David Mills

David Mills

Professor

E-mail:
Phone: 434-924-3061

Address:
PO Box 400182
Department of Economics
Monroe Hall
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4182

Research Interests

Pricing Strategies, industry structure, vertical relationships, antitrust policy, regulating infrastructure

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE), Georgia Institute of Technology
• Master of Arts (MA), Stanford University
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Stanford University

Current Downloadable Papers

Quasi-Partnerships in Distribution (.pdf)

Buyer Power and Industry Structure (.pdf)

The Economics of Resale Price Maintenance (.pdf) with Kenneth G. Elizinga

Inducing Downstream Selling Effort with Market Share Discounts (.pdf)

Countervailing Power and Chain Stores (.docx)

The Lerner Index of Monopoly Power: Origins and Uses (.pdf) with Kenneth G. Elzinga

Research Papers

Growth, Speculation and Sprawl in a Monocentric City," The Journal of Urban Economics 10, 201-226, 1981;

"Industry Structure with Fluctuating Demand," (with Laurence Schumann), American Economic Review 75, 758-767, 1985;

"Capacity Expansion and the Size of Plants," The Rand Journal of Economics 21, 555-566, 1990;

"Why Retailers Sell Private Labels," Journal of Economics and Management Strategy 4, 509-528, 1995;

"Price Wars Triggered by Entry," (with Kenneth G. Elzinga), International Journal of Industrial Organization 17, 179-198, 1999;

"Independent Service Organizations and Economic Efficiency," (with Kenneth G. Elzinga), Economic Inquiry 39, 549-560, 2001.