We examine the impact of adopting decimal price quotes on the welfare of members of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) based on a multivariate analysis of seat prices. Consistent with existing studies, we find that decimalization leads to lower bid-ask spreads as well as lower quoted depths. To...

We empirically examine consumer showrooming phenomenon in the footwear industry. Using transaction-level data from a large online footwear retailer and offline store entry data from four major footwear retail chains in the U.S., we quantify the effect of offline store entry on the competing...