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Showing 1 to 20 of 135 for “"online platforms"”.
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Optimization for online platforms
In the last decade, there has been a surge in online platforms for providing a wide variety of services. These platforms face an array of challenges that can be mitigated with appropriate modeling and the use of optimization tools. In this thesis, we examine, model, and provide solutions to some of …
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Essays on Economics of Online Platforms
In this dissertation, I study the economics of online platforms. I explore economic consequences of the interaction between firms and users through online platforms. I investigate three aspects of such interactions through data-driven economic models: mobile economy, online crowd, and social media. …
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Experimentation and Control in Online Platforms
Decision-making in many online platforms is naturally modeled as control of a large-scale dynamical system. In particular, these are typically offline control problems: the platform collects fine-grained offline datasets, either via an experiment or logging of some incumbent policy, and hopes to …
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Information and Incentives in Online Platforms
… impact of information and design of services for online platforms in three settings: traffic routing, network games, and competition between streaming platforms. In the first part of this thesis, Chapters 2 and 3, we study game play in routing and network games, where it is reasonable to assume …
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New revenue management problems for online platforms
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-05-01
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Essays on Online Platforms and Human-Algorithm Interaction
… that analyze how algorithms on social media platforms influence the content that users engage with and how individuals incorporate algorithmic predictions in their decision-making. In Chapter 1, I study how engagement maximizing news feed algorithms on social media affect the credibility of …
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Essays on the Management of Online Platforms: Bayesian Perspectives
… various aspects pertaining to the management of online platforms, defined as "digital services that facilitate interactions between two or more distinct, but interdependent sets of users (whether firms or individuals) who interact through the service via the Internet" (OECD, 2019). The …
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Algorithmic Advances for Fair and Efficient Decision-Making in Online Platforms
Modern online platforms—such as recommendation systems, advertising markets and e-commerce sites—operate in dynamic and complex environments where efficient algorithmic decision-making is essential. These platforms must continuously adapt to rapidly changing user behaviors, market fluctuations, and …
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Local Reuse of Furniture Enabled by User-to-User Online Platforms
… as part of a circular economy (CE). Using online platforms (e.g., Facebook, Craigslist), users can connect directly to acquire and/or discard used furniture items that would otherwise be disposed. Much of the existing literature focuses on an individual's motivations for disposing/acquiring …
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The effects of Web 2.0 online platforms on diplomatic activities [before doctoral defense]
… The rapid global spread of Web 2.0 online platforms has fundamentally reshaped the ways diplomatic actors communicate, gather information, coordinate tasks, and engage with both domestic and international audiences. While the diplomatic profession has historically been characterised …
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Four investigations of arising phenomena in contemporary work settings: the cases of mindfulness practices and crowdworking online platforms
… beyond organizational boundaries on crowdworking online platforms. On these online platforms, workers process tasks independently and remotely. Research just started to address the implications and meaning of mindfulness practices in organizations and the rise of crowdworking platforms. Several …
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Contemporary subject knowledge acquisition in Economics
… knowledge through contemporary mediums such as online platforms. The research aims to understand whether online resources are bridging the gap with traditional offline resources and whether students are becoming self-regulated and more independent in their learning due to online resources. The …
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Understanding User Trust Processes in Internet Applications
… to be inconsistent when deciding what to trust online. They are cautious in onlinedating platforms but are often naive and careless when acessing online services. We conductedtwo user studies to better understand this difference: one on evaluating online dating profiles andanother on evaluating …
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An empirical investigation into music listening behaviour in the presence of the network effect
The rapid expansion of online platforms has revolutionised the digital media industry, transforming the way people consume digital content and interact with each other and the platforms. The network effects (NEs) play a vital role in the success of online platforms, fostering user collaboration and …
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Understanding Social Media: Misinformation, Attention, and Digital Advertising
Online platforms have fundamentally changed the dynamics of social interactions and information transmission. In this thesis, I explore recent trends in social media through models and experiments of user behavior, platform algorithms and incentives, and policy initiatives. I focus on the social …
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Essays on Network Coalition, Online Price Signaling, and E-commerce Effects on Offline Stores
… price signaling and reputation building on online platforms, and the effect of online business on offline stores. The first paper examines the conditions under which collusion may or may not occur among agents when a principal cannot directly punish or reward them, focusing on the role of …
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Uso de bases digitais biológicas na preparação de checklists: o caso das angiospermas da RPPN Serra das Almas, CE
… relevance of herbaria collections available on online platforms, making it possible for several Brazilian or foreign researchers to access biodiversity data. The general objective was to produce a checklist with data from the collections of four Brazilian virtual herbaria of angiosperms …
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An analysis of UK copyright and design laws on 3D printing and product design.
… and enforcement issues arise in relation to online platforms facilitating the unauthorised reproduction and dissemination of CAD files. To address the issues, the thesis asserts that there is a need for the review of UK copyright and design laws to seek further clarity on regulation of …
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Centering Communities in Research and Technology Design
… ranging from instrumented city neighborhoods to online platforms more legible than ever to private firms. Meanwhile, many communities lack the tools and methods they need to access, use, and make sense of their own data, creating an information asymmetry that restricts their ability to understand …
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The self-presentation of poets: modern poets and their online personae.
Social media experiences exist within online platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook. Social media engagement is commonplace today. Consequently, online platforms contribute to the self-presentation of the individual user. Applying Erving Goffman's (1956) philosophies …
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