Reports Co-Authored by Zwick Center Members Related to Markets and Industries
Outreach Reports/Fact Sheets
Lopez, Rigoberto A., Plesha, Nataliya and Campbell, Benjamin. 2014. "Economic Impacts of Agriculture in Eight Northeastern States". Economic Effects of Agriculture in CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, RI & VT
Behe, Bridget, Campbell, Ben, Dennis, Jennifer, Hall, Charlie and Khachatryan, Hayk. 2014. "Help Your Customers Understand Green Words and Phrases". Helping Customers Understand Green Words & Phrases
Behe, Bridget, Campbell, Ben, Dennis, Jennifer, Hall, Charlie and Khachatryan, Hayk. 2014. "How to Know More About Your Online Audience". How to Know More About Online Audience
Behe, Bridget, Campbell, Ben, Dennis, Jennifer, Hall, Charlie and Khachatryan, Hayk. 2014. "How to Profit From Being Environmentally Friendly". How to Profit from Being Environmentally Friendly
Lopez, Rigoberto A., Rabinowitz, Adam N., Warner, Tammy and Campbell, Ben. 2012. "Estimates of Consumption of Locally-Grown Agricultural Products in Connecticut". Local Agricultural Product Consumption in CT
Cotterill, Ronald W. 2003. "Perspectives on Global Concentration and Public Policy". Global Concentration & Public Policy
Research Reports
Bravo-Ureta, Boris E., Jara-Rojas, Roberto, Lachaud, Michée A. and Moreira, Victor H. 2017. "A META ANALYSIS OF FARM EFFICIENCY: EVIDENCE FROM THE PRODUCTION FRONTIER LITERATURE". Farm Efficiency
Cotterill, Ronald W. and Tchumtchoua, Sylvie. 2010. "Optimal Brand and Generic Advertising Policies in a Dynamic Differentiated Product Oligopoly". Ad Policies & Product Oligopolies
Huang, Rui and Yang, Muzhe. 2010. "Buy What Is Advertised on Television? Evidence from Bans on Child-Directed Food Advertising". Food Ads for Children
Cohen, Michael A. 2010. "Determining the Impact of Retailer Store Brand Procurement on Vertical Relationships with Brand Manufacturers and on Market Equilibrium". Retail Store Brand Supply & Pricing
Cotterill, Ronald W. 2009. "Antitrust Economic Analysis in Food Marketing Channels". Antitrust Economic Analysis in Food Marketing Channels
Beelitz, Frederik. 2009. "Evaluating Coordinated Effects: An application to the US beer industry". Beer Industry Collusion
Horrace, William C., Huang, Rui and Perloff, Jeffery M. 2009. "Variety: Consumer Choice and Optimal Diversity". Consumer Choices
Berning, Joshua P., Chouinard, Hayley H., Manning, Kenneth C., McCluskey, Jill J. and Sprott, David E. 2009. "Identifying Consumer Preferences for Nutrition Information on Grocery Store Shelf Labels". Consumer Preferences for Nutrition Info
Cotterill, Ronald W. and Cohen, Michael A. 2009. "Assessing the Impact of Retailer Store Brand Presence on Manufacturer Brands in an Equilibrium Framework". Retail Products & Manufacturer Brand Prices
Huang, Rui and Perloff, Jeffrey M. 2009. "WIC Contract Spillover Effects". WIC Economic Effects
Rhodes, Charles. 2008. "Eye on Economics: A Conceptual Analysis of Farm Subsidies". Conceptual Analysis of Farm Subsidies
Xiao, Wei. 2008. "The Competitive and Welfare Effects of New Product Introduction: The Case of Crystal Pepsi". Crystal Pepsi Effects
Cohen, Michael A., Shaw, Philip and Chen, Tao. 2008. "Nonparametric Instrumental Variable Estimation in Practice". Nonparametric Instrumental Variable Estimation
Cotterill, Ronald W. and Cohen, Michael A. 2008. "The Impact of Retail Store Brands on Manufacturer Brands: A Generalization of Steiner’s Elasticity Model". Retail Store Brands vs Manufacturer Brands
Lopez, Rigoberto A. and Bonanno, Alessandro. 2008. "Wal-Mart’s Monopsony Power in Local Labor Markets". Walmart Monopsony Power
Bonanno, Alessandro. 2008. "An Empirical Investigation of Wal-Mart’s Expansion into Food Retailing". Walmart's Food Retailing
Lopez, Rigoberto A. and Bonanno, Alessandro. 2007. "Competition Effects of Supermarket Services". Competition Among Supermarkets
Cotterill, Ronald W. 2007. "The Evolution of the Political Economic Foundations of Competition Policy". Evolution of Political Economic Foundations of Competition Policy
Cotterill, Ronald W. 2007. "Market Definition and Market Power in the British Supermarket Industry". Market Power in British Supermarket Industry
Caswell, Julie A. and Joseph, Siny. 2007. "Consumer Demand for Quality: Major Determinant for Agricultural and Food Trade in the Future?". Quality in Agricultural & Food Trade
Tchumtchoua, Sylvie and Dey, Dipak K. 2007. "Semiparametric Bayesian Estimation of Random Coefficients Discrete Choice Models". Semiparametric Bayesian Estimation
Lopez, Rigoberto A. and Bonanno, Alessandro. 2007. "Competition Effects of Supermarket Services". Supermarket Competition Effects
Tchumtchoua, Sylvie. 2006. "Estimation and Inference in Parametric Stochastic Frontier Models: A SAS/IML Procedure for a Bootstrap Method". Estimation and Inference in Parametric Stochastic Frontier Models
Cotterill, Ronald W., Tian, Li and Cohen, Michael. 2006. "Private Labels: Supermarket Chain Buyer Power in Action". Supermarket Chain Buyer
Cotterill, Ronald W. 2005. "Antitrust Analysis of Supermarket Retailing: Common Global Concerns that Play Out in Local Markets". Antitrust Analysis of Supermarket Retailing
Rojas, Christian and Peterson, Everett B. 2005. "Estimating Demand for Differentiated Products: The Case of Beer in the U.S." Beer Differentiated Products
Rojas, Christian. 2005. "Market Power and Price Competition in U.S. Brewing". Market Power & Price Competition in U.S. Brewing
Rojas, Christian. 2005. "Does the King Use Its Power? Price Competition in U.S. Brewing". Price Competition in U.S. Brewing
Cotterill, Ronald W. and Kim, Donghun. 2004. "Market Structure, Price Pass-Through and Welfare with Differentiated Products". Market Structure & Welfare with Differentiated Products
Rennhoff, Adam D. 2004. "Paying for Shelf Space: An Investigation of Merchandising Allowances in the Grocery Industry". Merchandising Allowances in Grocery Industry
Kim, Donghun. 2004. "Estimation of the effects of new brands On incumbents’ profits and consumer welfare: The U.S. Processed Cheese Market Case". New Brand Impacts on Profits & Welfare
Jakubson, George, Jeong, Kap-Young, Kim, Donghun and Masson, Robert T. 2004. "Oligopolistic “Agreement” and/or “Superiority”?: New Findings from New Methodologies and Data". Oligipoly Findings
Cotterill, Ronald W. 2002. "An Antitrust Economic Analysis of Stop & Shop’s Proposed Acquisition of the Big V Shop Rite Supermarket Chain". Antitrust Economic Analysis of Stop & Shop's Acquisition of Shop Rite Chain
Cotterill, Ronald W. 2002. "Comments on the Food Marketing Institutes’ Submission to the FTC Titled 'Supermarket Merger Investigations and Remedies' ". Comments on Supermarket Merger Investigations & Remedies
Lopez, Rigoberto A., Lopez, Elena and Azam, Azzeddine M. 2002. "Imperfect Competition and Total Factor Productivity Growth in U.S. Food Processing". Competition & Productivity Growth
Cotterill, Ronald W., Dhar, Tirtha P., Chavas, Jean-Paul and Gould, Brian W. 2002. "An Econometric Analysis of Brand Level Strategic Pricing Between Coca Cola and Pepsi Inc.". Econometric Analysis Coke & Pepsi Strategic Pricing
Dhar, Tirtha P., Chavas, Jean-Paul and Gould, Brian W. 2002. "An Empirical Assessment of Endogeneity Issues In Demand Analysis for Differentiated Products". Endogeneity Issues & Differentiated Products
Cotterill, Ronald W. 2002. "The Predatory Impacts of the Ahold/Pathmark Offer to Buy the Big V ShopRite® Supermarket Chain". Predatory Impacts of Offer to Buy ShopRite Supermarket Chain
Lopez, Rigoberto A. and Lirón-España, Carmen. 2001. "When is Concentration Beneficial?". Benefits of Market Concentration
Lopez, Rigoberto A. 2001. "Campaign Contributions and Agricultural Subsidies" Campaign Contributions & Agricultural Subsidies
Price, Gregory K. and Connor, John M. 2001. "Modeling Coupon Values for Ready-To-Eat Breakfast Cereals". Coupon Values for Breakfast Cereals
Lopez, Rigoberto A. and Lopez, Elena. 2001. "The Impact of Imports On Price-Cost Margins: An Empirical Illustration". Imports on Price-Cost Margins
Lopez, Rigoberto A., Azzam, Azzedine M. and Lirón-España, Carmen. 2001. "Market Power and/or Efficiency: An Application to U.S. Food Processing". Oligopoly, Costs & Prices in Food-Processing Industries
Cotterill, Ronald W. 2000. "A Critique of the Current Food System". Critique of Current Food System
Cotterill, Ronald W. and Putsis Jr., William P. 2000. "Share, Price and Category Expenditure— Geographic Market Effects and Private Labels". Geographic Market Effects & Private Labels Share, Price & Category Expenditure
Cotterill, Ronald W. 2000. "Dynamic Explanations of Industry Structure and Performance". Industry Structure & Performance
Cotterill, Ronald W., Putsis Jr., William P. and Dhar, Ravi. 2000. "Market Share and Price Setting Behavior For Private Labels and National Brands". Market Share & Price Setting for Private Labels & National Brands
Rehber, Erkan. 2000. "Vertical Coordination in the Agro-Food Industry and Contract Farming: A Comparative Study of Turkey and the USA". Vertical Coordination in Agro-Food Industry & Contract Farming in US & Turkey
Cotterill, Ronald W. 1999. "An Antitrust Economic Analysis of the Proposed Acquisition of Supermarkets General Holdings Corporation by Ahold Acquisition Inc." Antitrust Economic Analysis of Proposed Acquistion of Supermarkets General Holdings Corp by Ahold Acquisition
Cotterill, Ronald W., Putsis, Jr., William P. and Dhar, Ravi. 1999. "Assessing the Competitive Interaction Between Private Labels and National Brands". Competitive Interaction Private Labels & National Brands
Cotterill, Ronald W., Dhar, Tirtha P. and Franklin, Andrew W. 1999. "Post Merger Price Conduct: A Case Study Of Pricing in Connecticut Markets After the 1996 Royal Ahold-Stop & Shop Merger". CT Market Pricing Post 1996 Royal-Ahold-Stop & Shop Merger
Cotterill, Ronald W. 1999. "How Will the Royal Ahold Purchase Of Pathmark Supermarkets Affect Prices?". Royal Ahold Purchase of Pathmark Supermarkets
Cotterill, Ronald W. 1999. "Continuing Concentration in Food Industries Globally: Strategic Challenges to an Unstable Status Quo". Strategic Challenges in Global Food IndustriesStrategic Challenges in Global Food Industries
Cotterill, Ronald W. 1999. "Continuing Concentration in the U.S.: Strategic Challenges to an Unstable Status Quo". Strategic Challenges in US
Cotterill, Ronald W. 1998. "Jawboning Cereal: The Campaign to Lower Cereal Prices". Camapaign to Lower Cereal Prices
Putsis, Jr., William P. 1998. "Empirical Analysis of Competitive Interaction In Food Product Categories". Competitive Interaction in Food Product Categories
Cotterill, Ronald W. and Peterson, Everett B. 1998. "Incorporating Flexible Demand Systems In Empirical Models of Market Power". Demand Systems in Empirical Models of Market Power
Cotterill, Ronald W. and Franklin, Andrew W. 1998. "An Estimation of Consumer Benefits From the Public Campaign To Lower Cereal Prices". Estimation of Consumer Benefits from Public Campaign to Lower Cereal Prices
Cotterill, Ronald W. 1998. "Estimation of Cost Pass Through to Michigan Consumers in the ADM Price Fixing Case". Estimation of Cost Pass Through to Michigan Consumer in ADM Price Fixing Case
Cotterill, Ronald W., Lubatkin, Michael H., Schulze, William S., and Mainkar, Avinash. 1998. "Towards a Post-Structural View of Competition: Three Cases of Horizontal Merger". Horizontal Merger Three Cases
Cotterill, Ronald W., Egan, Leonard and Buckhold, William. 1998. "Beyond Illinois Brick: The Law and Economics Of Cost Pass-Through in the ADM Price Fixing Case". Law & Economics of Cost Pass-Through in ADM Price Fixing Case
Nevo, Aviv. 1998. "Measuring Market Power In The Ready-To-Eat Cereal Industry". Market Power in Breakfast Cereal Industry
Cotterill, Ronald W. and Putsis, William P. 1998. "Testing the Theory: Vertical Strategic Interaction And Demand Functional Form". Vertical Strategic Interaction & Demand Functional Form
Cotterill, Ronald W. and Haller, Lawrence E. 1997. "An Econometric Analysis of the Demand for RTE Cereal: Product Market Definition and Unilateral Market Power Effects". Analysis of Demand for RTE Cereal
Cotterill, Ronald W. 1997. "Cheese Pricing in a Market Driven Environment". Cheese Pricing in Market Driven Environment
Caswell, Julie A. 1997. "What Labels Tell Us About How Foods Are Produced". Labels & What They Tell About How Foods Are Produced
Cotterill, Ronald A. 1997. "Policy Brief on the RTE Breakfast Cereal Industry". Policy Brief on RTE Breakfast Cereal Industry
Connor, John M. 1996. "Breakfast Cereals: The Extreme Food Industry". Breakfast Cereals - Extreme Food Industry
Cotterill, Ronald W. and Haller, Lawrence E. 1996. "Evaluating Traditional Share - Price and Residual Demand Measures of Market Power in the Catsup Industry". Demand Measure of Market Power in Catsup Industry
Cotterill, Ronald W. 1996. "High Cereal Prices and the Prospects for Relief by Expansion of Private Label and Antitrust Enforcement". High Cereal Pricing & Enforcement
Kahn, Alfred E. 1996. "Statement on the Breakfast Cereals Industry". Statement on Breakfast Cereals Industry
Haller, Lawrence E. 1995. "Food Cooperatives". Food Cooperatives
Cotterill, Ronald W. and Franklin, Andrew W. 1995. "The Urban Grocery Store Gap". Urban Grocery Store Gap
Cotterill, Ronald W., Haller, Lawrence E. and Franklin, Andrew W. 1994. "Harvesting and Tacit Collusion in the Breakfast Cereal Industry: A Case Study of Nabisco Shredded Wheat and Post Grape Nuts". Breakfast Cereal Industry Harvesting & Collusion
Marion, Bruce W. and Geithman, Frederick E. 1994. "Concentration-Price Relations in Regional Fed Cattle Markets". Concentration-Price Relations in Regional Fed Cattle Markets
Rogers, Richard T. 1993. "Selling It, Co-op Advertising Lags Behind Private Sector Food Companies". Ad Lags Behind Private Sector Food Companies
Cotterill, Ronald W. and Brock, James W. 1993. "Antitrust Policy". Antitrust Policy
Haller, Lawrence E. 1992. "Branded Product Marketing Strategies in the Cottage Cheese Market: Cooperative versus Proprietary Firms". Branded Product Marketing in Cottage Cheese Market
Cotterill, Ronald W. 1992. The Changing Structure and Performance of the Food Distribution System: Implications for Low Income Urban Consumers". Changing Structure & Performance of Food Distribution System & Impacts on Low Income Urban Consumers
Zellner, James. 1992. "Orange Juice: A Private Label Product for the Nineties?" Orange Juice Private Label Product for Nineties
Durham, Catherine A. 1991. "The Empirical Analysis of Oligopsony in Agricultural Markets: Residual Supply Estimation in California's Processing Tomato Market". Empirical Analysis of Oligopsony - Supply Estimation in CA Tomato Processing Market
Cotterill, Ronald W. 1991. "Food Retailing: Mergers, Leveraged Buyouts, and Performance". Food Retailing
Cotterill, Ronald W. and Haller, Lawrence E. 1991. "Determinants of Entry: A Study of Leading U.S. Supermarket Chain Entry Patterns". Leading US Supermakret Chain Entry Patterns
Perloff, Jeffery M. and Carlton, Dennis W. 1989. "The Economics of Information". Economics of Info
Working Paper Series
Wilson, Norbert L. W., Zheng, Yuqing, Burney, Shaheer and Kaiser, Harry M. 2017. "Do Grocery (Food Sales) Taxes Cause Food Insecurity?" Grocery & Food Sales Taxes & Food Insecurity
Zheng, Yuqing, Dong, Diansheng, Burney, Shaheer and Kaiser, Harry M. 2017. "Eat at Home or Away from Home? The Role of Grocery and Restaurant Food Sales Taxes" Grocery & Restaurant Food Sales Taxes
Lopez, Rigoberto A., Zheng, Hualu, and Azam, Azzeddine. 2015. "Oligopoly Power in the Food Industries Revisited: A Stochastic Frontier Approach". Food Industry Oligopolies
Lopez. Rigoberto A., He, Xi and Liu, Yizao. 2015. "Substitution between Online and Offline Advertising: Evidence from the Carbonated Soft Drink Industry". Online Offline Ads for Soda
Towe, Charles, Adalja, Aaron, Hansen, James and Tselepidakis, Elina. 2014. "An Examination of Consumer Willingness to Pay for Local Products". Consumer Pay for Local Products
Fiala, Nathan. 2014. "Economic Consequences of Forced Displacement". Displacement & its Effects
Fiala, Nathan. 2014. "Skills in the Marketplace: Market Equilibrium, Personality and Ability in a Field-Based Experiment". World Economic Markets
Patalinghug, Jason C. 2013. "The Effect of Advertising and In-Store Promotion on the Demand for Chocolate". Chocolate Demand & Ads
Swallow, Stephen K., Liu, Pengfei and Anderson, Christopher M. 2013. "Threshold Level Public Goods Provision with Multiple Units: Experimental Effects of Disaggregated Groups with Rebates". Public Goods Economics
Lopez, Rigoberto A., Liu, Yizao and Zhu, Chen. 2013. "Spillover and Competitive Effects of Advertising in the Carbonated Soft Drink Market". Soft Drink Market
Cohen, Michael and Huang, Rui. 2012. "Corporate Social Responsibility for Kids’ Sake: A Dynamic Model of Firm Participation". CSR for Kids
Rui, Huaxia, Liu, Yizao and Whinston, Andrew. 2012. "Whose and What Chatter Matters? The Effect of Tweets on Movie Sales". Effects of Tweets on Movie Sales
Cohen, Michael and Rabinowitz, Adam N. 2012. "An Empirical Analysis of Equilibrium Pricing and Advertising in the Ready-To-Eat Cereal Market". Equilibrium Pricing & Ads in Cereal Market
Cohen, Michael and Rysman, Marc. 2012. "Payment choice with consumer panel data". Grocery Store Payment Choices
Berning, Joshua P., Huang, Rui and Rabinowitz, Adam. 2012. "An Evaluation of Government and Industry Proposed Restrictions on Television Advertising of Breakfast Cereals to Children". TV Ads for Children's Breakfast Cereals
Cohen, Michael, Huang, Rui and Zhu, Chen. 2012. "The Use of Voluntary Marketing Initiatives to Improve the Nutritional Profile of Kids Cereals". Voluntary Marketing Initiatives in Improving Nutritional Profile of Kids Cereals
Lopez, Rigoberto A. and Matschke, Xenia. 2011. "Home Bias in U.S. Beer Consumption". Beer Consumption
Swallow, Stephen K., Liu, Pengfei and Anderson, Christopher. 2011. "Assessing a Provision Game for Two Units of a Public Good, With Different Group Arrangements, Marginal Benefits, and Rebate Rules: Experimental Evidence". Public Goods Provision
Lopez, Rigoberto A. and Liu, Xiaoou. 2011. "Entry of Wal-Mart Supercenters and Supermarkets’ Profit Margins". Supermarkets
Liu, Yizao. 2010. "Gasoline Prices, Fuel Economy Efficiency And Automobile Replacement Dynamics". Fuel Economy
Tian, Li. 2006. "STRATEGIC EFFECT OF PRIVATE LABEL IN A VERTICAL BARGAINING MODEL". Private Label Products
Cotterill, Ronald W. and Tian, Li. 2004. "The Theory of Price Collars: The Linking of Prices in a Market Channel to Redress the Exercise of Market Power". Markets & Pricing