Neil Gandal

Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University

Professor of Economics

Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv 69978

Israel

http://www.neilgandal.com/

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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London

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Competition in the Cryptocurrency Market

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Competition in the Cryptocurrency Market

NET Institute Working Paper No. 14-17
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 09 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 16 Mar 2018
Hanna Halaburda and Neil Gandal
New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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bitcoin, cryptocurrency, network effects

Competition in the Cryptocurrency Market

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4980
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Oct 2014
Neil Gandal and Hanna Halaburda
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University and New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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Competition in the Cryptocurrency Market

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10157
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 25 Sep 2014
Neil Gandal and Hanna Halaburda
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University and New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, network effects

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An Examination of the Cryptocurrency Pump and Dump Ecosystem

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An Examination of the Cryptocurrency Pump and Dump Ecosystem

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 03 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2019
JT Hamrick, Farhang Rouhi, Arghya Mukherjee, Amir Feder, Neil Gandal, Tyler Moore and Marie Vasek
University of Tulsa - Tandy School of Computer Science, University of New Mexico - Computer Science Department, University of Tulsa - Tandy School of Computer Science, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University, University of Tulsa - Tandy School of Computer Science and University of New Mexico - Computer Science Department
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The Economics of Cryptocurrency Pump and Dump Schemes

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13404
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 07 Jan 2019
JT Hamrick, Farhang Rouhi, Arghya Mukherjee, Amir Feder, Neil Gandal, Tyler Moore and Marie Vasek
University of Tulsa - Tandy School of Computer Science, University of New Mexico - Computer Science Department, University of Tulsa - Tandy School of Computer Science, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University, University of Tulsa - Tandy School of Computer Science and University of New Mexico - Computer Science Department
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Indirect Network Effects and Adoption Externalities

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Indirect Network Effects and Adoption Externalities

Foerder Institute for Economic Research Working Paper No. 02-30
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 24 Mar 2003
Jeffrey Church, Neil Gandal and David Krause
University of Calgary - Department of Economics, Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University and Bell Canada
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Network Externalities, Network Effects

Indirect Network Effects and Adoption Externalities

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 3738
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 27 Feb 2003
Jeffrey Church, Neil Gandal and David Krause
University of Calgary - Department of Economics, Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University and Bell Canada
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Network externalities, network effects

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The Dynamics of Competition in the Internet Search Engine Market

UC Berkeley, Center for Competition Policy Working Paper No. CPC01-17
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 19 Feb 2004
Neil Gandal
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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Internet, Search Engines, Entry, Empirical Study

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Can We Predict the Winner in a Market with Network Effects? Competition in Cryptocurrency Market

Games, 7, 16, July 2016
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 02 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 23 Nov 2016
Neil Gandal and Hanna Halaburda
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University and New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, network effects

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The Dvd vs. Divx Standard War: Empirical Evidence of Vaporware

UC Berkeley, Center for Competition Policy Working Paper No. CPC00-16
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 19 Feb 2004
David Dranove and Neil Gandal
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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Network effects, product preannouncements, standards, vaporware

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The Determinants of Output Per Contributor in Open Source Projects: An Empirical Examination

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The Determinants of Output Per Contributor in Open Source Projects: An Empirical Examination

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 09 Mar 2004
Chaim Fershtman and Neil Gandal
Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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Open Source, Software, Restrictive Licenses, Empirical Study

The Determinants of Output Per Contributor in Open Source Projects: An Empirical Examination

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 4329
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 04 May 2004
Chaim Fershtman and Neil Gandal
Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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Open source, software, restrictive licenses, empirical study

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The Effect of the Arab Boycott on Israel: The Automobile Market

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 17 Jan 1997
Neil Gandal
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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Migration to the Cloud Ecosystem: Ushering in a New Generation of Platform Competition

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Migration to the Cloud Ecosystem: Ushering in a New Generation of Platform Competition

Communications & Strategies, No. 85, 1st Quarter 2012, pp. 109-123
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 12 Jan 2013
Chaim Fershtman and Neil Gandal
Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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cloud computing, platform competition, network effects, two-sided markets

Migration to the Cloud Ecosystem: Ushering in a New Generation of Platform Competition

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8907
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 04 Apr 2012
Chaim Fershtman and Neil Gandal
Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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cloud computing, network effects, platform competition, two-sided markets

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Microstructure of Collaboration: The Network of Open Source Software

NET Institute Working Paper No. 08-01
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 24 May 2008
Chaim Fershtman and Neil Gandal
Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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The open source model is a form of software development with source code that is

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Network Dynamics and Knowledge Transfer in Virtual Organizations: Overcoming the Liability of Dispersion

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 19 Jul 2014
Neil Gandal and Uriel Stettner
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University and Tel Aviv University - Coller School of Management
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Network Dynamics, Knowledge Spillovers, Social Network, Open Source, Exploration, Exploitation, Social Capital

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More (or Less) Economic Limits of the Blockchain

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More (or Less) Economic Limits of the Blockchain

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 19 Dec 2019
Joshua S. Gans and Neil Gandal
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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blockchain, proof of work, proof of stake, permissionless, bitcoin

More (or Less) Economic Limits of the Blockchain

NBER Working Paper No. w26534
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 09 Dec 2019
Joshua S. Gans and Neil Gandal
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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More (or Less) Economic Limits of the Blockchain

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14154
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 04 Dec 2019
Neil Gandal and Joshua S. Gans
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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blockchain, proof-of-stake, Proof-of-Work

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Platform Competition in Telecommunications

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 4659
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 03 Dec 2004
Jeffrey Church and Neil Gandal
University of Calgary - Department of Economics and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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Platform competition, telecommunications

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Out of Sight: A Study of Uncited Patents

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Out of Sight: A Study of Uncited Patents

Hebrew University of Jerusalem Legal Research Paper No. 19-29
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 16 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2019
Neil Gandal, Michal Shur-Ofry, Michael Crystal and Royee Shilony
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Law, Students
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Uncited Patents, Patent Citations, Patent Quality, Negative Knowledge

Out of Sight: A Study of Uncited Patents

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13982
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 07 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 23 Oct 2019
Michael Crystal, Neil Gandal, Royee Shilony and Michal Shur-Ofry
Tel Aviv University, Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Law, Students and Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law
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Big Data, Innovation, Negative Knowledge, networks, Patent Citations, Uncited Patents

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Surviving a Standards War: Lessons Learned from the Life and Death of Divx

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 3935
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 08 Aug 2003
David Dranove and Neil Gandal
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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Standards war, network effects

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Personal Value Priorities of Economists

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 4655
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 03 Dec 2004
Neil Gandal, Sonia Roccas and Lilach Sagiv
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University, Open University of Israel - Department of Education and Psychology and Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Jerusalem School of Business Administration
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Value priorities, economists

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The Dvd Versus Divx Standard War: Empirical Evidence of Network Effects and Preannouncement Effects

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 3634
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 11 Dec 2002
David Dranove and Neil Gandal
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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product preannouncements, standards, network effects

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Technology, Trade, and Adjustment to Immigration in Israel

NBER Working Paper No. w7962
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 11 Oct 2000 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2001
Neil Gandal, Gordon H. Hanson and Matthew J. Slaughter
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business
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New Horizons: Telecommunications Policy in Israel in the 21st Century

Israel Economic Review, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2003
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 07 Nov 2012
Neil Gandal
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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Online Exploration When Search Topic and Popularity Ranking Are Decoupled: Insights on Echo Chambers

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 14 Aug 2017
Sagit Bar-Gill and Neil Gandal
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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Content Exploration, Online Search, Online Content Choice, Decision Making, Opinion Leadership, Echo Chamber, Online Behavior

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Intellectual Property and Standardization Committee Participation in the Us Modem Industry

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 4658
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 03 Dec 2004
Neil Gandal, Nataly Gantman and David Genesove
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics
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Modems, patenting, standardization committee participation

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Good Neighbours/Bad Citizens: Personal Value Priorities of Economists

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 3660
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 10 Jan 2003
Neil Gandal and Sonia Roccas
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University and Open University of Israel - Department of Education and Psychology
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Value priorities, economists

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The Effect of Native Language on Internet Usage

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 3633
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 06 Dec 2002
Neil Gandal
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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Internet use, network effects, language

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Price Manipulation in the Bitcoin Ecosystem

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12061
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 30 May 2017 Last Revised: 21 May 2018
Neil Gandal, JT Hamrick, Tyler Moore and Tali Oberman
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University, University of Tulsa - Tandy School of Computer Science, University of Tulsa - Tandy School of Computer Science and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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Bitcoin, Crytocurrencies, Price Manipulation

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A Consistent Weighted Ranking Scheme with an Application to NCAA College Football Rankings

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5239
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 24 Oct 2005
Itay P Fainmesser, Chaim Fershtman and Neil Gandal
Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School, Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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Ranking, sport tournament, NCAA football

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Network-Mediated Knowledge Spillovers: A Cross-Country Comparative Analysis of Information Security Innovations

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Network-Mediated Knowledge Spillovers: A Cross-Country Comparative Analysis of Information Security Innovations

NBER Working Paper No. w23808
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 18 Sep 2017
Lee Branstetter, Neil Gandal and Nadav Kuniesky
Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University and Tel Aviv University
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Network-Mediated Knowledge Spillovers: A Cross-Country Comparative Analysis of Information Security Innovations

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12268
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 11 Sep 2017
Lee Branstetter, Neil Gandal and Nadav Kunievsky
Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University and Tel Aviv University
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Information Security, Knowledge Spillovers, patents

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A Brief Survey of the Economics of Open Source Software

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8434
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 16 Jun 2011
Chaim Fershtman and Neil Gandal
Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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Digital Content, Intrinsic Motivation, Licenses, Open Source Software, R&D

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Network Security: Vulnerabilities and Disclosure Policy

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Network Security: Vulnerabilities and Disclosure Policy

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6134
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 19 May 2008
Jay Pil Choi, Chaim Fershtman and Neil Gandal
Michigan State University - Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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Disclosure policy, Internet security, software vulnerabilities

Network Security: Vulnerabilities and Disclosure Policy

The Journal of Industrial Economics, Vol. 58, Issue 4, pp. 868-894, 2010
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 30 Dec 2010
Jay Pil Choi, Chaim Fershtman and Neil Gandal
Michigan State University - Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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Internet security, software vulnerabilities, disclosure policy

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Information Technology Use and Productivity at the Individual Level

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6260
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 21 May 2008
Neil Gandal, Charles King and Marshall W. Van Alstyne
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University, Greylock McKinnon Associates and Boston University – Questrom School of Business
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information technology, productivity, social networks

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Obesity and Price Sensitivity at the Supermarket

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7443
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 07 Oct 2009
Neil Gandal and Anastasia Shabelansky
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University and Tel Aviv University - Department of Public Policy
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Obesity, Price Sensitivity

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Direct and Indirect Network Effects are Equivalent: A Comment on “Direct and Indirectnetwork Effects: Are They Equivalent?”

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9097
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 28 Sep 2012
Jeffrey Church and Neil Gandal
University of Calgary - Department of Economics and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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network effects, standardization

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Microstructure of Collaboration: The 'Social Network' of Open Source Software

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6789
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 12 Jun 2008
Chaim Fershtman and Neil Gandal
Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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Microstructure of Collaboration, network, open source

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Online Exploration, Content Choice & Echo Chambers: An Experiment

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11909
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Mar 2017
Sagit Bar-Gill and Neil Gandal
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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content exploration, echo chamber, filter bubble, online search, opinion leadership

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SSOs: Current Policy Issues and Empirical Evidence

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9849
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 02 Jun 2014
Neil Gandal and Pierre Regibeau
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University and Imperial College
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SSO Performance, Standard Setting Organizations (SSOs)

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Networks and Spillovers in Software in Israeli Hi-Tech

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13467
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 23 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 04 Feb 2019
Shani Cohen and Neil Gandal
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University
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Ain’T it "Suite"? Bundling in the Pc Office Software Market

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9181
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 21 May 2018 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2018
Neil Gandal, Sarit Markovich and Michael H. Riordan
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University, Kellogg School of Management and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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Bundling, Office Productivity Software, Simulations

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The Dynamics of Technological Adoption in Hardware/Software Systems: The Case of Compact Disc Players

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The Dynamics of Technological Adoption in Hardware/Software Systems: The Case of Compact Disc Players

RAND Journal of Economics, Vol. 31, No. 1
Posted: 10 Mar 2000
Neil Gandal, Michael Kende and Rafael Rob
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics

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The Dynamics of Technological Adoption in Hardware/Software Systems: The Case of Compact Disc Players

CEPR Discussion Paper Series No. 2078
Posted: 06 Jul 1999
Rafael Rob, Neil Gandal and Michael Kende
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University and Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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Asymmetric Information and Commodity Money: Tickling the Tolerance in Medieval France

Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Vol. 29, No. 4, Part 1 (November 1997)
Posted: 19 Nov 1997
Neil Gandal and Nathan Sussman
Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics

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