Select Publications and Working Papers
"A Theory of the Effects of Privacy."
Bonatti, Alessandro, Yunhao Huang, and J. Miguel Villas-Boas. Management Science. Forthcoming.
"Data Linkages and Privacy Regulation."
Argenziano, Rossella, and Alessandro Bonatti. American Economic Journal: Microeconomics. Forthcoming.
"Do Mergers and Acquisitions Improve Efficiency? Evidence from Power Plants."
Demirer, Mert and Ömer Karaduman. Journal of Political Economy. Forthcoming. Download Preprint.
"From Coase to Culture: Visible Hands Build Equilibria."
Gibbons, Robert. Economica. Forthcoming.
"Supply Chain Disruption and Reorganization: Theory and Evidence From Ukraine’s War."
Korovkin, Vasily, Alexey Makarin, and Yuhei Miyauchi. The Review of Economic Studies. Forthcoming. SSRN Preprint.
"The Effects of Generative AI on High-Skilled Work: Evidence from Three Field Experiments with Software Developers."
Cui, Kevin Zheyuan, Mert Demirer, Sonia Jaffe, Leon Musolff, Sida Peng, and Tobias Salz. Management Science. Forthcoming. Download Preprint.
"Who Bears the Burden of Climate Inaction?"
Clausing, Kimberly A., Christopher R. Knittel, and Catherine Wolfram. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Forthcoming.
"Cumulative Risks of Foster Care Placement for U.S. Children: Evidence from Birth Cohort and Synthetic Cohort Approaches."
Doyle, Joseph J., Natalia Emanuel, and Raimundo Eyzaguirre. Child Abuse & Neglect Vol. 176, (2026): 108051. SSRN. Preprint with Appendix.
"The Impact of Dating Apps on Young Adults: Evidence From Tinder."
Büyükeren, Berkeren, Alexey Makarin, and Heyu Xiong. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics Vol. 18, No. 2 (2026): 61-106. SSRN Preprint.
"Unwarranted Racial Disparity in U.S. Foster Care Placement."
Baron, E. Jason, Joseph J. Doyle, Natalia Emanuel, Peter Hull. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management Vol. 45, No. 2 (2026): e70030.
"Implications of Policy-Driven Transmission Expansion on Costs, Emissions, and Reliability in the United States."
Senga, Juan Ramon L., Audun Botterud, John E. Parsons, S. Drew Story, and Christopher R. Knittel. Nature Energy Vol. 11, No. 2 (2026): 240-243. Download Preprint.
"Tying with Network Effects."
Choi, Jay Pil, Doh-Shin Jeon, and Michael D. Whinston. American Economic Review Vol. 116, No. 1 (2026): 332-374. Preprint.
"Motivating Agents to Acquire Information."
Topic: Economics
Angelucci, Charles, MIT Sloan Working Paper 6130-17. Cambridge, MA: MIT Sloan School of Management, December 2025.
Keywords: Teamwork, Information, Knowledge, Organizations
"Renewables and Electricity Affordability: Untangling Correlation from Causation."
Topic: Sustainability
Espiritu Argosino, Fischer J. and Christopher R. Knittel, Working Paper. December 2025.
Keywords: Affordability, Electricity Markets, Energy, Energy Storage, Households, Solar, Wind, Policy and Regulation, Renewable Energy
"The Market for Voluntary Carbon Offsets."
Topic: Climate Change
Berg, Florian, Marco Ceccarelli, Florian Heeb, Alexey Ivashchenko, and Roberto Rigobon, MIT Sloan Working Paper 7345-25. Cambridge, MA: MIT Sloan School of Management, November 2025.
Keywords: Climate Change, Carbon Markets, Over-the-counter Markets, Price Dispersion
"Information Design with Elicitation and Strategic Coordination."
Bonatti, Alessandro, Munther A. Dahleh, and Thibaut Horel, Working Paper. November 2025.
Keywords: Information Design, Mechanism Design, Private Information, Data Markets, Algorithmic Pricing, Digital Platforms
"Using Machine Learning to Target Treatment: The Case of Household Energy Use."
Knittel, Christopher R., and Samuel Stolper. The Economic Journal Vol. 135, No. 672 (2025): 2377-2401. NBER Working Paper.
"The Power of Persuasion: Causal Effects of Household Communication on Women’s Employment."
Kala, Namrata and Madeline McKelway, Working Paper. October 2025.
"Measuring by Executive Order."
Topic: Economics
Cavallo, Alberto and Roberto Rigobon, MIT Sloan Working Paper 7322-25. Cambridge, MA: MIT Sloan School of Management, October 2025. SSRN.
"The Matching Benefits of Market Thickness."
Loertscher, Simon, and Ellen V. Muir. Games and Economic Behavior Vol. 153, (2025): 42-66. SSRN Preprint.