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Michael D. Grubb

Boston College

Associate Professor of Economics

United States

http://https://www2.bc.edu/michael-grubb/

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1.

Selling to Overconfident Consumers

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 17 May 2005 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2009
Michael D. Grubb
Boston College
Downloads 1,225 (43,019)
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overconfidence, screening, nonlinear pricing, three-part tariff, cellular, telecommunications

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Cellular Service Demand: Biased Beliefs, Learning, and Bill Shock

MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 4974-12
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 17 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2012
Michael D. Grubb and Matthew Osborne
Boston College and University of Toronto at Mississauga - Department of Management
Downloads 386 (192,467)
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biased beliefs, learning, bill shock, inattention, FCC, cellular, telecommunications, overconfidence

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The Illusion of Competition

Number of pages: 118 Posted: 29 Nov 2023 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2025
Michael D. Grubb and Ryan Westphal
Boston College and Brandeis University
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search, multi-brand, merger, brand consolidation, brand proliferation, pricing, collusion

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Consumer Inattention and Bill-Shock Regulation

MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 4987-12
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 17 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2013
Michael D. Grubb
Boston College
Downloads 260 (296,486)
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nonlinear pricing, dynamic, inattention, bill shock, cellular, overdraft

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Developing a Reputation for Reticence

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 09 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 18 Dec 2009
Michael D. Grubb
Boston College
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verifiable disclosure, reputation, reticence

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Sending Out an SMS: The Impact of Automatically Enrolling Consumers Into Overdraft Alerts

FCA Occasional Paper No. 36
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 20 Feb 2020
Andrea Caflisch, Michael D. Grubb, Darragh Kelly, Jeroen Nieboer and Matthew Osborne
Financial Conduct Authority, Boston College, Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Conduct Authority and University of Toronto at Mississauga - Department of Management
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Sending Out an Sms: Automatic Enrollment Experiments for Overdraft Alerts

The Journal of Finance
Number of pages: 145 Posted: 18 Jun 2024
Michael D. Grubb, Darragh Kelly, Jeroen Nieboer, Matthew Osborne and Jonathan Shaw
Boston College, Google, London School of Economics, University of Toronto at Mississauga - Department of Management and Financial Conduct Authority
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overdraft, text alerts, inattention, nudge, field experiment, household finance, consumer protection

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Evidence for the Illusion of Competition

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 30 Apr 2025 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2026
Michael D. Grubb and Ryan Westphal
Boston College and Brandeis University
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Who Benefits from Tax-Advantaged Employee Benefits?: Evidence from University Parking

NBER Working Paper No. w14062
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 09 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2022
Michael D. Grubb and Paul Oyer
Boston College and Stanford Graduate School of Business
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Competition and Consumer Search in the Shadow of Collusion

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 01 Jul 2026
Michael D. Grubb and Ryan Westphal
Boston College and Brandeis University
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Consumer Search, Sequential Search, Collusion, Antitrust, Price Dispersion, Oligopoly Pricing, Search Costs