The profit paradox: How thriving firms threaten the future of work

J Eeckhout - 2022 - torrossa.com
Introduction it was like a science fiction movie. While I was on another phone I saw Erin, who
was a few thousand miles away, enter my daughter Elena's smartphone and move around …

The distribution network of Amazon and the footprint of freight digitalization

JP Rodrigue - Journal of transport geography, 2020 - Elsevier
The emergence of e-commerce as a dominant retail paradigm is associated with a rapid shift
in the commercial footprint towards distributional-based consumption. Through the analysis …

Quantifying market power and business dynamism in the macroeconomy

J De Loecker, J Eeckhout, S Mongey - 2021 - nber.org
We propose a general equilibrium economy with oligopolistic output markets in which two
channels can cause a change in market power:(i) technology, via changes to productivity …

Recent challenges in Routing and Inventory Routing: E‐commerce and last‐mile delivery

C Archetti, L Bertazzi - Networks, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the e‐commerce era, vendors have to satisfy a large number of on‐line orders, mainly
from private customers, with low weight and volume, reduced delivery time, and overlap of …

Amazon and Alibaba: Internet Governance, Business Models, and Internationalization Strategies

X Wu, G Gereffi - International business in the information and digital …, 2018 - emerald.com
In the digital economy, what are the strategies of multinationals from developed countries
and emerging markets? How do regulations in the home country affect their growth? Recent …

The pricing strategies of online grocery retailers

D Aparicio, Z Metzman, R Rigobon - Quantitative Marketing and …, 2024 - Springer
This paper documents the differences in pricing strategies between online and offline (brick-
and-mortar) channels. We collect price data for identical products from leading online …

Growing oligopolies, prices, output, and productivity

S Ganapati - American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2021 - aeaweb.org
American industries have grown more concentrated over the last 40 years. In the absence of
productivity innovation, this should lead to price hikes and output reductions, decreasing …

Bidding for firms: Subsidy competition in the US

C Slattery - Available at SSRN 3250356, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
State and local governments in the US compete to attract firms by offering discretionary
subsidies. I use a private value English auction to model the subsidy bidding process and …

One size fits all? The value of standardized retail chains

B Klopack - The RAND Journal of Economics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Multi‐outlet firms, or chains, account for most US retail spending. This article quantifies the
welfare and profit effects of standardized chains in the restaurant industry: chains face …

Liner shipping connectivity: A dynamic link between energy trade, green exchange and inclusive growth using advanced econometric modelling

Y Jin, H Li, Y Yu, US Ahmad - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2024 - Elsevier
The ocean economy is crucial in facilitating green exchanges and promoting inclusive
growth. Despite its significance, this domain needs more investigation, leading to diverse …