{"id":1989,"date":"2022-10-27T10:27:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T14:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dbi\/?page_id=1989"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:34:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:34:41","slug":"online-research-seminar-on-digital-businesses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dbi\/events\/online-research-seminar-on-digital-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Research Seminar on Digital Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hosted by the Digital Business Institute at the Questrom School of Business, this virtual seminar series is focused on various challenges relevant to digital businesses, particularly platforms and data-enabled businesses. We hope to attract a wide variety of methodologies (theoretical and empirical) from many fields: information systems, strategy, law, marketing, economics, etc. PhD students are welcome and all scholars are welcome to present early-stage work.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Online Research Seminar on Digital Businesses<\/strong> meets on the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">third Monday of every month<\/span> at 8pm EST (5pm PST).<\/p>\n<p data-ogsb=\"white\">_______________________________<\/p>\n<p data-ogsb=\"white\"><strong>Seminar guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-ogsb=\"white\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(74, 74, 74)\">The speaker will present for 40 mins, 5 mins for the discussant (no slides), and we will have 15 mins for Q&amp;A. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ogsb=\"white\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(74, 74, 74)\">Each seminar will be moderated, and participants can post their questions to the chat room on Zoom. Questions will usually be channeled through the moderator. Participants (other than the speaker and moderator) should leave their mic off unless asked by the moderator to speak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>To propose a talk, please contact <\/i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><i>one<\/i><\/span><i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> of the co-chairs<\/span> of the Scientific Committee below:<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profile\/andrei-hagiu\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Andrei Hagiu<\/a>, Boston University Questrom School of Business <\/span><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/faculty\/?id=77604\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Sokol<\/a>, University of Southern California Gould School of Law \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/business.gmu.edu\/profiles\/mpetryk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mariia Petryk<\/a>, George Mason University, Donald G. Costello College of Business<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>To obtain a link to a seminar and to be put on our mailing list, please enter the details in the form below. 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6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhsmith.umd.edu\/directory\/bo-bobby-zhou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Zhou<\/a>, University of Maryland, Smith School of Business<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/people\/xi-li\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Xi Li<\/a>, HKU Business School<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/damore-mckim.northeastern.edu\/people\/kevin-boudreau\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Boudreau<\/a>, Northeastern University\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>\n<strong>Scientific Committee &#8211;<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>Co-chairs:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profile\/andrei-hagiu\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Andrei Hagiu<\/a>, Boston University Questrom School of Business <\/span><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/faculty\/?id=77604\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Sokol<\/a>, University of Southern California Gould School of Law \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/business.gmu.edu\/profiles\/mpetryk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mariia Petryk<\/a>, George Mason University, Donald G. Costello College of Business<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>Members:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/gsm.ucdavis.edu\/profile\/hemant-bhargava\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hemant Bhargava<\/a>, UC Davis Graduate School of Management <span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/damore-mckim.northeastern.edu\/people\/kevin-boudreau\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Boudreau<\/a>, D&#8217;Amore McKim School of Business <\/span><span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnson.cornell.edu\/faculty-research\/faculty\/yc2268\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Yao Cui<\/a>,\u00a0Cornell <\/span><span>Johnson Graduate School of Management <\/span><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.usc.edu\/personnel\/grace-gu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Grace Gu<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><span>University of Southern California Marshall School of Business<\/span><br \/>\n<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/faculty\/Pages\/profile.aspx?facId=1432009\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jacqueline Lane<\/a>, Harvard Business School <\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profile\/tesary-lin\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tesary Lin<\/a>, <\/span><span>Boston University Questrom School of Business<\/span><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/olin.wustl.edu\/EN-US\/Faculty-Research\/Faculty\/Pages\/FacultyDetail.aspx?username=mengl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Meng Liu<\/a>, Washington University in Saint Louis Olin Business School<\/span><span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsb.stanford.edu\/faculty-research\/faculty\/daniela-saban\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Daniela Saban<\/a>,\u00a0Stanford Graduate School of Business<\/span><span><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profile\/marshall-van-alstyne\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Marshall Van Alstyne<\/a>, Boston University Questrom School of Business<\/span><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/research.monash.edu\/en\/persons\/chengsi-wang\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chengsi Wang<\/a>, Monash University<\/span><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/people\/julian-wright\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Julian Wright<\/a>, National University of Singapore<\/span><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/faculty\/Pages\/profile.aspx?facId=871877\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Wu<\/a>, Harvard Business School<\/span><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/wu\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">DJ Wu<\/a>, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business<br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhsmith.umd.edu\/directory\/bo-bobby-zhou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Zhou<\/a>, University of Maryland Smith School of Business<\/span><\/p>\n<\/hr>\n<p>_______________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>Past Events &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Empirical Market Design in Surplus Food Marketplaces <\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5648812\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Empirical Market Design in Surplus Food Marketplaces <\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 15 June 2026<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anderson.ucla.edu\/degrees\/phd-program\/areas-of-study\/decisions-operations-and-technology-management\/meet-the-students\/Alexandra-yizhuo-dong\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alexandra Yizhuo Dong<\/a>, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) &#8211; Anderson School of Management<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/haas.berkeley.edu\/faculty\/ilan-morgenstern\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ilan Morgenstern<\/a>, UC Berkeley Haas<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/faculty-research\/faculty\/yc2268\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Yao Cui <\/a>, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Decentralization and the Law of the Jungle: An Empirical Investigation of Ethereum's Market Mechanism <\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5221635\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Decentralization and the Law of the Jungle: An Empirical Investigation of Ethereum&#8217;s Market Mechanism <\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 18 May 2026<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/danielobermeier.github.io\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Obermeier<\/a>, New York University (NYU) &#8211; Leonard N. Stern School of Business<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/gerry-tsoukalas\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gerry Tsoukalas<\/a>, Boston University Questrom School of Business<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.usc.edu\/personnel\/grace-gu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Grace Gu<\/a>, USC Marshall School of Business\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">The Coasean Singularity? Demand, Supply, and Market Design with AI Agents<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nber.org\/books-and-chapters\/economics-transformative-ai\/coasean-singularity-demand-supply-and-market-design-ai-agents\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Coasean Singularity? Demand, Supply, and Market Design with AI Agents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 20 April 2026<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/andrey-fradkin\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Andrey Fradkin<\/a>, Boston University Questrom School of Business<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/faculty\/Pages\/profile.aspx?facId=500905\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Kominers<\/a>, Harvard Business School<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/faculty\/Pages\/profile.aspx?facId=1432009\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jackie Lane<\/a>, Harvard Business School \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">AI-Enabled Job Markets & Market Participation: A Field Experiment on how AI Shapes Jobseekers' Expectations of Competition<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5437196\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AI-Enabled Job Markets &#038; Market Participation: A Field Experiment on how AI Shapes Jobseekers&#8217; Expectations of Competition<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 16 March 2026<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/sarah-bana.aspx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Bana<\/a>, Chapman University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/gordon-burtch\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gordon Burtch<\/a>, Boston University Questrom School of Business<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhsmith.umd.edu\/directory\/bo-bobby-zhou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Zhou<\/a>, University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Measuring Markets for Network Goods<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nber.org\/papers\/w33901\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Measuring Markets for Network Goods<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 16 February 2026<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/economics.unibocconi.eu\/people\/rafael-josymar-jimenez-duran\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rafael Jimenez Duran<\/a>, Bocconi University Department of Economics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stern.nyu.edu\/faculty\/bio\/christopher-conlon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Christopher Conlon<\/a>, NYU Stern<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/research.monash.edu\/en\/persons\/chengsi-wang\/\">Chengsi Wang<\/a>, Monash University Department of Economics\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Pricing Control and Regulation on Online Service Platforms<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3957209\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pricing Control and Regulation on Online Service Platforms<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 19 January 2026<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bc.edu\/bc-web\/schools\/carroll-school\/faculty-research\/faculty-directory\/tolga-dizdarer.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tolga Dizdarer<\/a>, Boston College Carroll School of Management<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anderson.ucla.edu\/faculty-and-research\/decisions-operations-and-technology-management\/faculty\/siddiq\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Auyon Siddiq<\/a>, UCLA Anderson School of Management<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/faculty\/?id=77604\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Sokol<\/a>, University of Southern California Gould School of Law \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Engagement vs. Commitment: The Economic Trade-Offs of Polarizing News Content<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5520458\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Engagement vs. Commitment: The Economic Trade-Offs of Polarizing News Content<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 15 December 2025<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scu.edu\/business\/marketing\/faculty\/syan\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Shunyao Yan<\/a>, Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heinz.cmu.edu\/faculty-research\/profiles\/sen-ananya\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Anandya Sen<\/a>, Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/business.gmu.edu\/profiles\/mpetryk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mariia Petryk<\/a>, George Mason University Donald G. Costello College of Business <span><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Balancing Efficiency and Consumer Experience: An Investigation of Gig vs. Traditional Customer Support<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5380791\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Balancing Efficiency and Consumer Experience: An Investigation of Gig vs. Traditional Customer Support<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 17 November 2025<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qiaowenguo.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Qiaowen Guo<\/a>, Washington University in St. Louis, John M. Olin Business School<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/z-justin-ren\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Z. Justin Ren<\/a>, Boston University, Questrom School of Business <\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/gsm.ucdavis.edu\/profile\/hemant-bhargava\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hemant Bhargava<\/a>, UC Davis Graduate School of Management <span><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Toward a Contextual Understanding of GPTs in the Developing Economy: Impact on the Labor Market and the Role of Geography and Policy<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4786527\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Toward a Contextual Understanding of GPTs in the Developing Economy: Impact on the Labor Market and the Role of Geography and Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 20 October 2025<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.usc.edu\/personnel\/bowen-lou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bowen Lou<\/a>, USC Marshall School of Business<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/people.miami.edu\/profile\/f7508a21683d334770fe03a231e454a3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Hong<\/a>, University of Miami, Herbert Business School <\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/faculty\/Pages\/profile.aspx?facId=871877\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Wu<\/a>, Harvard Business School<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Measuring the Influence of Multichannel Digital Advertising: A Fractional Calculus-Based Approach<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"\/dbi\/files\/2025\/08\/FCASM_September-2025-paper-link.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Measuring the Influence of Multichannel Digital Advertising: A Fractional Calculus-Based Approach<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 15 September 2025<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/robins.richmond.edu\/faculty\/alotfi\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Aslan Lotfi<\/a>, University of Richmond, Robins School of Business<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/business.gmu.edu\/profiles\/sbhatt22\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Siddharth Bhattacharya<\/a>, George Mason University, Costello College of Business<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/faculty\/profile\/d-daniel-sokol\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Danny Sokol<\/a>, University of Southern California, Gould School of Law<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Are Preset Defaults Harmful?<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"\/dbi\/files\/2025\/08\/Preset_Defaults_Feb2025.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Are Preset Defaults Harmful?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 18 August 2025<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gsm.ucdavis.edu\/faculty\/hemant-bhargava\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hemant Bhargava<\/a>, UC Davis Graduate School of Management<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhsmith.umd.edu\/directory\/bo-bobby-zhou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Zhou<\/a>, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/business.gmu.edu\/profiles\/mpetryk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mariia Petryk<\/a>, Costello College of Business, George Mason University<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">A Theory of the Value of Data in Prediction<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>A Theory of the Value of Data in Prediction<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/dbi\/files\/2025\/05\/Giovanni-paper-20250526.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Theory of the Value of Data in Prediction<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 16 June 2025<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tse-fr.eu\/people\/giovanni-colla-rizzi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Giovanni Colla Rizzi<\/a>, Toulouse School of Economics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ir.sinica.edu.tw\/cris\/rp\/rp01659\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gunhaeng Lee<\/a>, Institute of Economics Academia Sinica<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/damore-mckim.northeastern.edu\/people\/kevin-boudreau\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Boudreau<\/a>, Northeastern University, D&#8217;Amore McKim School of Business<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">The Double-edged Sword of Banning Generative AI on Online Question-and-Answer Communities: Evidence from Stack Exchange<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>The Double-edged Sword of Banning Generative AI on Online Question-and-Answer Communities: Evidence from Stack Exchange<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 19 May 2025<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/business.wisc.edu\/directory\/profile\/qinglai-he\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Qinglai He<\/a>, Wisconsin School of Business<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/overby\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Eric Overby<\/a>, Georgia Tech, Scheller College of Business<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/faculty\/Pages\/profile.aspx?facId=1432009\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jackie Lane<\/a>, Harvard Business School<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Lowering the Garden Wall: Marketplace Leakage and Quality Curation<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.bencasner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Quality-and-Platform-Leakage.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lowering the Garden Wall: Marketplace Leakage and Quality Curation<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 21 April 2025<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/about-ftc\/commissioners-staff\/benjamin-casner\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Casner<\/a>, Federal Trade Commission<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.usc.edu\/personnel\/grace-gu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Grace Gu<\/a>, USC Marshall School of Business<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/business.gmu.edu\/profiles\/mpetryk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mariia Petryk<\/a>, George Mason University, Costellow College of Business<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Fulfilled by Amazon: Seller-Side Tying of Platform Services<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Fulfilled by Amazon: Seller-Side Tying of Platform Services<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 17 March 2025<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/business.columbia.edu\/faculty\/people\/kinshuk-jerath\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kinshuk Jerath<\/a>, Columbia University, Columbia Business School<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/econ.msu.edu\/about\/directory\/Choi-Jay-Pil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jay Pil Choi<\/a>, Michigan State University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.usc.edu\/personnel\/grace-gu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Grace Gu<\/a>, USC Marshall School of Business<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Does AI Cheapen Talk? Theory and Evidence From Global Entrepreneurship and Hiring<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4702114\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Does AI Cheapen Talk? Theory and Evidence From Global Entrepreneurship and Hiring<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 17 February 2025<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pablohernandez-lagos.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pablo Hernandez-Lagos<\/a>, Yeshiva University, Sy Syms School of Business<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/discover.research.utoronto.ca\/7532-avi-goldfarb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Avi Goldfarb<\/a>, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gsm.ucdavis.edu\/faculty\/hemant-bhargava\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hemant Bhargava<\/a>, UC Davis Graduate School of Management<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Open(?) AI<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/h4lw0bwu97kasm7zm288c\/_Open__Ai.pdf?rlkey=ro8t4en9zbk0tw4rqs6fm76hd&#038;e=5&#038;st=s1hi80nq&#038;dl=0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Open(?) AI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 27 January 2025<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/about-ftc\/commissioners-staff\/matthew-leisten\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Leisten<\/a>, Federal Trade Commission<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/discover.research.utoronto.ca\/23808-joshua-gans\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Gans<\/a>, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mgmt.wharton.upenn.edu\/profile\/kjaeho\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jaeho Kim<\/a>,The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Combining Human Expertise with Artificial Intelligence: Experimental Evidence from Radiology\u2217<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\nCombining Human Expertise with Artificial Intelligence: Experimental Evidence from Radiology\u2217<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/economics.mit.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-files\/agarwal-et-al-diagnostic-ai%20%285%29.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Combining Human Expertise with Artificial Intelligence: Experimental Evidence from Radiology\u2217<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 16 December 2024<\/span>, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/business.purdue.edu\/directory\/bio.php?username=moehring\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Moehring<\/a>, Purdue University, Mitch Daniels School of Business<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/meizi-zhou\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Meizi Zhou<\/a>, Boston University Questrom School of Business<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/tesary-lin\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tesary Lin<\/a>, Boston University Questrom School of Business<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Exclusive Contracts in the Video Streaming Market<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/yihao-yuan.github.io\/MyWebsite\/streaming_exclusivity.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Exclusive Contracts in the Video Streaming Market<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 18 November 2024<\/span>\u00a0from\u00a0 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yihao-yuan.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Yihao Yuan<\/a>, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong> <br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gsm.ucdavis.edu\/faculty\/hemant-bhargava\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hemant Bhargava<\/a>, UC Davis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> <br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/wu\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">D.J. Wu<\/a>, Georgia Tech<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">ATT vs. Personalized Ads: User\u2019s Data Sharing Choices Under Apple\u2019s Divergent Consent Strategies<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bu.edu\/dbi\/files\/2024\/09\/ssrn-4887872-ATT.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ATT vs. Personalized Ads: User\u2019s Data Sharing Choices Under Apple\u2019s Divergent Consent Strategies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 21 October 2024<\/span>\u00a0from\u00a08 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heinz.cmu.edu\/faculty-research\/profiles\/li-beibei\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Beibei Li<\/a>, Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heinz.cmu.edu\/faculty-research\/profiles\/baviskar-sagar\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sagar Babiskar<\/a>, Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/faculty\/profile\/d-daniel-sokol\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Sokol <\/a>, USC Gould School of Law<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong> <br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/faculty\/Pages\/profile.aspx?facId=1175206\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Shunyuan Zhang<\/a>, Harvard Business School<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> <br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhsmith.umd.edu\/directory\/bo-bobby-zhou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Zhou<\/a>, University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Theory Is All You Need: AI, Human Cognition, and Causal Reasoning<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bu.edu\/dbi\/files\/2024\/08\/FelinHolwegAug2024_SSRN.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Theory Is All You Need: AI, Human Cognition, and Causal Reasoning<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Monday, 16 September 2024<\/span>\u00a0from\u00a0 8 pm to 9 pm EST (5 &#8211; 6pm PST)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.ox.ac.uk\/about-us\/people\/teppo-felin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Teppo Felin<\/a>, University of Oxford, Said Business School; Utah State University, Huntsman School of Business, <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.ox.ac.uk\/about-us\/people\/matthias-holweg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Matthias Holweg<\/a>, University of Oxford, Said Business School<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/andrei-hagiu\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Andrei Hagiu<\/a>, Boston University Questrom School of Business<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nModerator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/research.monash.edu\/en\/persons\/chengsi-wang\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chengsi Wang<\/a>, Monash University, Department of Economics<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Consumer Profiling via Information Design<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4655468\"><strong>Consumer Profiling via Information Design<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday<strong>, 17<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> June 2024<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0 8 pm to 9 pm <strong>EST<\/strong> (5 &#8211; 6pm <strong>PST<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Speaker: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carey.jhu.edu\/faculty\/faculty-directory\/itay-fainmesser-phd\">Itay Fainmesser<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/em>(Johns Hopkins University, Carey Business School)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Discussant: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research.monash.edu\/en\/persons\/chengsi-wang\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Chengsi Wang<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>(<span>Monash University<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Leveraging the Experience: Exploration and Exploitation in Gig Worker Learning Process<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4106978\"><strong>Leveraging the Experience: Exploration and Exploitation in Gig Worker Learning Process<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday<strong>, 20<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> May 2024<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0 8 pm to 9 pm <strong>EST<\/strong> (5 &#8211; 6pm <strong>PST<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Speaker: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu\/faculty\/directory\/yuqian-xu\/\">Yuqian Xu<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/em>(Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Discussant: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuck.dartmouth.edu\/faculty\/faculty-directory\/lauren-lu\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Lauren Lu<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>(<span>Dartmouth Tuck School of Business<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Moderator: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnson.cornell.edu\/faculty-research\/faculty\/yc2268\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Yao Cui<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em><span>(Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Is Comparison the Thief of Joy? Antecedents and Consequences of Getting Compared by Information Intermediaries<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4294675\"><strong>Is Comparison the Thief of Joy? Antecedents and Consequences of Getting Compared by Information Intermediaries<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday<strong>, 15<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> April 2024<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0 8 pm to 9 pm <strong>EST<\/strong> (5 &#8211; 6pm <strong>PST<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Speaker: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erim.eur.nl\/people\/richard-haans\/\">Richard Haans<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/em>(Erasmus University Rotterdam, School of Management)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Discussant: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/som.yale.edu\/faculty-research\/faculty-directory\/balazs-kovacs\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Bal\u00e1zs Kov\u00e1cs<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>(<span>Yale School of Management<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Moderator: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/wu\/index.html\"><strong>DJ Wu<\/strong><\/a>(Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Determinants of Social Influence: How Social Networks and Traits affect Social Value<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dmitriwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Social-Value-Journal-of-Advertising-opt.pdf\"><strong>Determinants of Social Influence: How Social Networks and Traits affect Social Value<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday<strong>, 18<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> March 2024<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0 8 pm to 9 pm <strong>EST<\/strong> (5 &#8211; 6pm <strong>PST<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Speaker: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/annenberg.usc.edu\/faculty\/dmitri-williams\">Dmitri Williams<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/em>(USC Annenberg)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Discussant: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyu.edu.hk\/en\/mm\/people\/academic-staff\/dr-nicole-kim\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Nicole Kim<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>(<span>Hong Kong Polytechnic University<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">The Role of Advertisers and Platforms in Monetizing Misinformation: Descriptive and Experimental Evidence<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4514749\"><strong>The Role of Advertisers and Platforms in Monetizing Misinformation: Descriptive and Experimental Evidence<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday<strong>, 19<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> February 2024<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0 8 pm to 9 pm <strong>EST<\/strong> (5 &#8211; 6pm <strong>PST<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Speaker: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heinz.cmu.edu\/faculty-research\/profiles\/sen-ananya\">Ananya Sen<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/em>(Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Discussant: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/econ.umd.edu\/facultyprofile\/jin\/ginger\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Ginger Jin<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>(<span>University of Maryland<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Moderator: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.usc.edu\/personnel\/grace-gu\"><strong>Grace Gu<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 (<\/span><span>University of Southern California Marshall School of Business)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">If platforms are exploiting producers, is platform competition the solution?<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><strong>If platforms are exploiting producers, is platform competition the solution?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday<strong>, 15<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> January 2024<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0 8 pm to 9 pm <strong>EST<\/strong> (5 &#8211; 6pm <strong>PST<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Speaker: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bauer.uh.edu\/directory\/profile.asp?firstname=Kitty&#038;lastname=Wang\">Kitty Wang<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/em>( C. T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Discussant: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/haas.berkeley.edu\/faculty\/nagaraj-abhishek\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Nabita Penmetsa<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>(<span>David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Moderator: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhsmith.umd.edu\/directory\/bo-bobby-zhou\"><strong>Bobby Zhou<\/strong><\/a>(University of Maryland Smith School of Business)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">The Hidden Costs of Fairness in Platform Markets<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4403845\"><strong>The Hidden Costs of Fairness in Platform Markets<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday<strong>, 18<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> December 2023<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0 8 pm to 9 pm <strong>EST<\/strong> (5 &#8211; 6pm <strong>PST<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Speaker: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/university\/about\/faculty\/annamaria-conti\/\">Annamaria Conti<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/em>(IE Business School)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Discussant: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/haas.berkeley.edu\/faculty\/nagaraj-abhishek\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Abhishek Nagaraj<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>(<span>Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Moderator: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/damore-mckim.northeastern.edu\/people\/kevin-boudreau\/\"><strong>Kevin Boudreau<\/strong><\/a>(D&#8217;Amore McKim School of Business)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">The Crowdless Future? How Generative AI Is Shaping the Future of Human Crowdsourcing<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><a href=\"\/dbi\/files\/2023\/11\/Crowdless_Future_111323_Digital_BU.pdf\"><strong>The Crowdless Future? How Generative AI Is Shaping the Future of Human Crowdsourcing<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday<strong>, 20<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> November 2023<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0 8 pm to 9 pm <strong>EST<\/strong> (5 &#8211; 6pm <strong>PST<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Speaker: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/faculty\/Pages\/profile.aspx?facId=1432009\">Jacqueline Lane<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/em>(Harvard Business School)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Discussant: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stern.nyu.edu\/faculty\/bio\/robert-seamans\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Robert Seamans<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>(<span>NYU Stern<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Moderator: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhsmith.umd.edu\/directory\/bo-bobby-zhou\"><strong>Bobby Zhou<\/strong><\/a>(University of Maryland Smith School of Business)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">The Consequences of Generative AI for UGC and Online Community Engagement<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/platformstrategy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/06\/PlatStrat2023_paper_112.pdf\"><strong>The Consequences of Generative AI for UGC and Online Community Engagement<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday<strong>, 16<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> October 2023<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0 8 pm to 9 pm <strong>EST<\/strong> (5 &#8211; 6pm <strong>PST<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Speaker: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profile\/gordon-burtch\/\">Gordon Burtch<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/em>(Boston University Questrom School of Business)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Discussant: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/economics.cornell.edu\/chris-forman\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Chris Forman<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>(<span>Cornell University Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Moderator: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olin.wustl.edu\/EN-US\/Faculty-Research\/Faculty\/Pages\/FacultyDetail.aspx?username=mengl\"><strong>Meng Liu<\/strong><\/a>(Washington University in Saint Louis Olin Business School)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Data Tracking under Competition<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsb.stanford.edu\/faculty-research\/working-papers\/data-tracking-under-competition\"><strong>Data Tracking under Competition<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday<strong>, 18<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> September 2023<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0 8 pm to 9 pm <strong>EST<\/strong> (5 &#8211; 6pm <strong>PST<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Speaker: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsb.stanford.edu\/faculty-research\/faculty\/daniela-saban\">Daniela Saban<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/em>(Stanford Graduate School of Business)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Discussant: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nwernerfelt.github.io\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Nils Wernerfelt<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>(<span>Director of Economics and Policy Research, Meta<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Moderator: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/wu\/index.html\"><strong>DJ Wu<\/strong><\/a>(Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Self-preferencing and Search Neutrality in Online Retail Platforms<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3987361\"><strong>Self-preferencing and Search Neutrality in Online Retail Platforms<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday<strong>, 21<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> August 2023<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0 8 pm to 9 pm <strong>EST<\/strong> (5 &#8211; 6pm <strong>PST<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Speaker: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/warrington.ufl.edu\/directory\/person\/9199\/\">Tianxin Zou<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/em>(University of Florida &#8211; Warrington College of Business Administration)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Discussant: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu\/faculty\/directory\/fei-long\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Fei Long<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>(<span>The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill &#8211; Kenan-Flagler Business School<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">No Seminar<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">Monday<strong>, 17<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> July 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Optimal Discoverability On Platforms<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/andreihagiu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Platform-Discoverability-Working-Paper-20230428.pdf\"><strong>Optimal Discoverability On Platforms<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday<strong>, 19<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> June 2023<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0 8 pm to 9 pm <strong>EST<\/strong> (5 &#8211; 6pm <strong>PST<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Speaker: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profile\/andrei-hagiu\/\">Andrei Hagiu<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/em>(Boston University Questrom School of Business)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Discussant: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhsmith.umd.edu\/directory\/bo-bobby-zhou\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Bobby Zhou<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>(<span>University of Maryland Smith School of Business<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Moderator: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/faculty\/?id=77604\"><strong>Daniel Sokol<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 (University of Southern California Gould School of Law)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">The Effects of Diversity in Algorithmic Recommendations on Digital Content Consumption: A Field Experiment<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4365121\"><strong>The Effects of Diversity in Algorithmic Recommendations on Digital Content Consumption: A Field Experiment<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday<strong>, 15<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> May 2023<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0 8 pm to 9 pm <strong>EST<\/strong> (5 &#8211; 6pm <strong>PST<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Speaker: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guangyingchen.org\/\">Guangying Chen<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/em>(Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Discussant: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oid.wharton.upenn.edu\/profile\/kartikh\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Kartik Hosanagar<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>(<span>Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p>Moderator: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/faculty\/?id=77604\"><strong>Daniel Sokol<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 (University of Southern California Gould School of Law)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Self-Preferencing at Amazon: Evidence from Search Rankings<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/ris\/Publication%20Files\/Self-Preferencing%20at%20Amazon%20-%20Evidence%20from%20Search%20Rankings_c3330c64-0bad-48e7-98e7-afdd8356afd4.pdf\"><strong>Self-Preferencing at Amazon: Evidence from Search Rankings<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday<strong>, 17<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> April 2023<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0 8 pm to 9 pm <strong>EST<\/strong> (5 &#8211; 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6pm <strong>PST<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Speaker: <span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/marketing.wharton.upenn.edu\/profile\/pyild\/\">Pinar Yildirim<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/em>(Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania)<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Moderator:<\/span> <span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profile\/tesary-lin\/\">Tesary Lin<\/a><\/strong> (<\/span><span>Boston University Questrom School of Business)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Discussant: <strong>Rafael Jim\u00e9nez-Dur\u00e1n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/em>(The University of Chicago Booth School of Business)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Platform Governance and Worker Mistreatment: Evidence from Lab-in-the-Field Experiments in Singapore<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/n44oqtke80r02t7\/Platform%20Governance%20and%20Worker%20Mistreatment_1022.pdf?dl=0\"><strong>Platform Governance and Worker Mistreatment: Evidence from Lab-in-the-Field Experiments in Singapore<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">19 December 2022<\/span><\/strong> from 8 pm to 9 pm <strong>EST<\/strong> (5 &#8211; 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