East Carolina University

Department of Economics

A-437 Brewster Building

Greenville, NC 27858-4353

Phone: (252) 328-6821; Fax: (252) 328-6743

 

Nicholas G. Rupp’s Published Papers                                                                                                         

 

·         “Product Quality Choices and Competition: Evidence from the U.S. Airline Industry” (with Nian Liu) forthcoming Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 2018. https://ssrn.com/abstract=2837025

 

·         “Corporate Social Responsibilities and Firm Value: Recent Developments” (with Fan-chin Kung). Firm Value, InTechOpen, forthcoming 2018, Rijeka, Croatia, ISBN 978-953-51-6207-0.

 

·         “Buyer Subsidies in two-sided markets: Evidence from Online Travel Agents” (with Volodymyr Bilotkach). Advances in Airline Economics Vol. 4, 2014, pp. 339-374., ed. James Peoples. SSRN: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2045075

 

·          “Paid Parental Leave and Female Faculty Retention” Eastern Economic Journal, 2017, pp. 1-14  (with Lester Zeager). http://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41302-017-0099-9
 

·       “A Guide to Booking Airline Tickets Online” (with Volodymyr Bilotkach) Advances in
Airline Economics: Pricing Behavior and Non-Price Characteristics in the Airline Industry, Vol. 3, 2012, ed. James Peoples.

 

·          “Flight Delays and Passenger Preferences: An Axiomatic Approach” (with John Bishop and Buhong Zheng), Southern Economic Journal (lead article), January 2011, 77:3, pp. 543-556.

 

·         “Is a Donor in Hand Better than Two in the Bush? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment” (with Craig Landry, Andreas Lange, John A. List, Michael K. Price), American Economic Review, 2010, 100:3, pp. 958-983. 

 

·         “Do Carriers Internalize Congestion Costs? Empirical Evidence on the Internalization Question”, Journal of Urban Economics, 2009, 65, pp. 24-37.

 

·         “Do Low Cost Carriers Provide Low Service Quality” (with Tejashree Sayanak), (lead article) Revista de Analisis Economico, 23:1, pp. 3-20.

 

·         “Retracting a Gift: How Does Employee Effort Respond to Wage Reductions?”(with Darin Lee), Journal of Labor Economics, 2007, 25:4, pp. 725-762.

 

·         “Friendly Competition: Does the Presence of Charters Spur Public Schools to Improve? (with George M. Holmes and Jeff DeSimone), Education Next, Winter 2006, pp. 67-70.

 

·          “Toward an Understanding of the Economics of Charity: Evidence from a Field Experiment”, (with Craig Landry, Andreas Lange, John A. List, Michael K. Price), Quarterly Journal of Economics, May 2006, 121:2, pp. 747-782.

 

·         “An Investigation Into the Determinants of Flight Cancellations,” (with George M. Holmes) Economica, November 2006, 73:292, pp. 749-784.

 

·         “Does Competition Influence Airline On-time Performance” (with D. Owens and L. Plumly), forthcoming Advances in Airline Economics: Competition Policy and Antitrust, Vol. 1, edited by Darin Lee, Elsevier.

 

·         “Airline Schedule Recovery after Airport Closures: Empirical Evidence since September
 11th” (with George M. Holmes and Jeff DeSimone), Southern Economic Journal, 2005, 71:4, pp. 800-820.

 

·          “The Attributes of a Costly Recall: Evidence from the Automotive Industry,” Review of Industrial Organization, 2004, 25:1, pp. 21-44.

 

·         “Who Initiates a Recall and Who Cares?” (with Curtis R. Taylor), Journal of Industrial Economics, 2002, 50:2, pp. 123-149.

 

·         “The Publication Patterns of the Elite Economics Departments” (with Carl N. McKinney), Eastern Economic Journal, 2002, 28:4, pp. 523-538.

 

 

Nicholas G. Rupp’s Working Papers                                                                                                       

 

·         “Bundling Discounts: Evidence from the U.S. Airline Industry” (with Diego Escobari)

 

·         “When do Firms Offer Higher Product Quality? Evidence from the Allocation of Inflight Amenities” (with Myongjin Kim and Qihong Liu) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2869213

 

·         “Mergers and Product Quality: A Silver Lining from De-hubbing in the U.S. Airline Industry” (with Kerry Tan) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2722782

 

·         “Price Discrimination and Focal Points for Tacit Collusion: Evidence from the Airline Industry” (with Diego Escobari and Joe Meskey) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2815279

 

·          “Value of a Platform to a Seller: Case of American Airlines and Online Travel Agencies” (with Volodymyr Bilotkach and Vivek Pai) SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2335687

 

·          “Dynamic Price Discrimination in Airlines” (with Diego Escobari and Joe Meskey) (revise and resubmit Southern Economic Journal) SSRN: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2248124  

·          “Is There a ‘Hidden Cost of Control’ in Naturally-Occurring Markets? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment” (with Craig E. Landry, Andreas Lange, John A. List, Michael K. Price). SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1922781.

 

·         “Using Donor Gifts to Drive Fundraising: Theory and Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment” (with Craig E. Landry, Andreas Lange, John A. List, Michael K. Price). SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1922771.

 

 

 

East Carolina University – Department of Economics Working Papers