Platform Strategy 2025

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8:00 AM8:30 AM0:30Breakfast
8:30 AM8:35 AM0:05Welcome
8:35 AM10:05 AM1:30Long
Talks
#3 Beyond Funding: Platform-Backed Venture Capital and Digital CompetitionZheng Liu
Umit Gurun
Steven Xiao
#117 Converging “Truths”? The Role of Digital Knowledge Platforms for Information Flows across Language Barriers and HistorySebastian Steffen
Michael Kummer
#40 Platform competition with intertwined network effects: theory and evidenceBruno Carballa-Smichowski
10:05 AM10:30 AM0:25Break
10:30 AM11:30 AM1:00Short
Talks
#1 The Consumer Welfare Effects of Online Ads: Evidence from a 9-Year ExperimentErik Brynjolfsson
Avinash Collis
Daniel Deisenroth
Haritz GarroDaley Kutzman
Asad Liaqat
Nils Wernerfelt
#42 Attenuating Racial Price Differentials in the Housing Market: Evidence from iBuyersYuan Cheng
Chris Forman
Peng Liu
#78 The Personalization Paradox: Welfare Effects of Personalized Recommendations in Two-Sided Digital MarketsAaron Kaye
#110 Rejection Design for Crowdsourcing PlatformsZijing Hu
Xuying Zhao
#115 Platform Openness: Evidence from Bug Bounty ProgramsSarit Markovich
Tobias Kretschmer
Aviram Zrahia
#124 The Rise of Digital Platforms, Direct Procurement, Channel Substitution and Impact on Farmer and Consumer WelfareNikita Gupta
Ayush Gupta
Sachin Jayaswal
Ranjan Ghosh
#128 Platform Recommendation Algorithms, Niche Market Entry, and Quality CompetitionGaoyang Cai
Xia Han
Grace Gu
#129 Multihoming on Social Media Platforms: The Role of Content ModeratioJonathan Gomez
Ramnath Chellappa
Emma Zhang
#132 Characterizing Big Tech's Competitive Acquisition Behavior: Strategic Convergence and Strategic PersistenceBoyoon Chang
11:30 AM12:00 PM0:30Break
12:00 PM1:00 PM1:00Long
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#64 Bending the Law, Breaking the Platform: How Algorithmic Creative Compliance Backfires in the Gig EconomyBilgehan Uzunca
#25 The Value of Non-traditional Credentials in the Labor MarketSusan Athey
Emil Palikot
1:00 PM2:00 PM1:00Lunch
2:00 PM3:30 PM1:30Long
Talks
#50 Beyond Automation: The Impact of Robotaxi Services on Ride-Hailing Consumer BehaviorTong Shen
Chen Liang
Xinxin Li
Chunxiao Li
#103 Opt-In to Innovation? The Effects of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency Policy on Complementor InnovationRobin Nowak
Rebecca Janssen
Patrick Figge
#148 The Freedom to Choose: The Effects of Ad Choice Architecture on Video Ad Performance in Online StreamingSiddharth BhattacharyaDebashish Ghose
Gordon Burtch
3:30 PM4:00 PM0:30Break
4:00 PM5:00 PM1:00Short
Talks
#138 Do user innovation and producer innovation act as complements or as substitutes in the market for product add-ons?: The case of downstream co creation in video gamesJing Tang
Richard Makadok
#140 Encouraging Online Knowledge Contributions - Evidence from a Field ExperimentYikun Jiang
#145 Igniting Innovation: Evidence from PyTorch on Technology Control in Open CollaborationDaniel Yue
Frank Nagle
#146 How Platform Transparency Shapes Provider Choices: Evidence from A Natural Experiment on LyftRubing Li
Xiao Liu
Arun Sundararajan
#154 Platform Design to Curb MisinformationVasundhara Sharma
Ashish Agarwal
Anitesh Barua
#157 Truth Warrants Increase Economic Value and Accelerate Product Sales in Digital MarketplacesSwapneel Mehta
Aaron Nichols
Nina Mazar
Marshall van Alstyne
#162 Delivering Higher Pay? The Impacts of a Task-Level Pay Standard in the Gig EconomyYuan An
Andrew Garin
Brian Kovak
#164 The Effect of Supplier Activism: Twitch Streamers Boycotting Against Hate Raid Get More Viewers and FollowersAlice Jang
Sumin Lim
#165 Managing Multihoming Workers in the Gig EconomyPark Sinchaisri
Gad Allon
Maxime Cohen
Ken Moon
#169 Designing Inclusive Platforms: Experimental Evidence from PinterestMadhav Kumar
Pedro Silva
Ashudeep Singh
Abhay Varmaraja
5:00 PM5:30 PM0:30Break
5:30 PM6:30 PM1:00Long
Talks
#81 Decentralization and the Law of the Jungle: An Empirical Investigation of Ethereum’s Market MechanismHanna Halaburda
Daniel Obermeier
#28 Hate in the Time of Algorithms: Evidence on Online Behavior from a Large-Scale ExperimentAarushi Kalra
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