errors in strategy implementation. In our data, we show that players indeed choose less lenient strategies in environments …

In an auction market, the auctioneer exerts significant influence in choosing and administering a selling strategy. We … affected by how much discretion the auctioneer has in choosing the selling strategy. Specifically, we find that raising the …

I show how changes in competition affect the power of reputation to induce sellers to exert effort. The impact of … competition on sellers' incentives is theoretically ambiguous. More competition disciplines sellers, but, at the same time, it … the value of building a reputation through effort. In this framework, more competition depresses hosts' profits and leads …

The emergence of competition is a defining aspect of human nature and characterizes many important social environments …

This paper empirically investigates the advertising competition in the French broadcast television industry within a … oligopoly competition and identify the shape and magnitude of the feedback loop between TV viewers and advertisers. We also … implement a simple procedure to identify the conduct of firms on the market. We find that the nature of competition in the …