This dissertation addresses issues concerning the behavior of firms, which has significant effects on performance. In the first study, we empirically investigate the effect of the reduction in number of firms on price co ...
This paper empirically investigates three hypotheses regarding biases of National Basketball Association (NBA) referees. Using a sample of 28,388 quarter-level observations from six seasons, we find that referees make ca ...
The U.S. trucking industry was deregulated with
implementation of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980. After
deregulation, increased concentration was observed in the
general freight segment of the industry. The purpose of
...
In modern economies, national governments have a wide
range of policies for restricting international trade and
protecting domestic industries at their disposal. The most
popular form of non-tariff trade policies is p ...
This paper provides logit estimates of the probability that students will
cheat in a specific class using randomized response and direct question data in
two logit models. The results predict that there are several ind ...