Managing Congestion in Two-Sided Platforms: The Case of Online Rentals
Thick two-sided matching platforms, such as the room-rental market, face the challenge of
showing relevant objects to users to reduce search costs. Many platforms use ranking …
showing relevant objects to users to reduce search costs. Many platforms use ranking …
Search frictions and the design of online marketplaces
A Fradkin - The Third Conference on Auctions, Market …, 2015 - eudl.eu
Online marketplaces increasingly act as intermediaries in labor, housing, dating, and other
markets where traders match with each other. These marketplaces use novel data …
markets where traders match with each other. These marketplaces use novel data …
A simulation approach to designing digital matching platforms
A Fradkin - Boston University Questrom School of Business …, 2019 - papers.ssrn.com
Digital matching marketplaces are characterized by user heterogeneity, limited capacity, and
dynamic market clearing. These features create spillovers between users. For example, an …
dynamic market clearing. These features create spillovers between users. For example, an …
Pricing in two-sided markets in the presence of free upgrades
We address the problem of optimal pricing in two-sided markets with platforms that facilitate
the exchange of services between freelance workers and customers. Often, such platforms …
the exchange of services between freelance workers and customers. Often, such platforms …
Higher market thickness reduces matching rate in online platforms: Evidence from a quasiexperiment
J Li, S Netessine - Management Science, 2020 - pubsonline.informs.org
Market thickness is a key parameter that can make or break a platform's business model.
Thicker markets can offer more opportunities for participants to meet and higher chances …
Thicker markets can offer more opportunities for participants to meet and higher chances …
Learning to Rank for Maps at Airbnb
As a two-sided marketplace, Airbnb brings together hosts who own listings for rent with
prospective guests from around the globe. Results from a guest's search for listings are …
prospective guests from around the globe. Results from a guest's search for listings are …
A heavy traffic theory of two-sided queues
S Mahavir Varma, S Theja Maguluri - ACM SIGMETRICS Performance …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
A Heavy Traffic Theory of Two-Sided Queues Page 1 A Heavy Traffic Theory of Two-Sided
Queues Sushil Mahavir Varma, Siva Theja Maguluri School of Industrial and Systems …
Queues Sushil Mahavir Varma, Siva Theja Maguluri School of Industrial and Systems …
[PDF][PDF] Prediction and congestion in two-sided markets: Economist versus machine matchmakers
We study the recommender systems on the two-sided platforms. We find that the
machinelearning algorithms create congestion: they often generate recommendations that …
machinelearning algorithms create congestion: they often generate recommendations that …
Search ranking and personalization at Airbnb
M Grbovic - Proceedings of the Eleventh ACM Conference on …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Search ranking is a fundamental problem of crucial interest to major Internet companies,
including web search engines, content publishing websites and marketplaces. However …
including web search engines, content publishing websites and marketplaces. However …
Do online marketplaces become more efficient over time?
A Fradkin - 2012 - ideas.repec.org
An increasing proportion of transactions in two-sided markets are being mediated by online
platforms. Presumably, agents choose to use online platforms because they have a lower …
platforms. Presumably, agents choose to use online platforms because they have a lower …