Matthew Osborne
Bio
Matthew Osborne is an Associate Professor of Marketing in the Department of Management at the University of Toronto Mississauga, with a cross-appointment to the Marketing Area at Rotman. He is also the PhD Coordinator for the Marketing area. His research interests include structural modeling of consumer and firm behavior, behavioral economics, machine learning, and field experiments. His research has focused on areas such as financial decisionmaking, consumer choice of wireless carriers, consumer learning about new products, and how firms price in markets where transport costs are important. His research papers have been published in journals such as American Economic Review, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, Economics Letters, Marketing Science, PNAS Nexus, Quantitative Marketing and Economics, and RAND Journal of Economics.
Academic Positions
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2021-
Director, Master of Management of Innovation Program, Institute for Management and Innovation
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2022-
PhD Coordinator, Marketing area, Rotman School of Management
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2013-Present
Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Toronto Mississauga
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2006-2007
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
Non-Academic Positions
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2009-2013
Research Economist, US Bureau of Economic Analysis
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2007-2009
Research Economist, US Dept of Justice
Selected Publications - Papers
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Identifying Heterogeneity Using Recursive Partitioning: Evidence from SMS Nudges Encouraging Voluntary Retirement Savings in Mexico
Avni Shah, Matthew Osborne, Jaclyn Lefkowitz, Andrew Fertig, Alyssa Fishbane, Dilip Soman
PNAS Nexus (Forthcoming)
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Matthew Hilchey, Dilip Soman, and Matthew Osborne
Behavioral Public Policy
2021
Pages: 1-18
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Finding Mr. Schumpeter: Technology Adoption in the Cement Industry
Jeffrey Macher, Nathan Miller and Matthew Osborne
RAND Journal of Economics
Issue:52(1)
2021
Pages: 78-99
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Identification and Estimation of Forward-looking Behavior: The Case of Consumer Stockpiling
Andrew Ching and Matthew Osborne
Marketing Science (Finalist for the 2020 John D.C. Little Best Paper Award)
Issue:39(4)
2020
Pages: 707-726
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Frequency versus Depth: How Changing the Temporal Process of Promotions Impacts Demand for a Storable Good
Japanese Economic Review, Special Issue: Bridging Marketing and Economics (Lead Article)
Issue:69(3)
2018
Pages: 258-283
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Approximating the Cost-of-Living Index for a Storable Good
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
Issue:Vol. 10(2)
2018
Pages: 286-314
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Pass-Through in a Concentrated Industry: Empirical Evidence and Regulatory Implications
Nathan Miller, Gloria Sheu
RAND Journal of Economics
Issue:48(1)
2017
Pages: 69-93
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Cellular Service Demand: Biased Beliefs, Learning, and Bill Shock
Michael Grubb, Matthew Osborne
American Economic Review
Issue:105(1)
2015
Pages: 234-271
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Consistency and Asymptotic Normality for Equilibrium Models with Partially Observed Outcome Variables
Nathan Miller, Matthew Osborne
Economics Letters
Issue:123(1)
2014
Pages: 70-74
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Spatial Differentiation and Price Discrimination in the Cement Industry: Evidence from a Structural Model
Nathan Miller, Matthew Osborne
The RAND Journal of Economics
Issue:45(2)
2014
Pages: 221-247 (lead article)
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Consumer Learning, Switching Costs and Heterogeneity: A Structural Examination
Quantitative Marketing and Economics
Issue:9(1)
2011
Pages: 25-70
Featured Work
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
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The Econometric Society
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American Economic Assocation