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Liran Einav Profile

Liran Einav is a professor of economics at Stanford University. His research focuses on industrial organization and applied microeconomics, with particular focus on insurance markets and the consequences of adverse selection and moral hazard. He has been an NBER affiliate since 2005.

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In January 2025, New York City (NYC) implemented the first cordon-based congestion pricing program in the United States. The program levies charges on vehicles...
This figure titled "Bundling of Bids for Schools' Internet Service" contains a bar chart comparing internet service metrics before and after a policy change for participating and non-participating schools. The subhead reads, “The caption explains that schools were bundled into regional groups, requiring providers to bid for entire regions.” The left half shows "Service price ($ per Mbps, per month)" with y-axis ranging from 0 to 30 dollars. The right half shows "Bandwidth (Mbps in 100s)" with the same y-axi
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 Public sector procurement practices are often criticized for paying more for goods and services than private sector buyers. In The Benefits from Bundling...
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 In a “rollup,” an outside investor consecutively acquires many of the small firms operating in a particular local market, consolidating them into a...
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