Research
Published papers
Indefinitely repeated contests: an experimental study
with Philip Brookins and Dmitry RyvkinExperimental Economics, vol. 24, 4 (December 2021)[link] [material] [code]No mere tautology: the division of labor is limited by the division of labor
with Bart J. WilsonOxford Economic Papers, vol. 73, 1 (January 2021)[link] [material]Competitive blind spots and the cyclicality of investment: experimental evidence
with Cortney S. RodetSouthern Economic Journal, vol. 87, 1 (July 2020) [link]An experiment on innovation and collusion
Economic Inquiry, vol. 57, 3 (July 2019)[link]Testing the boundaries of the double auction: the effects of complete information and market power
with Erik O. KimbroughJournal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 150 (June 2018)[link]Shakeout in the early commercial airframe industry
with Taylor Jaworski The Economic History Review, vol. 71, 2 (May 2018)[link]Competition, cost innovation, and x-inefficiency in experimental markets
Review of Industrial Organization, vol. 48, 3 (May 2016)[link] [prize for best article by a younger scholar]The ecological and civil mainsprings of property: an experimental economic history of whalers' rules of capture
with Bart J. Wilson, Taylor Jaworski, and Karl SchurterThe Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, vol. 28, 4 (October 2012)[link] [Oliver E. Williamson Prize for best article]Working papers
Stochastic-share contests
with Philip Brookins[link]Differentiating to reduce strategic uncertainty and relax competition
[link soon]When do firms do basic research?
R&D tax credits and innovation
with Walter MelnikCooperation in indefinite games: evidence from red queen games
with Cortney S. Rodetreject and resubmit[link]