Search Results - "Wildenbeest, Matthijs R."

Testing Models of Consumer Search Using Data on Web Browsing and Purchasing Behavior by De los Santos, Babur, Hortaçsu, Ali, Wildenbeest, Matthijs R.

“…Using a large dataset on web browsing and purchasing behavior we test to what extent consumers are searching in accordance to various search models. We find…”
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Simultaneous Search for Differentiated Products: The Impact of Search Costs and Firm Prominence by Moraga-González, José L, Sándor, Zsolt, Wildenbeest, Matthijs R

“…Abstract We extend the literature on simultaneous search by allowing for differentiated products and search cost heterogeneity. We show conditions under which…”
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An empirical model of search with vertically differentiated products by Wildenbeest, Matthijs R.

“…This article provides a framework for studying price dispersion in markets with product differentiation and search frictions. We show under which assumptions…”
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Consumer Search and Prices in the Automobile Market by Moraga-González, José Luis, Sándor, Zsolt, Wildenbeest, Matthijs R

“…Abstract This article develops a discrete choice model of demand with optimal sequential consumer search. Consumers first choose a product to search; then,…”
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Nonparametric Estimation of Search Costs for Differentiated Products: Evidence from Medigap by Lin, Haizhen, Wildenbeest, Matthijs R.

“…This article develops a method to estimate search frictions as well as preference parameters in differentiated product markets. Search costs are…”
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The impact of brand equity on profit premium in an equilibrium framework by Sándor, Zsolt, Szőcs, Attila, Wildenbeest, Matthijs R.

“…Recent research extends the estimation and analysis of structural demand and supply models to consider the concepts of brand equity and brand value and their…”
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Search Engine Optimization: What Drives Organic Traffic to Retail Sites? by Baye, Michael R., De los Santos, Babur, Wildenbeest, Matthijs R.

“…The lion's share of retail traffic through search engines originates from organic (natural) rather than sponsored (paid) links. We use a dataset constructed…”
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E-book pricing and vertical restraints by De los Santos, Babur, Wildenbeest, Matthijs R.

“…This paper empirically analyzes how the use of vertical price restraints has impacted retail prices in the market for e-books. In 2010, five of the six largest…”
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Prices and heterogeneous search costs by Moraga-González, José Luis, Sándor, Zsolt, Wildenbeest, Matthijs R.

“…We study price formation in a model of consumer search for differentiated products in which consumers have heterogeneous search costs. We provide conditions…”
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Search With Learning for Differentiated Products: Evidence from E-Commerce by Santos, Babur De Los, Hortaçsu, Ali, Wildenbeest, Matthijs R.

“…This article provides a method to estimate search costs in a differentiated product environment in which consumers are uncertain about the utility…”
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Nonsequential search equilibrium with search cost heterogeneity by Moraga-González, José Luis, Sándor, Zsolt, Wildenbeest, Matthijs R.

“…•Generalization of Burdett and Judd (1983) to allow for search costs heterogeneity.•A price dispersed symmetric Nash equilibrium always exists.•Entry leads to…”
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SEMI-NONPARAMETRIC ESTIMATION OF CONSUMER SEARCH COSTS by Moraga-González, José Luis, Sándor, Zsolt, Wildenbeest, Matthijs R.

“…This paper studies the estimation of the distribution of non-sequential search costs. We show that the search cost distribution is identified by combining data…”
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Maximum likelihood estimation of search costs by Moraga-González, José Luis, Wildenbeest, Matthijs R.

“…In a recent paper Hong and Shum [2006. Using price distributions to estimate search costs. Rand Journal of Economics 37, 257–275] present a structural method…”
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What’s in a name? Measuring prominence and its impact on organic traffic from search engines by Baye, Michael R., De los Santos, Babur, Wildenbeest, Matthijs R.

“…•Organic search results do not include information about seller characteristics.•A novel measure of the prominence of a retailer’s name is proposed.•Revealed…”
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Truly costly sequential search and oligopolistic pricing by Janssen, Maarten C.W., Moraga-González, José Luis, Wildenbeest, Matthijs R.

“…We modify the paper of Stahl (1989) [Stahl, D.O., 1989. Oligopolistic pricing with sequential consumer search. American Economic Review 79, 700–12] by relaxing…”
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Platform Design When Sellers Use Pricing Algorithms by Johnson, Justin P., Rhodes, Andrew, Wildenbeest, Matthijs

“…We investigate the ability of a platform to design its marketplace to promote competition, improve consumer surplus, and increase its own payoff. We consider…”
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Estimation of Search Frictions in the British Electricity Market by Giulietti, Monica, Waterson, Michael, Wildenbeest, Matthijs

“…This paper studies consumer search and pricing behavior in the British domestic electricity market following its opening to competition in 1999. We develop a…”
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