Browsing by Subject "Microeconomics"
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Do People Value Racial Diversity? Evidence from Nielsen Ratings
(2005)Nielsen ratings for ABC's Monday Night Football are significantly higher when the game involves a black quarterback. In this paper, we consider competing explanations for this effect. First, quarterback race might proxy ... -
Essays in Applied Microeconomics With Policy Implications
(2013)My dissertation focuses on employing microeconomic techniques to study markets and questions that are important and complex, and also have potential policy implications. Two of my chapters analyze the health industry with ... -
Pricing and Pack Size: Brand, Quantity, and Cost Considerations in Purchasing Multipacks of Toothpaste
(2019)The US market for toothpaste, like many other goods, is shifting towards selling in bulk. Multipacks of toothpaste require quantity discounts to incentivize consumers, making buying in bulk a great deal for the savings-minded ...
