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The Option Value of Contract Duration: Evidence from the U.S. Timber Market
Shosuke Noguchi, Suguru Otani
This study quantifies how contract duration influences buyers' willingness-to-pay (WTP) when they hold real options that allow them to flexibly time consumption in response to chan…
Nonparametric Estimation of Matching Efficiency and Elasticity in a Spot Gig Work Platform: 2019-2023
Hayato Kanayama, Suguru Otani
This paper provides new evidence on spot gig work platforms for individuals seeking flexible, short-term jobs with minimal educational or experience requirements in Japan. Using pr…
Nonparametric Estimation of Matching Efficiency and Elasticity on a Private On-the-Job Search Platform: Evidence from Japan, 2014-2024
Suguru Otani
I analyze proprietary data from BizReach (2014-2024) to estimate the matching function for high-skill workers on a private on-the-job search platform using Lange and Papageorgiou (…
An MPEC Estimator for the Sequential Search Model
Shinji Koiso, Suguru Otani
This paper proposes a constrained maximum likelihood estimator for sequential search models, using the MPEC (Mathematical Programming with Equilibrium Constraints) approach. This m…
Nonparametric Estimation of Matching Efficiency and Mismatch: An Application to Japanese Labor Markets
Suguru Otani
I identify significant biases in the traditional Cobb-Douglas function under misspecification of nonadditive, time-varying matching efficiency, and evaluate the finite-sample perfo…
Industry Dynamics with Cartels: The Case of the Container Shipping Industry
Suguru Otani
This paper studies how shipping conferences---explicit cartels---shaped container shipping through prices, entry, and investment from 1973--1990. I estimate a structural model to d…