Ryan Carty McDevitt | Scholars@Duke

Ryan Carty McDevitt
Associate Professor of Business Adminstration

Ryan McDevitt is an economist. His research has been published in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Political Economy, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Review of Economic Studies and has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Bureau of Economic Research. He has won teaching awards for his courses in both economics and strategy.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Business Adminstration, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University 2017
Associate Professor of Economics, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2017
Affiliate Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke - Margolis Center For Health Policy, Initiatives 2019

Contact Information

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Northwestern University 2010
- B.A., Williams College 2002
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University 2013 - 2017
Recognition
In the News
- OCT 30, 2019 Fuqua School of Business
  
  Large Chains Dominate Dialysis Care. This Hurts Patients
- APR 5, 2017 Fuqua School of Business
  
  Fuqua Research Finds Connections Between Public University Alumni in State Legislatures and Funding
- JUL 7, 2016 Marketplace
  
  Ryan McDevitt: Will low interest rates drive up consumer spending?
- MAY 18, 2016
  
  News Tip: New Overtime Rules Could Mean Short-Term Boost, Long-Term Pain, Economist Says
- MAY 10, 2016 Albany Times Union
  
  Ryan McDevitt: Banks need to improve and accelerate payment systems
- APR 20, 2016
  
  Improving the Check-Cashing Industry For Customers and Businesses
- APR 6, 2016 Fox News, AP
  
  Ryan McDevitt comments: PayPal scraps North Carolina expansion plan over state's LGBT law
- AUG 7, 2015 Huffington Post
  
  Why you should probably never order a pizza online
- AUG 4, 2015 Triangle Business Journal
  
  Duke study: How self-service and human interaction influence consumer choices
- JUL 28, 2015 NPR’s “Morning Edition"
  
  Duke research: Let your fingers stroll down Yellow Pages' listings
- OCT 29, 2014 The Huffington Post
  
  Ryan McDevitt: How ordering food online is making you fat
Research
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
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - 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.
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  - Chatterji, A. K., J. Kim, and R. C. McDevitt. “School spirit: Legislator school ties and state funding for higher education.” Journal of Public Economics 164 (August 1, 2018): 254–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2018.05.013.
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  - Grieco, P. L. E., and R. C. Mcdevitt. “Productivity and quality in health care: Evidence from the dialysis industry.” Review of Economic Studies 84, no. 3 (January 1, 2017): 1071–1105. https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdw042.
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  - Goldfarb, A., R. C. McDevitt, S. Samila, and B. S. Silverman. “The effect of social interaction on economic transactions: Evidence from changes in two retail formats.” Management Science 61, no. 12 (December 1, 2015): 2963–81. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2014.2030.
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  - Hochberg, Y. V., M. J. Mazzeo, and R. C. McDevitt. “Specialization and Competition in the Venture Capital Industry.” Review of Industrial Organization 46, no. 4 (June 1, 2015): 323–47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11151-015-9462-3.
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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.
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  - McDevitt, R. C. “"A" business by any other name: Firm name choice as a signal of firm quality.” Journal of Political Economy 122, no. 4 (January 1, 2014): 909–44. https://doi.org/10.1086/676333.
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  - Greenstein, S., and R. C. McDevitt. “The broadband bonus: Estimating broadband Internets economic value.” Telecommunications Policy 35, no. 7 (August 1, 2011): 617–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2011.05.001.
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  - McDevitt, R. C. “Names and reputations: An empirical analysis.” American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 3, no. 3 (August 1, 2011): 193–209. https://doi.org/10.1257/mic.3.3.193.
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  - Greenstein, S., and R. McDevitt. “Evidence of a modest price decline in US broadband services.” Information Economics and Policy 23, no. 2 (June 1, 2011): 200–211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infoecopol.2011.03.002.
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- Book Sections
  - McDevitt, R. C., and M. Mazzeo. “Business Strategy and Antitrust Economics.” In The Oxford Handbook of International Antitrust Economies, 2014.
  - McDevitt, R. C., and S. Greenstein. “Measuring the Broadband Bonus in Thirty OECD Nations.” In Measuring the Internet Economy, 2012.
  - McDevitt, R. C., and S. Greenstein. “The Global Broadband Bonus: Broadband Internet's Impact on Seven Countries.” In The Linked World: How ICT Is Transforming Societies, Cultures, and Economies, 2011.
- Scholarly Editions
  - 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.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

In the News

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Book Sections

Scholarly Editions

Recent Courses