A solution to marketplace information asymmetries is to have trading partners publicly rate
each other post-transaction. Many have shown these ratings are effective; we show that their …

Digital peer-to-peer marketplaces have increased the volume of trade in underutilized
assets. I use the setting of Airbnb to investigate transaction costs in these markets and the …

This study investigates what affects perceived risks and how the trade-off between perceived
risks and benefits affects individuals' information privacy choices in the context of IT-enabled …

We study patterns of behavior in bilateral bargaining situations using a rich new data set
describing back-and-forth sequential bargaining occurring in over 25 million listings from …

We introduce a model in which agents in a network can trade via bilateral contracts. We find
that when continuous transfers are allowed and utilities are quasi-linear, the full …

Peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplaces, such as Uber, Airbnb, and Lending Club, have
experienced massive growth in recent years. They now constitute a significant portion of the …

Quality certification programs help consumers identify high-quality products or sellers in
markets with information asymmetries. Using data from eBay UK's online marketplace, we …

A central question in the analysis of fuel economy policy is whether consumers are myopic
with regards to future fuel costs. We provide the first evidence on the consumer valuation of …

Personnel-position matching (PPM) problems have gained wide attention from scholars in
the past decades. However, the traditional matching methodologies cannot be used to solve …

Does providing information about a product influence the impact of price subsidies on
purchases? This question is particularly relevant for health products in developing countries …