Research

Published and accepted papers

  1. Inventory information frictions explain price rigidity in perishable groceries
    Marketing Science, 44(2):411–436, 2025; with Ioannis Stamatopoulos and Naveed Chehrazi;
    Media: NPR Planet Money, Salon, Retail Dive
  2. Of the first five US states with food waste bans, Massachusetts alone has reduced landfill waste
    Science, 385:1236–1240, 2024; with Ioannis Stamatopoulos and Fiori Anglou
    Media: New York Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Associated Press, NPR, Forbes, Boston Globe, Science Press Release, UCSD Press Release, Fast Company

  3. Uninformed choices in perishables
    Marketing Science, 43(4):751–777, 2024; with Karsten Hansen and Kanishka Misra;
    Media: The Hill
  4. Dynamic pricing and organic waste bans: A study of grocery retailers' incentives to reduce food waste
    Marketing Science, 43(2):289–316, 2024
    Media: New York Times, The Hill, NBC San Diego, PBS San Diego, Eater, RetailWire, Civil Eats,
  5. Consumer misinformation and the brand premium: A private label blind taste test
    Marketing Science, 39(2):382–406, 2020; with Jean-Pierre Dubé and Bart Bronnenberg

Working papers

  1. Observational price variation in scanner data cannot reproduce experimental price elasticities
    Revise & Resubmit at Econometrica; with Rob Bray and Ioannis Stamatopoulos


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