We study dynamic price competition between sellers offering differentiated products with limited capacity and a common sales deadline. In every period, firms simultaneously set prices, and a randomly arriving buyer decides whether to purchase a product or leave the market. Given remaining...

Many financial markets are populated by dealers, who commit to participate regularly in the market, and non-dealers, who do not commit. This market structure introduces a trade-off between competition and volatility, which we study using data on Canadian treasury auctions. We document a...

Many financial markets are populated by dealers, who commit to participate regularly in the market, and non-dealers, who do not commit. This market structure introduces a trade-off between competition and volatility, which we study using data on Canadian treasury auctions. We document a...

Using a new database, we document the determinants of involuntary consumer bank account closures. During 2001–2005, approximately 30 million debit accounts were involuntarily closed for excessive overdrafting. We focus on multiple factors to explain this phenomenon: household economics and...