Working papers and work in progress
1. "Are We Undercounting Reallocation's Contribution to Growth?" (with Rotemberg, M., Petrin, A., White, K.), 2nd R&R, Review of Economic Dynamics, March 2026
2. "How Parent Firms’ Entry Timing Fosters Child Firm Performance,” submitted, January 2026
3. “When Mergers Fail: Evaluating a Role of Geography behind a Slowdown after an Acquisition,” January 2026
4. "Corporate Philanthropy and Market Presence: The Case of Walmart’s Charitable Giving" (with Andrew Ching and Strahil Lepoev), 2nd R&R, Journal of Business Ethics, March 2026
5. “Detecting Collusion from Locations and Prices in the Retail Gasoline Market” (with Jianhui Li) January 2020
6. "Estimating a Model of Network Choice in Markets beyond Duopoly" (with Hiroshi Uno) 2018
7. "Franchising Encroachment in Dynamic Competition" 2024
Published research
"Entry Order, Performance, and Geography: The Case of the Convenience-Store Industry in Japan," International Economic Review, 2025, 66(2), 787-822. Journal Website SSRN
2. "Threat of Entry and Organizational-Form Choice: The Case of Franchising in Retailing" (with Nathan Yang)
Journal of Marketing Research, 2020, 57(5), 810-830. Journal Website Link to supplementary material
3. "The Determinants and Consequences of Search Cost Heterogeneity: Evidence from Local Gasoline Markets" (with Mark Remer)
Journal of Marketing Research, 2018, 55(3), 305-320. (Lead Article) Journal Website Supplementary material is available here
4. "Lowering Consumer Search Costs Can Lead to Higher Prices" (with Mark Remer)
Economics Letters, 2018, 162, 1-4. (Lead Article) Journal Website
5. “First-Mover Advantage through Distribution: A Decomposition Approach"
Marketing Science, 2017, 36(4), 590-609. Journal Website Supplementary material is available here
6. "Estimating a Model of Strategic Network Choice: The Convenience-Store Industry in Okinawa"
Marketing Science. 2015, January-February, 34, 20-38. Journal Website Supplementary material is available here.
7. “Regulation, Enforcement, and Competition: Evidence from the Spanish Local TV Industry”
International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2014, January, 32, 11-23. Journal Website Awarded 2014 Miyazawa Kenichi Memorial Prize for the best paper in competition policy.
8. "The Costs of Zoning Regulations in Retail Chains: The Case of the City Planning Act of 1968 in Japan"
Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2014, 45(3), 305-328. Journal Website
9. “Exploring Reallocation's Apparent Weak Contribution to Growth” (with Petrin, A., Polanec, S.)
Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2014, 42, 187-210. Journal Website Code