We propose a simple model to assess the evolution of US labor share and how automation affects employment. In our model, heterogeneous firms may choose manual technology hire worker subject matching frictions. Alternatively, they an automated produce using only machines (robots). Our suggests that reduces but increases employment wages. Furthermore, market institutions are unlikely have played ...

Online game is one of the fastest growing industries in Korea. It accounts for 5.8% of the world game market and one third of the world online game market. Korea’s online game market has two-sided market characteristic with very low switching costs. This paper is to study the various characteristics of two-sided market under low switching costs. We empirically investigate network externalities ...

The objective was to evaluate the magnitude of various contributors to outpatient commercial colonoscopy prices, including market- and provider-level factors, especially market share. We used adjudicated fee-for-service facility claims from a large commercial insurer for colonoscopies occurring in hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgery center from October 2005 to December 2012. Cl...

This study examines the effects of "any willing provider" (AWP) and "freedom of choice" (FOC) laws on the market share of health maintenance organizations (HMOs) in metropolitan statistical areas over the period 1989-95. We use pooled cross-section time-series regression techniques with year and state fixed effects. HMO market share is hypothesized to be a function of state laws, market charact...