In this article, we introduce an empirical framework to analyze how firm performance is
affected by increased globalization. Using this framework, we discuss recent work on …

This chapter surveys the developments in price discrimination theory as it applies to
imperfectly competitive markets. Broad themes and conclusions are discussed in the areas …

We develop a framework to estimate willingness to pay for clean air from defensive
investments on differentiated products. Applying this framework to scanner data on air …

Research in international trade has changed dramatically over the last twenty years, as
attention has shifted from countries and industries towards the firms actually engaged in …

This paper examines how prices, markups, and marginal costs respond to trade
liberalization. We develop a framework to estimate markups from production data with multi …

African agricultural markets are characterized by low farmer revenues and high consumer
food prices. Many have worried that this wedge is partially driven by imperfect competition …

Can directed technical change be used to combat climate change? We construct new firm-
level panel data on auto industry innovation distinguishing between “dirty”(internal …

Individuals must often choose among discrete actions with imperfect information about their
payoffs. Before choosing, they have an opportunity to study the payoffs, but doing so is …

How strong are strategic complementarities in price setting across firms? In this article, we
provide a direct empirical estimate of firms' price responses to changes in competitor prices …

This book provides the most comprehensive treatment to date of microeconometrics, the
analysis of individual-level data on the economic behavior of individuals or firms using …