How Have COVID-19 Case Rates Impacted Retail Gasoline Price Markups? Evidence From Daily Prices and Transportation Choices

Do Daily Retail Gasoline Prices adjust Asymmetrically?

Price Controls and Market Structure: Evidence From Gasoline Retail Markets

In this paper we study the effect of price floor regulations on the organization and performance of markets. The standard interpretation of the effects of these policies is concerned with short-run market distortions associated with excess supply. Since price controls prevent markets from clearing, they lead to higher prices. While this analysis may be correct in the short-run, it does not cons...

Does A Low-Price Guarantee Induce Lower Prices and Bene t Consumers? Evidence from the Retail Gasoline Market

This paper revisits the traditional view that a low-price guarantee results in higher prices and facilitates collusion. I acquired accurate data on matching stores and their competitors to address the common criticism of the scant existing empirical literature that their results are highly dependent on getting the market de nitions right. Using station level data in the retail gasoline industry...

Price Transparency and Retail Prices

Price transparency initiatives are typically undertaken by third parties to ensure that consumers can compare the prices of competing offers in markets where obtaining such information is costly. Such practices have recently become widespread, yet it is unclear whether the increased price competition due to lower search costs overcomes the potential for collusion between competitors due to lowe...

Price Transparency and Retail Prices: Evidence from Fuel Price Signs in the Italian Motorway

Price transparency initiatives are typically undertaken by third parties to ensure that consumers can compare the prices of competing offers in markets where obtaining such information is costly. Such practices have recently become widespread, yet it is unclear whether the increased price competition due to lower search costs overcomes the potential for collusion between competitors due to lowe...