Charles Murry
assistant professor of economics | boston college
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I am currently an Assistant Professor of Economics at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, MA. My research interests are in industrial organization. In particular, I study how automobile retail markets are organized and the implications of regulations and dealer and manufacturer market power on consumer welfare. I also have interests in issues of market power and consumer welfare in airline markets.
I was formerly an Assistant Professor of Economics at Penn State University and I received my Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Virginia after graduating from the University of Delaware. Contact: Boston College 324 Maloney Hall 140 Commonwealth Ave. Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 office phone: (617) 552-6026 email: charles.murry@bc.edu @charliemurry Boston College website google scholar profile RePEc curriculum vitae |
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Employment |
2018 - present, Assistant Professor of Economics, Boston College
2014 - 2018, Assistant Professor of Economics, The Pennsylvania State University 2016 - 2017, Strumpf Early Career Assistant Professor of Economics, The Pennsylvania State University |
Research |
Publications
"The Effect of Retail Competition on Relationship-specific Investments: Evidence from New Car Advertising," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Volume 59, 2018. [working paper version] "Consumer Search and Automobile Dealer Co-Location" with Y. Zhou (forthcoming, Management Science) [journal version] "Intermediaries and Product Quality in Used Car Markets" with Gary Biglaiser, Fei Li, and Yiyi Zhou; slides (accepted @ RAND Journal of Economics) Working Papers in the Review Process "Advertising in Vertical Relationships: An Equilibrium Model of the Automobile Industry" (revision requested @ AEJ: Microeconomics) "Market Structure and Competition in Airline Markets" with F. Ciliberto and E. Tamer (2nd round R&R @ Journal of Political Economy); Appendix "Price Discrimination in International Airline Markets," with Gaurab Aryal and Jonathan W. Williams. slides (Reject&R @ American Economic Review) Drafts and Ongoing Projects "The Evolution of Market Power in the US Auto Industry," with Paul Grieco and Ali Yurukoglu. "The Price Theory and Empirics of Inventory Management," with Fei Li, Can Tian, and Yiyi Zhou. "Contract Regulations and Ownership Structure in Franchising," with Peter Newberry "Dynamic Pricing and Strategic Delay in the Market for Used Cars," with Karl Schurter Other Publications "The Economics of Retail Markets for New and Used Cars" with Henry Schneider. Handbook on the Economics of Retail and Distribution Emek Basker (ed.), Edward Elgar Publishers, 2016. |
Teaching |
Boston College
Industrial Organization (PhD) Empirical Methods in Applied Microeconomics (PhD) Economics of Sports (undergraduate) Penn State University Industrial Organization (undergraduate) Industrial Organization (PhD) Empirical Methods in Economics (PhD) Economics of Sports (undergraduate) |
Education |
2014, PhD, University of Virginia
committee: Simon Anderson, Federico Ciliberto, Steven Stern 2010, MA, University of Virginia 2006, BS, University of Delaware |
Other |
Special Sworn Status, US Census Bureau, 2017 - present
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