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James W. Roberts

Professor of Economics
Economics
Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708-0097
213G Social Sciences Building, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Scholarly editions


A model of dynamic limit pricing with an application to the airline industry

Scholarly edition · March 1, 2020 We develop a dynamic limit pricing model where an incumbent repeatedly signals information relevant to a potential entrant’s expected profitability. The model is tractable, with a unique equilibrium under refinement, and dynamics contribute to large equili ... Full text Cite

Speculators and middlemen: The strategy and performance of investors in the housing market

Scholarly edition · January 1, 2020 Using data from the Los Angeles area from 1988 to 2012, we study the behavior and sources of returns of individual investors in the housing market. We document the existence of two distinct investor types. The first act as middlemen, purchasing substantial ... Full text Cite

Strategic Patient Discharge: the Case of Long-Term Care Hospitals.

Scholarly edition · November 2018 Featured Publication Medicare's prospective payment system for long-term acute-care hospitals (LTCHs) provides modest reimbursements at the beginning of a patient's stay before jumping discontinuously to a large lump-sum payment after a prespecified number of days. We show tha ... Full text Cite