PhD Candidate
BA, MPhil (University of Cambridge)
Year of entry: 2023
I’m a PhD student in Economics at the University of Cambridge, supervised by Christos Genakos, Michael Pollitt and Kamiar Mohaddes. My research interests are in empirical IO, and I’m currently researching the effect of quality ratings on consumer search in the healthcare sector. Future research ideas intend to investigate the application and effect of vertical restraints.
Research topic
Empirical Effects of Competition Policies
Research interests
Applied econometrics; competition economics; industrial organisation; health economics.
Pathway
Supervisor
News and insights
Governance, economics and policy
How fixed book pricing can benefit consumers and the economy
Europe-wide research by Rhys Williams, a PhD candidate at Cambridge Judge, finds that countries with fixed book price policies see higher sales with no effect on the average price of books.
An essay on how musician Jay-Z learned from failure wins inaugural King’s Entrepreneurship Lab Essay Competition for Sixth Form students, which has several connections to Cambridge Judge Business School.
Media coverage
Times Literary Supplement (TLS) | 21 June 2024
The price isn’t right
A recent study by PhD Candidate Rhys J Williams is quoted in an article about fixed book price policies in the UK.