Equal Opportunity for All? The Long Tail of Crowdfunding: Evidence from Kickstarter
Crowdfunding platforms are believed to create a more equal-opportunity environment for fundraising by removing entrance barriers found in...
Don’t Leave Home(page): On- and off- Platform Distribution Channels in the Social Era
Online publishers are looking for ways to leverage viral content distribution and to encourage their readers to share the articles they...
A Potato Salad with a Lemon Twist: Using Supply-Side Shocks to Study the Impact of Low-Quality Actor
Crowdfunding platforms are peer-to-peer two-sided markets that enable amateur entrepreneurs to raise money for their ventures over the...
The Impact of Facebook on Social Comparison and Happiness: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
The ubiquity of Facebook in modern life compels us to study its effects on well-being. We study a unique sample of users and non-users in...
Deep into the Funnel? Predicting Online Conversion Using Search Diversity
The conversion funnel is a model describing the stages consumers go through in their journey towards a purchase. A large body of...