Publications

Playing to the Algorithm: How Spotify’s Recommendations Shape Music Production

Last updated May 2026

This paper models how recommender systems on streaming platforms (e.g., Spotify) affect the characteristics of the music that record labels choose to release.

Download Paper

The Art of Selling Art: Modeling Demand to Optimize Listings for Emerging Artists on Online Platforms

Last updated September 2026

This paper uses a structural estimation of the demand for novice art to understand causal factors for such demand on digital platforms like Etsy.

Distributing the Windfall from Transformative Technologies

Last updated August 2026

This paper analyzes how an actor developing a transformative technology can best distribute the resulting windfall in order to benefit humanity at large.

Costs, Discount Factors, and Coordination in the Airline Industry

Last updated July 2026

This paper proposes an empirical framework to set-identify competitive conduct in a cross-section of airline markets.

The Role of Business Models on Media Bias

Last updated January 2024

This paper examines how differences in business models affect the partisan bias of media companies.