Kai Zhu

Bocconi University

Milano

Italy

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

5

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1,359

SSRN CITATIONS

3

CROSSREF CITATIONS

2

Ideas:
“  I am interested in understanding the impact of technology on our economy, culture, politics, and society. One topic I am particularly passionate about is to investigate the bias, inequality, and polarization that exist in many digital systems (e.g. Wikipedia, Twitter, broadcast media) that are enabled by modern information technology and learn how we can overcome them to facilitate greater economic and societal success. In my research, I combine machine learning, natural language processing, causal inference, and other computational tools to learn about human behavior and system dynamics in the real-world using large-scale structured and unstructured data  ”

Scholarly Papers (5)

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Content Growth and Attention Contagion in Information Networks: Addressing Information Poverty on Wikipedia

Kai Zhu, Dylan Walker, Lev Mucchnik, "Content Growth and Attention Contagion in Information Networks: Addressing Information Poverty on Wikipedia", Forthcoming at Information Systems Research
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 12 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2021
Kai Zhu, Dylan Walker and Lev Muchnik
Bocconi University, Chapman University and Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Jerusalem School of Business Administration
Downloads 412 (120,045)
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User-Generated Content, Open Collaboration Platforms, Information Consumption, Attention Contagion, Spillover Effect

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If a Tree Falls in the Forest: COVID-19, Media Choices, and Presidential Agenda Setting

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 23 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2020
Boston College Political Science, Bocconi University, Chapman University and Microsoft Research
Downloads 399 (124,223)

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Is It Time for a Platform Magna Carta?

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 27 Apr 2022
Bocconi University, Chapman University and Boston University – Questrom School of Business
Downloads 295 (173,039)

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digital platforms, privately-owned public infrastructure, social justice, magna carta

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Negative Peer Feedback and User Content Generation: Evidence from a Restaurant Review Platform

Production and Operations Management (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 04 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 04 May 2023
Bocconi University, McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management and University of Oklahoma
Downloads 172 (289,245)

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feedback mechanism, negative feedback, user-generated content, platform operation

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Unintended Consequences of Platform Monetization on Digital Cultural Markets: Evidence from a Natural Experiment on Goodreads

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 10 May 2023
Bocconi University, Bocconi University and Tilburg University - Department of Marketing
Downloads 81 (498,480)

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Platform Monetization, Cultural Products, Online Marketplace, Two-sided Market