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The Geography of Crowdfunding

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The Geography of Crowdfunding

NET Institute Working Paper No. 10-08
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 20 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 07 Sep 2014
Ajay K. Agrawal, Christian Catalini and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Entrepreneurial finance, crowd-funding, internet, family and friends, local bias, social networks.

The Geography of Crowdfunding

NBER Working Paper No. w16820
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 28 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 18 Dec 2022
Ajay K. Agrawal, Christian Catalini and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Privacy Regulation and Online Advertising

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 05 May 2010 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2014
Avi Goldfarb and Catherine E. Tucker
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS)
Downloads 2,945 (7,041)
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Privacy, Online Advertising, Targeting

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Conducting Research in Marketing with Quasi-Experiments

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 07 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 18 May 2022
Avi Goldfarb, Catherine E. Tucker and Yanwen Wang
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS) and University of British Columbia (UBC)
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Quasi-Experiments, Econometric Methods, Marketing, Practioner's Guide

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Are Syndicates the Killer App of Equity Crowdfunding?

MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 5126-15, Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2569988
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 27 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2015
Ajay K. Agrawal, Christian Catalini and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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equity crowdfunding, crowdfunding, angel investment, business angels, syndicates, online syndication, local bias, social networks

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How is the Mobile Internet Different?

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 31 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 23 Dec 2016
Anindya Ghose, Avi Goldfarb and Sang Pil Han
New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Arizona State University, W.P.Carey School of Business
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Mobile Internet, Ranking Effects, Cognitive Load, Recency Effects, Local Interests, Microblogging, Social Media, Hierarchical Bayesian Methods

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Search Engine Advertising: Channel Substitution when Pricing Ads to Context

NET Institute Working Paper No. 07-23
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 15 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2012
Avi Goldfarb and Catherine E. Tucker
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS)
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search engines, advertising, market power, advertising prices

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How Do Firms Make Money Selling Digital Goods Online?

Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2363658
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 06 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2014
Anja Lambrecht, Avi Goldfarb, Alessandro Bonatti, Anindya Ghose, Daniel G. Goldstein, Randall A. Lewis, Anita Rao, Navdeep S. Sahni and Song Yao
London Business School, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Microsoft Research New York City, Amazon, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, Stanford Graduate School of Business and Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School
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revenue models, Internet, online advertising, digital goods, content, information, advertising, cookies

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Advertising Bans and the Substitutability of Online and Offline Advertising

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 05 May 2010
Avi Goldfarb and Catherine E. Tucker
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS)
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Advertising, Regulation, Advertising Media Mix, Internet

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Could machine learning be a general purpose technology? A comparison of emerging technologies using data from online job postings

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Could machine learning be a general purpose technology? A comparison of emerging technologies using data from online job postings

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 23 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 10 May 2021
Avi Goldfarb, Bledi Taska and Florenta Teodoridis
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Lightcast and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
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artificial intelligence, general purpose technology, innovation, technological innovation, technological advancement, job postings

Could Machine Learning Be a General Purpose Technology? A Comparison of Emerging Technologies Using Data from Online Job Postings

NBER Working Paper No. w29767, Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 4039486
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 21 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 03 May 2023
Avi Goldfarb, Bledi Taska and Florenta Teodoridis
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Emsi Burning Glass and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
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Privacy Regulation and Market Structure

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 22 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2013
James David Campbell, Avi Goldfarb and Catherine E. Tucker
Providence College, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS)
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privacy, antitrust, regulation

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Behavioral Models of Managerial Decision-Making

Marketing Letters, Vol. 23, pg. 405-421, 2012
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 27 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2012
Avi Goldfarb, Teck H. Ho, Wilfred Amaldoss, Alexander L. Brown, Yan Chen, Haitao (Tony) Cui, Alberto Galasso, Tanjim Hossain, Ming Hsu, Noah Lim, Mo Xiao and Botao Yang
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, University of Houston - C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Arizona - Eller College of Management - Department of Economics and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
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behavioral economics, managerial decision-making

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Substitution between Offline and Online Advertising Markets

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 07 Dec 2010
Avi Goldfarb and Catherine E. Tucker
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS)
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Antitrust, Online Advertising, Offline Advertising, Market Definition

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Internet Adoption and Usage Patterns are Different: Implications for the Digital Divide

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 24 Feb 2006
Avi Goldfarb and Jeffrey Prince
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
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internet adoption, digital divide

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Slack Time and Innovation

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Slack Time and Innovation

Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2599004, MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 5266-15
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 27 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 03 Jun 2018
Ajay K. Agrawal, Christian Catalini, Avi Goldfarb and Hong Luo
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Harvard Business School - Strategy Unit
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crowdfunding, entrepreneurship, slack time, low-opportunity cost time, teamwork, internet

Slack Time and Innovation

NBER Working Paper No. w21134
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 04 May 2015 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2023
Ajay K. Agrawal, Christian Catalini and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Does Price Elasticity Vary with Economic Growth? A Cross-Category Analysis

Journal of Marketing Research, 50(1), pp. 4-23, 2013.
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 27 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2013
Brett R. Gordon, Avi Goldfarb and Yang Li
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
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Price elasticity, business cycle, consumer packaged goods, cross-category

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Digital Economics

NBER Working Paper No. w23684
Number of pages: 91 Posted: 21 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 20 Mar 2022
Avi Goldfarb and Catherine E. Tucker
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS)
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Competition between Local and Electronic Markets: How the Benefit of Buying Online Depends on Where You Live

NET Institute Working Paper No. 06-15
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Nov 2006
Chris Forman, Anindya Ghose and Avi Goldfarb
Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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internet, online retailing, location, channel substitution

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Diffusion of Information and Communication Technologies to Businesses

HANDBOOK OF ECONOMICS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS, Terry Hendershott, ed., Elsevier, 2006
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 20 Apr 2006
Chris Forman and Avi Goldfarb
Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Business adoption of ICTs, diffusion, Internet

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Human Judgment and AI Pricing

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Human Judgment and AI Pricing

Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 3111819
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 06 Feb 2018
Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua S. Gans and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Prediction, Judgment, Pricing, Subscription, Artificial Intelligence

Human Judgment and Ai Pricing

NBER Working Paper No. w24284
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 05 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 10 May 2023
Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua S. Gans and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Artificial Intelligence: The Ambiguous Labor Market Impact of Automating Prediction

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Artificial Intelligence: The Ambiguous Labor Market Impact of Automating Prediction

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 16 Mar 2019
Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua S. Gans and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Machine Learning, Biased Technical Change, Prediction

Artificial Intelligence: The Ambiguous Labor Market Impact of Automating Prediction

NBER Working Paper No. w25619
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 04 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2022
Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua S. Gans and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Standardization and the E ffectiveness of Online Advertising

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2014
Avi Goldfarb and Catherine E. Tucker
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS)
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Advertising, Media Platforms, Standards, Standards-Setting, Internet

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Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence: Prediction Versus Judgment

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Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence: Prediction Versus Judgment

Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 3177467
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 24 May 2018
Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua S. Gans and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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artificial intelligence, prediction, judgment, authority, delegation, bounded rationality

Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence: Prediction Versus Judgment

NBER Working Paper No. w24626
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 25 May 2018 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua S. Gans and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Some Simple Economics of Crowdfunding

NBER Working Paper No. w19133
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 18 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 13 Apr 2023
Ajay K. Agrawal, Christian Catalini and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Does the Internet Defy the Law of Gravity?

Journal of International Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 23 Jan 2006
Bernardo Blum and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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trade, gravity models, Internet

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Exit, Tweets, and Loyalty

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Exit, Tweets, and Loyalty

Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2889388
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 24 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 25 Feb 2020
Joshua S. Gans, Avi Goldfarb and Mara Lederman
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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exit voice and loyalty, complaints, airlines, Twitter, social media

Exit, Tweets and Loyalty

NBER Working Paper No. w23046
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 17 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2022
Joshua S. Gans, Avi Goldfarb and Mara Lederman
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Prediction, Judgment and Complexity: A Theory of Decision Making and Artificial Intelligence

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Prediction, Judgment and Complexity: A Theory of Decision Making and Artificial Intelligence

Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 3103156
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 24 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2018
Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua S. Gans and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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artificial intelligence, prediction, judgment, complexity, bounded rationality

Prediction, Judgment and Complexity: A Theory of Decision Making and Artificial Intelligence

NBER Working Paper No. w24243
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 29 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2023
Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua S. Gans and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Consumer Privacy and the Future of Data-Based Innovation and Marketing

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 May 2020
Alexander Bleier, Avi Goldfarb and Catherine E. Tucker
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS)
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Privacy, Contextual Integrity, Marketing, Innovation

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Shifts in Privacy Concerns

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 23 Dec 2011 Last Revised: 01 Feb 2014
Avi Goldfarb and Catherine E. Tucker
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS)
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Privacy, IT

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Restructuring Research: Communication Costs and the Democratization of University Innovation

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Restructuring Research: Communication Costs and the Democratization of University Innovation

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 26 Jan 2006
Ajay K. Agrawal and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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collaboration, Internet, communication technology, productivity, university research, specialization

Restructuring Research: Communication Costs and the Democratization of University Innovation

NBER Working Paper No. w12812
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 05 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2022
Ajay K. Agrawal and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Are All Managers Created Equal?

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 12 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2008
Avi Goldfarb and Botao Yang
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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behavioral game theory, empirical industrial organization, technology diffusion, Internet service providers, cognitive hierarchy

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Measuring and Understanding Brand Value in a Dynamic Model of Brand Management

Simon Business School Working Paper No. FR 15-18, Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2600716
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 27 May 2015 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2016
Ron N. Bar (formerly Borkovsky), Avi Goldfarb, Avery Haviv and Sridhar Moorthy
Independent, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Rochester - Simon Business School and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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branding; brand value; structural estimation; dynamic oligopoly

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Which Retail Outlets Generate the Most Physical Interactions?

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Which Retail Outlets Generate the Most Physical Interactions?

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 26 Apr 2020
Avi Goldfarb and Catherine E. Tucker
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS)
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Pandemic, Retailing, Mobile Tracking

Which Retail Outlets Generate the Most Physical Interactions?

NBER Working Paper No. w27042
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 28 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 22 May 2023
Avi Goldfarb and Catherine E. Tucker
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS)
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Ai and International Trade

NBER Working Paper No. w24254
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 29 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2022
Avi Goldfarb and Daniel Trefler
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Understanding the Inputs into Innovation: Do Cities Substitute for Internal Firm Resources?

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 03 May 2006
Chris Forman, Avi Goldfarb, Shane M. Greenstein and Shane M. Greenstein
Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Harvard University - Technology & Operations Management Unit
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innovation, agglomeration, localization of substitution, internal and external resources

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AI Adoption and System-Wide Change

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AI Adoption and System-Wide Change

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 12 May 2021 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2023
Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua S. Gans and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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artificial intelligence, machine learning, prediction, systems

Ai Adoption and System-Wide Change

NBER Working Paper No. w28811
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 17 May 2021 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2023
Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua Gans and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Economic Policy for Artificial Intelligence

NBER Working Paper No. w24690
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 13 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2022
Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua S. Gans and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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The (Teaching) Role of Universities in the Diffusion of the Internet

International Journal of Industrial Organization, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 23 Jan 2006
Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Internet, diffusion, universities

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Privacy and Innovation

NBER Working Paper No. w17124
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Jun 2011 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2022
Avi Goldfarb and Catherine E. Tucker
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS)
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Retail Format as a Barrier to Entry

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 30 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2016
Avi Goldfarb, Sampsa Samila and Brian S. Silverman
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Navarra, IESE Business School and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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field experiments, barriers to entry, market concentration, retail, alcohol

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Who Thinks about the Competition? Managerial Ability and Strategic Entry in US Local Telephone Markets

NET Institute Working Paper No. 08-21
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 18 Oct 2008
Avi Goldfarb and Mo Xiao
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Arizona - Eller College of Management - Department of Economics
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entry games, behavioral industrial organization, cognitive hierarchy

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Comments on 'A Preliminary FTC Staff Report on Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: A Proposed Framework for Businesses and Policymakers'

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 20 Jan 2011
Avi Goldfarb and Catherine E. Tucker
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS)
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Privacy, regulation, online advertising

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Digital Hermits

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Digital Hermits

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 31 Jan 2023
Jeanine Miklós-Thal, Avi Goldfarb, Avery Haviv and Catherine E. Tucker
University of Rochester - Simon Business School, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Rochester - Simon Business School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS)
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data, privacy, informational externalities, prediction, digital markets

Digital Hermits

NBER Working Paper No. w30920
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 06 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2023
Jeanine Miklós-Thal, Avi Goldfarb, Avery Haviv and Catherine E. Tucker
University of Rochester - Simon Business School, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Rochester - Simon Business School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS)
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The Internet and Local Wages: Convergence or Divergence?

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The Internet and Local Wages: Convergence or Divergence?

NBER Working Paper No. w14750
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 26 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
Chris Forman, Avi Goldfarb, Shane M. Greenstein and Shane M. Greenstein
Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Harvard University - Technology & Operations Management Unit
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The Internet and Local Wages: Convergence or Divergence?

TPRC 2009
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 06 Feb 2012
Chris Forman, Avi Goldfarb, Shane M. Greenstein and Shane M. Greenstein
Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Harvard University - Technology & Operations Management Unit
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wage growth, convergence, divergence, information technology, Internet

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Digital Dispersion: An Industrial and Geographic Census of Commerical Internet Use

NBER Working Paper No. w9287
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 19 Oct 2002 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2022
Chris Forman, Avi Goldfarb, Shane M. Greenstein and Shane M. Greenstein
Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Harvard University - Technology & Operations Management Unit
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Does Knowledge Accumulation Increase the Returns to Collaboration?

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Does Knowledge Accumulation Increase the Returns to Collaboration?

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 30 Dec 2014
Ajay K. Agrawal, Avi Goldfarb and Florenta Teodoridis
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
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Does Knowledge Accumulation Increase the Returns to Collaboration?

NBER Working Paper No. w19694
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 10 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2023
Ajay K. Agrawal, Avi Goldfarb and Florenta Teodoridis
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto
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How Did Location Affect Adoption of the Commercial Internet? Global Village, Urban Density, and Industry Composition

NBER Working Paper No. w9979
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 26 Sep 2003 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2022
Chris Forman, Shane M. Greenstein, Shane M. Greenstein and Avi Goldfarb
Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Harvard University - Technology & Operations Management Unit and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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The Trillion Dollar Conundrum: Complementarities and Health Information Technology

NBER Working Paper No. w18281
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 10 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2022
David Dranove, Chris Forman, Avi Goldfarb, Shane M. Greenstein and Shane M. Greenstein
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Harvard University - Technology & Operations Management Unit
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Prediction Machines, Insurance, and Protection: An Alternative Perspective on AI's Role in Production

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Prediction Machines, Insurance, and Protection: An Alternative Perspective on AI's Role in Production

Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 4138376
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 27 Jun 2022
Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua S. Gans and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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artificial intelligence, prediction, decisions, rules, insurance, protection, coordination

Prediction Machines, Insurance, and Protection: An Alternative Perspective on Ai's Role in Production

NBER Working Paper No. w30177
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua Gans and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Technology Adoption in and Out of Major Urban Areas: When Do Internal Firm Resources Matter Most?

NBER Working Paper No. w11642
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 Nov 2005 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
Chris Forman, Avi Goldfarb, Shane M. Greenstein and Shane M. Greenstein
Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Harvard University - Technology & Operations Management Unit
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Information Technology and the Distribution of Inventive Activity

NBER Working Paper No. w20036
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 14 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2023
Chris Forman, Avi Goldfarb, Shane M. Greenstein and Shane M. Greenstein
Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Harvard University - Technology & Operations Management Unit
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Concentration and Agglomeration of it Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Patenting

NBER Working Paper No. w27338
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 09 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2023
Chris Forman and Avi Goldfarb
Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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The Economics of Digital Privacy

NBER Working Paper No. w30943
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 13 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2023
Avi Goldfarb and Verina F. Que
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto
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Crowdfunding: Geography, Social Networks, and the Timing of Investment Decisions

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 27 Feb 2023
Ajay Agrawal, Christian Catalini and Avi Goldfarb
Independent, Independent and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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crowdfunding, internet, friends and family, local bias, social networks, entrepreneurship

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Similarities and Differences in the Adoption of General Purpose Technologies

NBER Working Paper No. w30976
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2023
Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua Gans and Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Quantum Economic Advantage

NBER Working Paper No. w29724
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 07 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Francesco Bova, Avi Goldfarb and Roger Melko
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Waterloo
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State Dependence at Internet Portals

Goldfarb, Avi. 2005. State Dependence at Internet Portals. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy.
Posted: 15 Feb 2023
Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

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state dependence, internet portals

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Can Offline Stores Drive Online Sales?

http://dx.doi.org/10.1509/jmr.14.0518, Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2941484
Posted: 27 Mar 2017
Kitty Wang and Avi Goldfarb
University of Houston - C.T. Bauer College of Business and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

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The Effect of Social Interaction on Economic Transactions: Evidence from Changes in Two Retail Formats

Management Science, Forthcoming, Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2565502
Posted: 16 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2015
Avi Goldfarb, Ryan C. McDevitt, Sampsa Samila and Brian S. Silverman
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Fuqua Graduate School of Business - Duke University, University of Navarra, IESE Business School and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

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social cues, consumer choice, retail, social frictions

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Online Display Advertising: Targeting and Obtrusiveness

Posted: 05 May 2010
Avi Goldfarb and Catherine E. Tucker
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS)

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E-commerce, Privacy, Advertising, Targeting

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Measuring Brand Value in an Equilibrium Framework

Posted: 19 Jul 2006
Avi Goldfarb, Steven Qiang Lu and Sridhar Moorthy
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Sydney Business School and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

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brand value, brand equity, NEIO, structural modeling

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How Did Location Affect Adoption of the Commercial Internet? Global Village vs. Urban Leadership

Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 389-420, 2005
Posted: 21 Feb 2006
Chris Forman, Avi Goldfarb, Shane M. Greenstein and Shane M. Greenstein
Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Harvard University - Technology & Operations Management Unit

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Internet, Adoption, Empirical Studies, Agglomeration