Curtis R. Taylor

Duke University - Department of Economics

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The Economics of Privacy

Journal of Economic Literature, 54(2): 442-492 (2016) http://doi.org/10.1257/jel.54.2.442, Sloan Foundation Economics Research Paper No. 2580411
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 07 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2022
Alessandro Acquisti, Curtis R. Taylor and Liad Wagman
Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Duke University - Department of Economics and Illinois Institute of Technology - Stuart School of Business, IIT
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Information Economics, Privacy, Privacy Policies

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Breakthroughs, Deadlines, and Self-Reported Progress: Contracting for Multistage Projects

American Economic Review, 2016, 106(12), 3660-99
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 19 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2021
Brett Green and Curtis R. Taylor
Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School and Duke University - Department of Economics
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Dynamic Contracting, Project Management, Moral Hazard, Private Information, Progress Reports, Strategic Communication, Milestones, R&D

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Supplier Surfing: Competition and Consumer Behavior in Subscription Markets

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Supplier Surfing: Competition and Consumer Behavior in Subscription Markets

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 14 Oct 1999
Curtis R. Taylor
Duke University - Department of Economics
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Supplier Surfing: Competition and Consumer Behavior in Subscription Markets

RAND Journal of Economics, Vol. 34, No. 2, Summer 2003
Posted: 28 Jul 2003
Curtis R. Taylor
Duke University - Department of Economics

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Local Discouragement and Global Collapse - a Theory of Information Avalanches

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 14 Apr 1999
Thomas D. Jeitschko and Curtis R. Taylor
Michigan State University - Department of Economics and Duke University - Department of Economics
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Setbacks, Shutdowns, and Overruns

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 08 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 17 Oct 2023
Felix Zhiyu Feng, Curtis R. Taylor, Mark M. Westerfield and Feifan Zhang
University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business, Duke University - Department of Economics, University of Washington and Duke University - Department of Economics
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Project Management, Dynamic Agency, Soft Deadline, Cost-Plus-Award-Fee Contract, Schedule Slippage

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Private Demands and Demands for Privacy: Dynamic Pricing and the Market for Customer Information

Duke Economics Working Paper No. 0202
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 03 May 2002
Curtis R. Taylor
Duke University - Department of Economics
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Privacy, Internet, Dynamic Pricing, Price Discrimination

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Online Privacy and Price Discrimination

Economic Research Initiatives at Duke Working Paper No. 79
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Oct 2010
Curtis R. Taylor, Vincent Conitzer and Liad Wagman
Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University and Duke University
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Privacy, anonymity, price discrimination, electronic commerce

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Consumer Privacy in Oligopolistic Markets: Winners, Losers, and Welfare

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 23 Mar 2015
Curtis R. Taylor and Liad Wagman
Duke University - Department of Economics and Illinois Institute of Technology - Stuart School of Business, IIT
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Privacy, Competition, Oligopoly, Consumer Information

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Advice Is Cheap: Information Is Not!

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 12 Jul 2018
Samuel Häfner and Curtis R. Taylor
University of St. Gallen and Duke University - Department of Economics
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Consultant, Expert, Information Acquisition, Reputation, Referrals, Fake News

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On Young Turks and Yes Men: Optimal Contracting for Advice

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 29 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 17 Jun 2021
Samuel Häfner and Curtis R. Taylor
University of St. Gallen and Duke University - Department of Economics
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information, p-hacking, reporting bias, scoring rule, research

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Privacy in Competitive Markets

Duke University, Economics Working Paper No. 03-10
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 28 Jul 2003
Curtis R. Taylor
Duke University - Department of Economics
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Privacy, Information Acquisition, Incomplete Contracts

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Hide and Seek: Costly Consumer Privacy in a Market with Repeat Purchases

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Hide and Seek: Costly Consumer Privacy in a Market with Repeat Purchases

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 16 Oct 2011
Liad Wagman, Vincent Conitzer and Curtis R. Taylor
Illinois Institute of Technology - Stuart School of Business, IIT, Duke University and Duke University - Department of Economics
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Anonymity, Customer Recognition, Price Discrimination, Identity Management

Hide and Seek: Costly Consumer Privacy in a Market with Repeat Purchases

Marketing Science, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2012; pp. 277-292; DOI: 10.1287/mksc.1110.0691
Posted: 24 Oct 2012
Vincent Conitzer, Curtis R. Taylor and Liad Wagman
Duke University, Duke University - Department of Economics and Illinois Institute of Technology - Stuart School of Business, IIT

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anonymity, customer recognition, price discrimination, identity management

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Make It 'Til You Fake It

Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 11 Mar 2020
Raphael Boleslavsky and Curtis R. Taylor
University of Miami - School of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Duke University - Department of Economics
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audit, counterfeit, deception, fraud, innovation, opaque standards, research, trust

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Public Information and Electoral Bias

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 15 Apr 2005
Curtis R. Taylor and Huseyin Yildirim
Duke University - Department of Economics and Duke University - Department of Economics
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Strategic voting, electoral bias, public information

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Stairway to Heaven or Highway to Hell: Liquidity, Sweat Equity, and the Uncertain Path to Ownership

Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Working Paper No. 70
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 01 Oct 2010
Curtis R. Taylor, Giuseppe Lopomo and Vijaykrishna Venkataraman
Duke University - Department of Economics, Fuqua School - Duke University and University of Madras - School of Economics
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Liquidity, Sweat Equity, Monotone Contract, Franchising, Venture Capital, Ownership

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Information Acquisition in Competitive Markets: An Application to the US Mortgage Market

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 05 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 19 Mar 2015
Jeremy Burke, Curtis R. Taylor and Liad Wagman
Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR), Duke University - Department of Economics and Illinois Institute of Technology - Stuart School of Business, IIT
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Information Acquisition, Underwriting, Mortgages, Incomplete Contracts

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Re-Examining Voter Turnout in Large Elections

Duke University Economics Working Paper
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 09 May 2005
Curtis R. Taylor and Huseyin Yildirim
Duke University - Department of Economics and Duke University - Department of Economics
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rational choice, costly voting, voter turnout

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Advice is Cheap: Information is Not!

Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Working Paper
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 24 Oct 2017
Samuel Haefner and Curtis R. Taylor
University of Basel and Duke University - Department of Economics
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Consultant, Expert, Information Acquisition, Reputation, Referrals, Fake News

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Price Experimentation with Strategic Buyers

Review of Economic Design, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 165-187, 2008
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 14 Jul 2003 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2016
Oksana Loginova and Curtis R. Taylor
University of Missouri and Duke University - Department of Economics
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price experimentation, learning, strategic rejections

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Communities, Co-Ops, and Clubs: Social Capital and Incentives in Large Collective Organizations

Kelley School of Business Research Paper No. 18-41
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 03 May 2018 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2021
Joshua Jacobs, Aaron Kolb and Curtis R. Taylor
Duke University, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy and Duke University - Department of Economics
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Working for References

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 08 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2021
Samuel Häfner and Curtis R. Taylor
University of St. Gallen and Duke University - Department of Economics
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Bonus Contract, General Equilibrium, Job History, Moral Hazard, Referrals, Unemployment

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Stock ups, Stockouts, and the Role for Strategic Reserves

Olin Business School Center for Finance & Accounting Research Paper No. Forthcoming
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 01 Jul 2023
Brett Green, Cyrus Mevorach and Curtis R. Taylor
Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School and Duke University - Department of Economics
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Dynamic Pricing, Supply Disruptions, Strategic Stockpiling, Inventory Management

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Who Benefits from Online Privacy?

TPRC 2009
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 06 Feb 2012
Vincent Conitzer, Curtis R. Taylor and Liad Wagman
Duke University, Duke University - Department of Economics and Duke University
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Privacy, anonymity, price discrimination, electronic commerce

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Make It 'Til You Fake It

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 09 Jun 2023 Last Revised: 07 Sep 2023
Raphael Boleslavsky and Curtis R. Taylor
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University and Duke University - Department of Economics
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fraud, trust, time pressure, delegation, audit