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discrete choice models of demand compared to simpler alternatives. In 2013, Boston Public Schools (BPS) proposed alternative …. Pathak and Shi (2013) estimated discrete choice models of demand using families' historical choices and these demand models … of discrete choice models of demand in our context …
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substantiates both supply and demand effects of past price trends in housing markets, particularly with respect to subprime mortgage …-loan collateral values may have affected both the demand and the supply of mortgages. Standard time series models using repeat …
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Can measured risk attitudes and associated structural models predict insurance demand? In an experiment (n = 1,730), we …
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Increased competition from the internet has raised concerns about the quality of prescription drugs sold online. Given the pressure from the Department of Justice, Google agreed to ban pharmacies not certified by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) from sponsored search...
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This paper uses three different sources of data to investigate the association between the business cycle--measured with unemployment rates--and environmental concern. Building on recent research that finds internet search terms to be useful predictors of health epidemics and economic activity,...
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This paper investigates whether larger quantities of historical data affect a firm's ability to maintain market share in Internet search. We study whether the length of time that search engines retained their server logs affected the apparent accuracy of subsequent searches. Our analysis...
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Despite substantial efforts to help consumers search in more intuitive ways, text search remains the predominant tool for product discovery online. In this paper, we explore the effects of visual and textual cues for search refinement on consumer search and purchasing behavior. We collaborate...
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effects of fake reviews on individual demand and welfare. We conduct an incentive-compatible online experiment with a …
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that higher demand uncertainty lowers capacity utilization, especially for high-markup firms. We test these predictions …
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It is now plausible to envision scenarios in which global demand for crude oil falls to essentially zero by the end of … paper asks what such a demand decline, when anticipated, might mean for global oil supply. One possibility is the well … demand decline. This reaction would increase near-term CO2 emissions and could possibly even lead the total present value of …
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