Research

Published and accepted papers

  1. Observational price variation in scanner data does not reproduce experimental price elasticities
    Econometrica (conditionally accepted); with Rob Bray and Ioannis Stamatopoulos

  2. 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, The Hill, Salon, Retail Dive

  3. 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, Financial Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Associated Press, NPR, Forbes, Boston Globe, Science Press Release, NBC San Diego, UCSD Press Release, Fast Company, ReFED (a), ReFED (b)

  4. Uninformed choices in perishables
    Marketing Science, 43(4):751–777, 2024; with Karsten Hansen and Kanishka Misra;
    Media: The Hill

  5. 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, CNN, CNBC, The Hill, TheStreet, NBC San Diego, PBS San Diego, Eater, RetailWire, Civil Eats

  6. 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. Electronic shelf labels have not led to surge pricing in US grocery retail, despite regulator concerns
    with Rob Bray and Ioannis Stamatopoulos
    Media: Wall Street Journal, CNN, CNBC, Associated Press (a), Associated Press (b) (also in ABC News and Fortune), The Hill (a), The Hill (b), USA Today, TheStreet, Civil Eats, Food and Wine, NBC Denver (a), NBC Denver (b), UCSD Press Release, Northwestern Press Release

  2. Grocery retailers substantially reduce food waste through local demand learning
    Revise & Resubmit at Marketing Science (Frontiers); with Kanishka Misra and Kohei Hayashida