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Michael Whinston

Professor of Economics and Sloan Fellows Professor of Management
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Featured Publications

“The Welfare Effects of Vertical Integration in Multichannel Television Markets”

Gregory S. Crawford, Robin Lee, Michael D. Whinston, Ali Yurukoglu
Econometrica, 86(3), 891-954
May 2018

Internal versus External Growth in Industries with Scale Economies: A Computational Model of Optimal Merger Policy"

Ben Mermelstein, Volker Nocke, Mark A. Satterthwaite, Michael D. Whinston
Journal of Political Economy, 128(1), 301-341
January 2020

Optimal Targeted Lockdowns in a Multi-Group SIR Model

American Economic Review: Insights 3(4), pp. 487-502.

"Concentration Screens for Horizontal Mergers"

All Michael Whinston Publications

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