Christopher M. Snyder

Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

Professor of Economics

301 Rockefeller Hall

Hanover, NH 03755

United States

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Open Access as a Crude Solution to a Hold-up Problem in the Two-Sided Market for Academic Journals

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Open Access as a Crude Solution to a Hold-up Problem in the Two-Sided Market for Academic Journals

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2016
Mark J. McCabe and Christopher M. Snyder
Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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open access, scholarly journal, two-sided market, competition

Open Access as a Crude Solution to a Hold-Up Problem in the Two-Sided Market for Academic Journals

NBER Working Paper No. w22220
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 09 May 2016 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2019
Mark J. McCabe and Christopher M. Snyder
Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Open Access as a Crude Solution to a Hold‐Up Problem in the Two‐Sided Market for Academic Journals

The Journal of Industrial Economics, Vol. 66, Issue 2, pp. 301-349, 2018
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 31 Oct 2018
Mark J. McCabe and Christopher M. Snyder
Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Does Online Availability Increase Citations? Theory and Evidence from a Panel of Economics and Business Journals

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 24 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2014
Mark J. McCabe and Christopher M. Snyder
Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Identifying the Effect of Open Access on Citations Using a Panel of Science Journals

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Identifying the Effect of Open Access on Citations Using a Panel of Science Journals

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 25 May 2013 Last Revised: 01 Nov 2013
Mark J. McCabe and Christopher M. Snyder
Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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open access, superstars, long tail, journal, citation, search, platform

Identifying the Effect of Open Access on Citations Using a Panel of Science Journals

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 52, Issue 4, pp. 1284-1300, 2014
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 23 Aug 2014
Mark J. McCabe and Christopher M. Snyder
Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Open Access Versus Traditional Journal Pricing: Using a Simple 'Platform Market' Model to Understand Which Will Win (and Which Should)

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 17 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2017
Mark J. McCabe, Christopher M. Snyder and Anna Fagin
Boston University - Questrom School of Business, Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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open access, journals, platform, competition, pricing

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Countervailing Power in Wholesale Pharmaceuticals

MIT Dept. of Economics Working Paper No. 01-27
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 25 Jul 2001
Sara Fisher Ellison and Christopher M. Snyder
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Resume Padding Among Economists

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 16 Jan 2012
Christopher M. Snyder and Owen M. Zidar
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
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information, conventions, economics profession, curriculum vitae

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A Solution to the Hold-Up Problem Involving Gradual Investment

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 15 Jan 2003
Rohan Pitchford and Christopher M. Snyder
University of Sydney Business School and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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hold-up problem, gradualism, incomplete contracts, investment, contribution games

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Targeting Employees for Corporate Crime and Forbidding Their Indemnification

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 24 Jun 2004
Wallace P. Mullin and Christopher M. Snyder
George Washington University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Corporate crime, indemnification, principal-agent model

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Coming to the Nuisance: An Economic Analysis from an Incomplete Contracts Perspective

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Coming to the Nuisance: An Economic Analysis from an Incomplete Contracts Perspective

Stanford/Yale Jr. Faculty Forum Paper No. 01-17
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 21 Aug 2001
Rohan Pitchford and Christopher M. Snyder
University of Sydney Business School and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Coming to the Nuisance: An Economic Analysis from an Incomplete Contracts Perspective

The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 491-516, 2003
Posted: 12 Jun 2003
Rohan Pitchford and Christopher M. Snyder
University of Sydney Business School and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Academic Journal Prices in a Digital Age: A Two-Sided-Market Model

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 14 Jul 2006
Mark J. McCabe and Christopher M. Snyder
Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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open access, scholarly journal, two-sided market, competition

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An Empirical Study of Pricing Strategies in an Online Market with High-Frequency Price Information

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An Empirical Study of Pricing Strategies in an Online Market with High-Frequency Price Information

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 11-13
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 11 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2014
Sara Fisher Ellison and Christopher M. Snyder
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Ecommerce, Pricing, Strategy, Repeated Games

An Empirical Study of Pricing Strategies in an Online Market with High-Frequency Price Information

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4655
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 13 Mar 2014
Sara Fisher Ellison and Christopher M. Snyder
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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A Model of Academic Journal Quality with Applications to Open-Access Journals

NET Institute Working Paper No. 04-18
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 18 Nov 2004
Mark J. McCabe and Christopher M. Snyder
Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Open access, academic journal, two-sided market, quality

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Information Sharing and Competition in the Motor Vehicle Industry

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Finance and Econ. Disc. Series 97-4
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 02 Apr 1997
Maura P. Doyle and Christopher M. Snyder
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Vertical Foreclosure in Experimental Markets

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Vertical Foreclosure in Experimental Markets

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 29 Sep 2000
Stephen Martin, Hans-Theo Normann and Christopher M. Snyder
Purdue University - Department of Economics, Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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vertical foreclosure, vertical integration, market experiments

Vertical Foreclosure in Experimental Markets

RAND Journal of Economics, Vol. 32, No. 3
Posted: 08 Jan 2002
Stephen Martin, Hans-Theo Normann and Christopher M. Snyder
Purdue University - Department of Economics, Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Bundling Negotiations: An Efficiency Rationale for Multiproject Contact

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 16 Oct 2000
Christopher M. Snyder and Nicholas Vonortas
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and George Washington University - Department of Economics
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Cite Unseen: Theory and Evidence on the Effect of Open Access on Cites to Academic Articles Across the Quality Spectrum

Boston U. School of Management Research Paper No. 2514327
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 26 Oct 2014
Mark J. McCabe and Christopher M. Snyder
Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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open access, superstars, long tail, journal, citation, search, platform, science

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Bounding the Relative Profitability of Price Discrimination

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 28 Oct 2003
David A. Malueg and Christopher M. Snyder
University of California Riverside and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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third-degree price discrimination, uniform pricing, profit bounds

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Costs of Managerial Attention and Activity as a Source of Sticky Prices: Structural Estimates from an Online Market

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Costs of Managerial Attention and Activity as a Source of Sticky Prices: Structural Estimates from an Online Market

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 17-01
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 05 Jan 2017
Sara Fisher Ellison, Christopher M. Snyder and Hongkai Zhang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and Pandora
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sticky prices; managerial costs; dynamic structural estimation; ecommerce

Costs of Managerial Attention and Activity as a Source of Sticky Prices: Structural Estimates from an Online Market

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6285
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 09 Feb 2017
Sara Fisher Ellison, Christopher M. Snyder and Hongkai Zhang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and Pandora
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Costs of Managerial Attention and Activity as a Source of Sticky Prices: Structural Estimates from an Online Market

NBER Working Paper No. w24680
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 13 Jun 2018
Sara Fisher Ellison, Christopher M. Snyder and Hongkai Zhang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Do Buyer-Size Discounts Depend on the Curvature of the Surplus Function? Experimental Tests of Bargaining Models

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 08 Aug 2003
Hans-Theo Normann, Bradley J. Ruffle and Christopher M. Snyder
Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf - Department of Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University - School of Business & Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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buyer-size discounts, surplus function, experimental economics, posted-bid market

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The Identity of the Generator in the Problem of Social Cost

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 06 Oct 2005
Rohan Pitchford and Christopher M. Snyder
University of Sydney Business School and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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externality, polluter, transactions cost, reciprocal harm

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Reducing Government Spending with Privatization Competitions: A Study of the Department of Defense Experience

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Reducing Government Spending with Privatization Competitions: A Study of the Department of Defense Experience

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Oct 2000
Christopher M. Snyder, Robert P. Trost and R. Derek Trunkey
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics, George Washington University - Department of Economics and CBO
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Reducing Government Spending with Privatization Competitions: A Study of the Department of Defense Experience

Review of Economics and Statistics
Posted: 12 Oct 2000
Christopher M. Snyder, Robert P. Trost and R. Derek Trunkey
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics, George Washington University - Department of Economics and CBO

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Why are Drugs More Profitable than Vaccines?

NBER Working Paper No. w9833
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Jul 2003 Last Revised: 30 Oct 2014
Michael Kremer and Christopher M. Snyder
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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The Influence of Expert Reviews on Consumer Demand for Experience Goods: A Case Study of Movie Critics

Journal of Industrial Economics, Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 27-51, March 2005
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 22 Mar 2005
David A. Reinstein and Christopher M. Snyder
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Sniff Tests in Economics: Aggregate Distribution of Their Probability Values and Implications for Publication Bias

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Sniff Tests in Economics: Aggregate Distribution of Their Probability Values and Implications for Publication Bias

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 01 Oct 2018
Christopher M. Snyder and Ran Zhuo
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Publication Bias, Null Hypothesis, Specification Test, Balance Test, Placebo Test

Sniff Tests in Economics: Aggregate Distribution of Their Probability Values and Implications for Publication Bias

NBER Working Paper No. w25058
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 17 Sep 2018
Christopher M. Snyder and Ran Zhuo
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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When is Prevention More Profitable than Cure? The Impact of Time-Varying Consumer Heterogeneity

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When is Prevention More Profitable than Cure? The Impact of Time-Varying Consumer Heterogeneity

Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 334
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 08 Dec 2013
Michael Kremer and Christopher M. Snyder
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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consumer heterogeneity, disease risk, prevention, vaccines

When is Prevention More Profitable than Cure? The Impact of Time-Varying Consumer Heterogeneity

NBER Working Paper No. w18862
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 09 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 12 Mar 2013
Michael Kremer and Christopher M. Snyder
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Preventives Versus Treatments

NBER Working Paper No. w21012
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 16 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2015
Michael Kremer and Christopher M. Snyder
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Revealed Growth: A Method for Bounding the Elasticity of Demand with an Application to Assessing the Antitrust Remedy in the Du Pont Decision

NBER Working Paper No. w24786
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 13 Jul 2018
Wallace P. Mullin and Christopher M. Snyder
George Washington University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Preventives Versus Treatments Redux: Tighter Bounds on Distortions in Innovation Incentives with an Application to the Global Demand for HIV Pharmaceuticals

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Preventives Versus Treatments Redux: Tighter Bounds on Distortions in Innovation Incentives with an Application to the Global Demand for HIV Pharmaceuticals

NBER Working Paper No. w24206
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 17 Jan 2018
Michael Kremer and Christopher M. Snyder
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Preventives Versus Treatments Redux: Tighter Bounds on Distortions in Innovation Incentives with an Application to the Global Demand for HIV Pharmaceuticals

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12751
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 26 Feb 2018
Michael Kremer and Christopher M. Snyder
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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deadweight loss, pharmaceuticals, product development

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Communication in Vertical Markets: Experimental Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w22219
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 09 May 2016
Claudia Möllers, Hans-Theo Normann and Christopher M. Snyder
Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf - Duesseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), University of Duesseldorf and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Countervailing Power in Wholesale Pharmaceuticals

The Journal of Industrial Economics, Vol. 58, Issue 1, pp. 32-53, March 2010
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 02 Mar 2010
Sara Fisher Ellison and Christopher M. Snyder
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Worst-Case Bounds on R&D and Pricing Distortions: Theory with an Application Assuming Consumer Values Follow the World Income Distribution

NBER Working Paper No. w25119
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 08 Oct 2018
Michael Kremer and Christopher M. Snyder
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Vaccines vs. Preventives

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10474
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 09 Mar 2015
Michael Kremer and Christopher M. Snyder
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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drugs, pharmaceuticals, vaccines

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Should Firms Be Allowed to Indemnify Their Employees for Sanctions?

The Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization, Vol. 26, Issue 1, pp. 30-53, 2010
Posted: 22 Feb 2010
Wallace P. Mullin and Christopher M. Snyder
George Washington University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Bounding the Benefits of Stochastic Auditing: The Case of Risk-Neutral Agents

Economic Theory, Vol. 14, Iss. 1, July 1999
Posted: 17 Sep 1999
Christopher M. Snyder
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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A Dynamic Theory of Countervailing Power

RAND JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS, Vol. 27, No. 4
Posted: 02 Oct 1996
Christopher M. Snyder
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Property Rights and Incomplete Contracts: Dealing with Nuisance

ANU WP in Economics and Econometrics 308
Posted: 11 Sep 1996
Rohan Pitchford and Christopher M. Snyder
University of Sydney Business School and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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