James W. Roberts
Fred W. Shaffer Professor
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Fred W. Shaffer Professor, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2016 - 2021
- Professor of Economics, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2019
Contact Information
- 213G Social Sciences Building, Durham, NC 27708
- Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708-0097
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j.roberts@duke.edu
(919) 660-1800
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Personal Website
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Northwestern University 2009
- M.A., Northwestern University 2005
- B.A., Davidson College 2004
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Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Economics, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2014 - 2019
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2010 - 2014
- Lecturer, University, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2009
- Recognition
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Awards & Honors
- Research
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Selected Grants
- The Influences of Market Power, Mergers, and Provider Incentives on the Cost and Quality of Healthcare: The Case of Dialysis awarded by National Science Foundation 2019 - 2022
- Information Policy for the Development of U.S. Shale Gas Resource: Property Rights, Leases, Competition and Regulation awarded by National Science Foundation 2016 - 2020
- Summer Internship Gift from Jessica Jennifer Cohen Foundation awarded by Jessica Jennifer Cohen Foundation 2019
- Extending Entry Models, With Applications to Mergers, Bailouts, Entry Deterrence and Procurement awarded by National Science Foundation 2013 - 2018
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
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Eliason, P. J., B. Heebsh, R. C. McDevitt, and J. W. Roberts. “How Acquisitions Affect Firm Behavior and Performance: Evidence from the Dialysis Industry.” Quarterly Journal of Economics 135, no. 1 (February 1, 2020): 221–67. https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjz034.Full Text
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Li, Ying, Lawrence Mazur, Yongjoon Park, James W. Roberts, Andrew Sweeting, and Jun Zhang. “Endogenous and Selective Service Choices after Airline Mergers,” January 2018.
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Garrett, Daniel, Andrey Ordin, James W. Roberts, and Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato. “Tax Advantages and Imperfect Competition in Auctions for Municipal Bonds,” June 2017.
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Roberts, J. W., and A. Sweeting. “Bailouts and the preservation of competition: The case of the federal timber contract payment modification act.” American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 8, no. 3 (January 1, 2016): 257–88. https://doi.org/10.1257/mic.20150070.Full Text
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Bhattacharya, Vivek, James W. Roberts, and Andrew Sweeting. “Regulating bidder participation in auctions.” The Rand Journal of Economics 45, no. 4 (December 2014): 675–704. https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-2171.12067.Full Text
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Mcdevitt, R. C., and J. W. Roberts. “Market structure and gender disparity in health care: Preferences, competition, and quality of care.” Rand Journal of Economics 45, no. 1 (March 1, 2014): 116–39. https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-2171.12044.Full Text
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Roberts, J. W. “Unobserved heterogeneity and reserve prices in auctions.” Rand Journal of Economics 44, no. 4 (December 1, 2013): 712–32. https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-2171.12038.Full Text
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Roberts, James W., and Andrew Sweeting. “When Should Sellers Use Auctions?” American Economic Review 103, no. 5 (August 2013): 1830–61. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.103.5.1830.Full Text Link to Item
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Other Articles
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Bayer, Patrick J., Kyle Mangum, and James W. Roberts. “Speculative Fever: Investor Contagion in the Housing Bubble.” Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (Erid) Working Paper, February 1, 2016.Open Access Copy
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Bayer, P. J., C. Geissler, K. Mangum, and J. W. Roberts. “Speculators and Middlemen: The Strategy and Performance of Investors in the Housing Market.” Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (Erid) Working Paper, January 13, 2015.
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Bayer, Patrick, Kyle Mangum, and James Roberts. “Speculative Fever: Contagion in the Housing Bubble.” The American Economic Review. American Economic Association, n.d.
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Scholarly Editions
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Bayer, Patrick, Christopher Geissler, Kyle Mangum, and James W. Roberts. “Speculators and Middlemen: The Strategy and Performance of Investors in the Housing Market.” Oxford University Press (OUP), November 1, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhaa042.Full Text
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Sweeting, A., J. W. Roberts, and C. Gedge. “A model of dynamic limit pricing with an application to the airline industry,” March 1, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1086/704760.Full Text
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Eliason, Paul J., Paul L. E. Grieco, Ryan C. McDevitt, and James W. Roberts. “Strategic Patient Discharge: the Case of Long-Term Care Hospitals.,” November 2018. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20170092.Full Text
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- Teaching & Mentoring
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Recent Courses
- ECON 204D: Econometrics and Data Science 2021
- ECON 951S: Applied Microeconomics Research 2021
- ECON 208D: Introduction to Econometrics 2020
- ECON 493: Honors Research Independent Study 2020
- ECON 799: Internship 2020
- ECON 951S: Applied Microeconomics Research 2020
- ECON 208D: Introduction to Econometrics 2019
- ECON 494: Research Independent Study 2019
- ECON 951S: Applied Microeconomics Research 2019
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