Research

Three recurring threads in my work: algorithmic collusion, competition in two-sided markets with network externalities, and dynamic pricing.

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Algorithmic collusion

When learning agents stop competing

Conditions under which Q-learning algorithms drift from competitive pricing into a tacit, supracompetitive equilibrium, and which equilibrium concepts support that behavior.

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Two-sided markets

Two-sided markets with network externalities

How to model multi-homing and collusion in two-sided markets, and how network externalities affect pricing and consumer welfare.

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Dynamic Pricing

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When do firms offer long-term memberships versus short-term memberships, and how these tariffs affect consumer welfare and firm profits.

Research assistance

As a research assistant at Harvard Business School (2018–2021), I contributed to the following projects with Jorge Tamayo and coauthors (credited in the acknowledgments).

Formal Employment and Organized Crime: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from ColombiaGaurav Khanna, Carlos Medina, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo, Nicolás Torres · The Economic Journal 133, 2427–2448 · 2023
Helping Children Catch Up: Early Life Shocks and the PROGRESA ExperimentAchyuta Adhvaryu, Teresa Molina, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo · The Economic Journal 134(657) · 2024
Absenteeism, Productivity, and Relational Contracts Inside the FirmAchyuta Adhvaryu, Jean-François Gauthier, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo · Journal of the European Economic Association 22(4), 1628–1677 · 2024
An Anatomy of Performance MonitoringAchyuta Adhvaryu, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo · Accepted, Journal of Political Economy · 2024
Spatial Mobility, Economic Opportunity, and CrimeGaurav Khanna, Carlos Medina, Anant Nyshadham, Daniel Ramos-Menchelli, Jorge Tamayo, Audrey Tiew · R&R, American Economic Review · 2023
Diagnosing Quality: Learning, Amenities, and the Demand for Health CareAchyuta Adhvaryu, Emilio Gutierrez, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo · Working paper, HBS WP 21-110 · 2021
Competitive Two-Part TariffsJorge Tamayo, Guofu Tan · Working paper, HBS WP 21-089 · 2025
Prices and Concentration: A U-shape? Theory and Evidence from RenewablesMichele Fioretti, Junnan He, Jorge Tamayo · Working paper, HBS WP 25-049 · 2025