De Liu

University of Minnesota - Minneapolis

110 Wulling Hall, 86 Pleasant St, S.E.

308 Harvard Street SE

Minneapolis, MN 55455

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

26

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Scholarly Papers (26)

1.

Friendships in Online Peer-to-Peer Lending: Pipes, Prisms, and Relational Herding

MIS Quarterly, Vol. 39, No.3, pp.729-742
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 15 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2015
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, University of Kentucky - Gatton College of Business and Economics, Pennsylvania State University and Soochow University
Downloads 2,380 (12,855)
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friendship relationships, prism effect, peer-to-peer lending, herding

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Enhancing User Privacy Through Ephemeral Sharing Design: Experimental Evidence from Online Dating

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 24 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2024
Tulane University, University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business, Miami Herbert Business School, University of Miami, University of Miami Herbert Business School and University of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Downloads 577 (98,737)

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Ephemeral sharing, online dating, privacy-preserving design, information disclosure, randomized field experiment

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The Role of AI Assistants in Livestream Selling: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

University of Miami Business School Research Paper No. 4365103
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 25 Feb 2023
Tsinghua University, Tulane University, Miami Herbert Business School, University of Miami, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, Tsinghua University and Tsinghua University
Downloads 485 (122,550)

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Online shopping, livestream selling, AI assistant, human-AI interaction, randomized field experiment

4.

Economics of Social Media Fake Accounts

Accepted for publication at Management Science
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 21 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 24 Jul 2024
Zihong Huang and De Liu
Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business and University of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Downloads 472 (126,254)

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Influencer Economy, Fake Accounts, Social Media, Signaling, Social Media Literacy

5.

Current Issues in Keyword Auctions (Book Chapter)

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 31 Aug 2007 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2012
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, The University of Texas at Dallas, Jindal School of Management and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Information, Risk and Operations Management
Downloads 409 (149,579)
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keyword auctions, google, yahoo, online advertising

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Economic Analysis of Reward Advertising

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 22 Aug 2017
Arizona State University, Texas A&M University - Mays Business School, Fordham University - Gabelli School of Business and University of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Downloads 192 (324,043)
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Reward Advertising, Apps, Monetization, Consumer Surplus

Economic Analysis of Reward Advertising

Forthcoming in Productions and Operations Management
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 14 Nov 2018
Arizona State University, Texas A&M University - Mays Business School, Fordham University - Gabelli School of Business and University of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Downloads 86 (611,078)
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reward advertising, apps, monetization, premium content, consumer surplus

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On the Role of Provision Points in Online Crowdfunding

Forthcoming, Journal of Management Information Systems
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 30 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2018
Gordon Burtch, Yili Hong and De Liu
Boston University - Questrom School of Business, University of Miami Herbert Business School and University of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Downloads 277 (227,948)
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crowdfunding, mechanism design, fintech, provision point mechanism, social proof

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Ex Ante Information and the Design of Keyword Auctions

Information Systems Research, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 133-153, 2010
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 30 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 22 Oct 2012
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, The University of Texas at Dallas, Jindal School of Management and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Information, Risk and Operations Management
Downloads 232 (272,031)
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keyword advertising, weighted unit-price auctions, ex-ante information, score rule, Google and Yahoo

9.

The Interaction Between Knowledge Codification and Knowledge Sharing Networks

Information Systems Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Jul 2009
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Operations and Management Science and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Information, Risk and Operations Management
Downloads 188 (331,287)

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Knowledge Management, Codification, Knowledge Sharing Network, Sharing Potential

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Do Online Friends Bring Out the Best in Us? The Effect of Friend Contributions on Online Review Provision

Information Systems Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 16 Jun 2020
Zhihong Ke, De Liu and Daniel Brass
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis and University of Kentucky - Gatton College of Business and Economics
Downloads 184 (337,916)
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Online reviews, online friends, public goods, competitive altruism, contribution quality

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Optimal Keyword Auctions for Optimal User Experiences

Jun Li, De Liu, and Shulin Liu (2013). Optimal keyword auctions for optimal user experiences. Decision Support Systems, 56(2013), 450–461
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 09 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2014
Jun Li, De Liu and Shulin Liu
University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) - School of International Trade and Economics, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis and University of International Business and Economics - Department of Quantitative Economics
Downloads 145 (414,269)
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Internet advertising; keyword auction; mechanism design; user experience

12.

Product Engagement and Identity Signaling: The Role of Likes in Social Commerce for Fashion Products

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 Jul 2017
Pei Xu and De Liu
Auburn University - Harbert College of Business and University of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Downloads 134 (441,012)
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Social Commerce, User Engagement, Identity Signaling, Observational Learning, Social Influence

13.

Allocation and Pricing of Substitutable Goods: Theory and Algorithm

forthcoming in Production and Operations Management
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 12 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 20 Dec 2016
University of Rochester - Simon Business School, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Information, Risk and Operations Management
Downloads 125 (465,701)

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display advertising, substitutable goods, optimal allocation, algorithm

14.

Auctioning IT Contracts with Renegotiable Scope

Forthcoming in Management Science
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 27 Aug 2021
Chongqing University - School of Economics and Business Administration, Nanchang University - School of Economics and Management, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis and Chongqing University - School of Economics and Business Administration
Downloads 99 (552,792)
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IT outsourcing; renegotiation; specific investments; reverse auctions; incomplete contract

15.

Preserving Bidder Privacy in Assignment Auctions: Design and Measurement

Forthcoming in Management Science
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 03 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2020
De Liu and Adib Bagh
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis and University of Kentucky - Departments of Economics and Mathematics
Downloads 91 (583,201)
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Assignment Problem, Ascending Auctions, Privacy Preservation, Entropy, Quasi-Monte Carlo

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Magnify Cascades of eWOM on Social Networks: The Roles of User, Product, and Relationship Characteristics

Forthcoming at Production and Operations Management
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 23 Apr 2024
Zhihong Ke, De Liu and Daniel Brass
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis and University of Kentucky - Gatton College of Business and Economics
Downloads 64 (707,806)

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eWOM, Behavioral Cascading, Social Media Operations, Competitive Altruism

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Ingredients for Successful Badges: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Bike Commuting

European Journal of Information Systems, forthcoming
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 27 Sep 2020
Isenberg School of Management, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis and University of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Downloads 58 (742,284)

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gamification, badge design, relative goal, pro-environmental framing, wellness

18.

New Privacy-Preserving Ascending Auction for Assignment Problems

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 13 Dec 2016
De Liu and Adib Bagh
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis and University of Kentucky - Departments of Economics and Mathematics
Downloads 57 (748,297)
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Assignment Problem, Ascending Auctions, Algorithm, Privacy Preservation

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Optimal Design of Consumer Contest

Journal of Marketing, Vol. 71, pp. 140-155, October 2007
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 12 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 02 Jan 2014
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, University of Washington - Department of Management & Organization and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Information, Risk and Operations Management
Downloads 50 (794,158)

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consumer contests, prize structure, segmentation, handicapping, entry fee

20.

Assimilate or Differentiate? Contributors’ Choice of Subjects in User-Generated Content

Decision Sciences, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Jul 2019
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management and University of Kentucky - Gatton College of Business and Economics
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subject choices, social network friends, assimilation, differentiation, user-generated content

21.

Pure and Hybrid Crowds in Crowdfunding Markets

Financial Innovation 2(1), 1-19. 2016
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 08 Mar 2020
Liang Chen, Zihong Huang and De Liu
University of Kentucky, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Downloads 27 (994,414)
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crowdfunding, wisdom of crowds, crowd design, lead investor, syndicate

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Tackling Present Bias with Microtasking Design: Implications for Self-Improvement Apps

Posted: 29 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 18 Apr 2023
Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business, Arizona State University, Tsinghua University, School of Economics and Management, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis and University of Notre Dame

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Microtasking, self-improvement apps, present bias, consumer surplus, behavioral economics

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The Ebb and Flow of Online Word of Mouth

Posted: 25 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2019
Zhihong Ke, De Liu and Alok Gupta
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management

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WOM, Online reviews, Valence, Robustness, Experiment

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Information Asymmetry and Hybrid Advertising

Robert H. Smith School Research Paper No. RHS 06-139
Posted: 27 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 06 May 2014
De Liu and Siva Viswanathan
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis and University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business

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Online Advertising, Pay-for-Performance, Information Asymmetry, Hybrid Pricing

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Auctioning Keywords in Online Search

Journal of Marketing, Vol. 73, No. 4, pp. 125-141, 2009
Posted: 11 May 2006 Last Revised: 15 Feb 2014
The University of Texas at Dallas, Jindal School of Management, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Information, Risk and Operations Management

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keyword advertising, sponsored links, share structures, search engine, Internet auctions, divisible goods, Google, Yahoo!

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Designing Online Auctions With Past Performance Information

Decision Support Systems, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 1307-1320, 2006
Posted: 16 Aug 2005 Last Revised: 15 Feb 2014
De Liu and Jianqing Chen
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis and The University of Texas at Dallas, Jindal School of Management

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UPC auctions, search engine, Google, keyword advertising, multi-dimensional values