Bio

Ryan Martin is a Senior Economist in the Currency Department at the Bank of Canada. Ryan is interested in econometrics and industrial organization. He is especially interested in developing econometric tools to measure digitization's impact on market competition.

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Staff Working Papers

Identifying Consumer-Welfare Changes when Online Search Platforms Change Their List of Search Results

Staff Working Paper 2020-5 Ryan Martin
Online shopping is often guided by search platforms. Consumers type keywords into query boxes, and search platforms deliver a list of products. Consumers' attention is limited, and exhaustive searches are often impractical.
Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Market structure and pricing JEL Code(s): C, C1, C14, D, D1, D11, D12, D6, D8, D83, L, L4, L40

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