Mark Tremblay (he/him)
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@tweetMTrem
Assistant Professor @UNLVLeeBusiness and affiliate @CESifoNetwork, studying platforms and the digital economy, mountain biker, and rock climber
I have a piece in the November issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives making the economic case for regulating junk fees. Link to complementary article below.
1. People deserve to know upfront what price they’re being asked to pay, without worrying they’ll later be hit with mystery fees they can’t avoid. Today @FTC finalized a rule to ban these junk fees for short-term lodging and live-event ticketing. ftc.gov/news-events/ne…
The FTC issued rules requiring companies to display the full price of a hotel room, concert ticket or sporting event up front to customers, rather than hiding any extra charges — often called “junk fees” — until the very end of the checkout process. wapo.st/3P1JPRU
How does price transparency affect markets? 🤔 In our new paper, we analyze Airbnb’s policy change in the EU, where cleaning fees became fully transparent. The surprising finding: transparency doesn’t always lead to lower prices. Here’s why 👇
🚨New WP🚨 w/Takuya Hiraiwa & @MichaelLipsitz "Do Firms Value Court Enforceability of Noncompete Agreements? A Revealed Preference Approach" Not for workers at the 79th earnings pctile! Firms didn't raise pay to ensure NCAs could be enforced in court. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… /1
FTC announces rule banning #noncompetes: bit.ly/4daBHsY /1
New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP18805 Identifying #Tax Compliance from Changes in Enforcement: Theory and Empirics A Bibler @UNLV, L Grigolon #UniMannheim @EconUniMannheim @MaCCIcomp, @kteltser @GeorgiaStateU, @tweetMTrem @UNLV ow.ly/RSZb50Qz9nN #CEPR_IO, #CEPR_PE #economics
