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Babak Heydari

Northeastern University

Professor

360 Huntington Ave

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Boston, MA MA 02215

United States

http://magicslab.org

Northeastern University

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

13

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Scholarly Papers (13)

1.

The Immediate Effect of COVID-19 Policies on Social Distancing Behavior in the United States

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 15 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2020
Rahi Abouk and Babak Heydari
William Paterson University and Northeastern University
Downloads 1,607 (28,307)
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COVID-19, Social Distancing, State Policies

2.

Strategic Behavior of Large Language Models: Game Structure vs. Contextual Framing

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 14 Sep 2023 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2023
Nunzio Lorè and Babak Heydari
Northeastern University (USA) and Northeastern University
Downloads 333 (225,014)
Citation 5

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Large Language Models, Generative AI, Game Theory, Strategic Thinking, Social Dilemma, Context Effect

3.

The Shifting Dynamics of Online Knowledge Platforms and the Implications for Generative AI Sustainability

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 31 Mar 2025
Babak Heydari and Negin Maddah
Northeastern University and Northeastern University (USA)
Downloads 331 (229,652)

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GenAI, Knowledge-Sharing Communities, Stack Overflow, ChatGPT

4.

Integration in Multi-Community Networks

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 23 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2020
Babak Heydari, Pedram Heydari and Mohsen Mosleh
Northeastern University, Northeastern University (USA) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management
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Social Networks, Community Integration, Heterogeneous Networks, Strategic Network Formation, Pairwise Stability, Star Network, Connections Models

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The Echo Chambers of Complexity: How Task Complexity Influences Team Groupthink and Individual Exploration

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 17 Jul 2024
Soumyakant Padhee and Babak Heydari
Lenoir-Rhyne University and Northeastern University
Downloads 195 (389,821)
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Collective Intelligence, Team Behavior, Exploration and Exploitation, NK Landscape, Social Dilemma

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Cognitive Heuristics are Necessary for Human-Like Multi-Agent Dynamics in Large Language Models

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 12 Mar 2026
Hongan Zhu and Babak Heydari
Northeastern University and Northeastern University
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LLM, Bounded Rationality, Beer Game, System Dynamics, Human Behavior, Multi-Agent Systems

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When Do Coalitions Survive Over Time? Stationary Stability in Dynamic Cooperative Games

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 07 Sep 2021
Babak Heydari and Pedram Heydari
Northeastern University and Northeastern University (USA) - Department of Economics
Downloads 94 (720,278)

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Cooperative Games, Dynamic Hedonic Games, Coalition Formation, Dynamic Stability, Pandemic,

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Micro-level Social Structures and the Success of COVID-19 National Policies

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 Dec 2021
Qingtao Cao and Babak Heydari
Northeastern University (USA) - Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Northeastern University
Downloads 92 (736,406)

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COVID-19, Contagion on Networks, Social Distancing Policies, Explainable Model, Counterfactual Analysis, Complex Networks, Non-pharmaceutical Interventions, Policy Analysis

9.

Evolution of Innovation in Technology Life cycle: Isolating Innovation Legacy from Quality

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 13 Jun 2025 Last Revised: 04 Jul 2025
Soumyakant Padhee and Babak Heydari
Lenoir-Rhyne University and Northeastern University
Downloads 50 (1,063,489)

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Age-dependent bias, Innovation Rate, Patent-Citation Networks, Industry lifecycle

10.

Competing for Attention: Explainable Deep Reinforcement Learning for Behavior-Aware Recommendations

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 13 Jun 2025
Qingtao Cao, Qiliang Chen and Babak Heydari
Northeastern University (USA) - Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University (USA) and Northeastern University
Downloads 46 (1,109,210)

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platform competition, recommender systems, behavioral response, reinforcement learning, AI-driven heuristics

11.

Large Model Strategic Thinking, Small Model Efficiency: Transferring Theory of Mind in Large Language Models

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 26 Aug 2024
Nunzio Lorè, Sepehr Ilami and Babak Heydari
Northeastern University (USA), Northeastern University (USA) and Northeastern University
Downloads 42 (1,170,409)

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LLM, Strategic Thinking, Theory of Mind, Fine Tunning

The Direction of Value Flow: A Theory of Platform Fragility under AI Substitution

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 26 Jun 2026
Babak Heydari
Northeastern University
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Platform Economics, Generative AI, User-Generated Content, Cascading Collapse, Network Externalities, Hysteresis, Platform Design

The Direction of Value Flow: A Theory of Platform Fragility under AI Substitution

Posted: 25 Jun 2026
Babak Heydari
Northeastern University

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Platform Economics, Generative AI, User-generated Content, Cascading Collapse, Network Externalities, Hysteresis, Platform Design

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Networked risk perception and behavioral bubbles: the case of a pandemic

Number of pages: 29
Northeastern University (USA), Paris School of Economics (PSE), Northwestern University and Northeastern University
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Human Mobility Networks, Peer Effect, Risk Perception, COVID-19 Pandemic