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Weining Bao

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT 06269-1063

United States

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Scholarly Papers (9)

1.

Waiting, Banning, and Embracing: An Empirical Analysis of Adapting Policies for Generative AI in Higher Education

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 25 May 2023 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2023
Ping Xiao, Yuanyuan Chen and Weining Bao
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School, University of Alabama and University of Connecticut
Downloads 852 (74,482)
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ChatGPT, University Policy, Generative AI, Peer Effects, Education Sector, Academic Integrity

2.

Informal Lending in Emerging Markets

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 11 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 28 Feb 2021
Weining Bao, Jian Ni and Shubhranshu Singh
University of Connecticut, Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business and Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School
Downloads 427 (170,764)
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Informal lending, emerging market, relational contract

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The Effects of Information Nudges on Consumer Usage of Digital Services under Three-Part Tariffs

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 15 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2022
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School, University of Alabama, Emory University - Goizueta Business School and University of Connecticut
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nudge, behavioral economics, limited attention, preference heterogeneity, three-part tariff, mobile data, digital services

4.

Educational Inequality and Reservation Policy in Developing Markets

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 12 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 31 May 2023
Weining Bao, Jian Ni and Shubhranshu Singh
University of Connecticut, Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business and Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School
Downloads 240 (320,573)
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Education, reservation policy, developing markets, moral hazard, poverty

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Could Good Intentions Backfire? An Empirical Analysis of the Bank Deposit Insurance

Bao, W., J. Ni, "Could Good Intention backfire? An Empirical Analysis of Bank Deposit Insurance," Marketing Science, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 11 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 24 Oct 2016
Weining Bao and Jian Ni
University of Connecticut and Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business
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Deposit insurance, market discipline, moral hazard, consumer welfare, structural model, indirect inference

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Complementary and Compounded Data Leak Risks: Implications on Competitive Data Protection Investment

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 14 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 16 May 2026
Weining Bao, Yuxin Chen and Ping Xiao
University of Connecticut, New York University (NYU) - New York University (NYU), Shanghai and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School
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data protection, data breaches, privacy concern, consumer switching, market competition

7.

Using Consumption Emotional Features to Predict Web-show Viewership

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 22 Apr 2025
Jane Z. Gu, Han Yue, Weining Bao and Hongfu Liu
University of Connecticut - Department of Marketing, Brandeis University, University of Connecticut and Brandeis University
Downloads 190 (415,884)

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Consumption emotional features, Emotion waves, Moment-to-moment sentiments, Web shows, Video streaming platform, Live comments, Machine learning

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Donations by Disaster-Afflicted Firms and Changes in Firm Value: Self-Protection and Reputation-Building Perspectives

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 29 Nov 2023 Last Revised: 04 Dec 2023
Ping Xiao, Kai-Yu Hsieh and Weining Bao
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School, National Chengchi University (NCCU) - College of Commerce and University of Connecticut
Downloads 175 (437,795)

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ESG; disaster relief; firm value; reputation-building; self-protection; COVID-19 pandemic

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Puffery as Occlusion: A Story of Rational Inattention

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 28 Jan 2026
Weining Bao, Anthony J. Dukes and Ping Xiao
University of Connecticut, University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School
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