My main research interests are in the economics of digitization and in empirical industrial organization. I am particularly interested in the effects of technological change on markets, consumers, and welfare.

My research has examined the effects of digitization on the supply of recorded music and on the welfare benefits of new products. I have also studied the effectiveness and consequences of copyright enforcement policies and their effect on consumer behavior, the interaction between distinct music consumption channels, and the welfare effects of digital music and movie trade. I am additionally studying how music and movie streaming platforms (such as Spotify and Netflix) affect content availability and production as well as global consumption patterns. 

You can also visit my research pages at SSRN, IDEAS RePEc, and Google Scholar.

Refereed Journal Publications 

Catch Me if You Can: Effectiveness and Consequences of Online Copyright Enforcement 
with Jörg Claussen & Christian Peukert. Information Systems Research, forthcoming. [DOI] [Last Working Paper] 
 
Quality Predictability and the Welfare Benefits from New Products: Evidence from the Digitization of Recorded Music with Joel Waldfogel. Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 126(2): 492-524. [DOI] [NBER Working Paper] 
 
Netflix: Global Hegemon or Facilitator of Frictionless Digital Trade? 
with Joel Waldfogel. Journal of Cultural Economics, 2018, 42(3): 419-445. [DOI] [Last Working Paper Version]

As Streaming Reaches Flood Stage, Does it Stimulate or Depress Music Sales? 
with Joel Waldfogel. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2018, 57: 278-307. [DOI] [Last Working Paper Version] 

Let the Music Play? Free Streaming and its Effects on Digital Music Consumption 
Information Economics and Policy, 2017, 41: 1-14. [DOI – Open Access] 

European Cooperative R&D and Firm Performance: Evidence Based on Funding Differences in Key Actions 
with Philippe Gagnepain. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2017, 53: 1-31. [DOI] [Last Working Paper Version] 

Even the Losers Get Lucky Sometimes: New Products and the Evolution of Music Quality since Napster 
with Joel Waldfogel. Information Economics and Policy, 2016, 34: 1-15. [DOI] [Last Working Paper version] 

Digital Music Consumption on the Internet: Evidence from Clickstream Data 
with Bertin Martens. Information Economics and Policy, 2016, 34: 27-43. [DOI – Open Access] 

Working Papers 

Platforms, Promotion, and Product Discovery: Evidence from Spotify Playlists
with Joel Waldfogel. JRC Digital Economy Working Paper 2018/04. [link] 

Digitization, Copyright, and the Welfare Effects of Music Trade 
with Joel Waldfogel. IPTS Digital Economy Working Paper 2014/05. [link] 
  • Recipient of the Best Paper Award at the European Policy for Intellectual Property Conference (Galsgow, 2015). 

Knowledge Spillovers in Cost Reduction Incentives 
with Philippe Gagnepain. Working paper (2013). [link] 

Work in Progress 

Does Digitization Threaten Local Culture? Music in the Transition from iTunes to Spotify  
with Joel Waldfogel & Estrella Gómez. 

Like it or Not! Facebook's Ability to Track Web Behavior 
with Jörg Claussen & Christian Peukert. 

How Does Online Behavior on Fixed and Mobile Devices Differ?