: Industrial Organization
Research Briefs·Apr 21, 2019

Production, Relocation, and Price Effects of US Trade Policy: The Case of Washing Machines

Aaron Flaaen, Ali Hortaçsu, and Felix Tintelnot
In 2018, the global tariffs applied to all washers imported to the US increased prices about 12 percent for both...
Topics: Industrial Organization
Research Briefs·Apr 21, 2019

Production, Relocation, and Price Effects of US Trade Policy: The Case of Washing Machines

If you were thinking about buying a washing machine sometime in 2017, you may have been tempted to wait a...
Topics: Industrial Organization