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Three Things about Mobile App Commissions
Gans, Joshua - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Mobile app commissions paid by app developers to a monopolist device maker/app store operator are examined. Three results are demonstrated. First, unregulated app commissions are set at a level that maximises consumer surplus. Second, eliminating app commissions will lead to higher device...
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Advertising Expensive Mortgages
Gurun, Umit G. - 2013
We use a unique dataset that combines information on advertising by subprime lenders and mortgages originated by them … from 2002 to 2007 to study the relationship between advertising and the nature of mortgages obtained by consumers. We … relationship between the intensity of local advertising and the expensiveness of mortgages extended by lenders within a given …
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The Effect of Deceptive Advertising on Consumption of the Advertised Good and its Substitutes : The Case of Over-the-Counter Weight Loss Products
Cawley, John - 2013
Our estimates indicate that exposure to deceptive advertising is associated with a lower probability that women, and a … better-educated individuals are more sophisticated consumers of advertising and use it to make more health …This paper is the first to estimate the impact of exposure to deceptive advertising on consumption of the advertised …
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The Role of Advertisers and Platforms in Monetizing Misinformation : Descriptive and Experimental Evidence
Ahmad, Wajeeha; Sen, Ananya; Eesley, Charles E.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
The financial motivation to earn advertising revenue by spreading misinformation has been widely conjectured to be … countered. In this work, we show how online misinformation is largely financially sustained via advertising, examine how … misinformation. First, we find that advertising on misinformation outlets is pervasive for companies across several industries and is …
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Machine Learning and Mobile Phone Data Can Improve the Targeting of Humanitarian Assistance
Aiken, Emily; Bellue, Suzanne; Karlan, Dean; Udry, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), causing widespread food insecurity and a sharp decline in living standards. In response to this crisis, governments and humanitarian organizations worldwide have mobilized targeted social assistance programs....
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Geographic Mobility in America : Evidence from Cell Phone Data
Chen, M. Keith - 2020
Traveling beyond the immediate surroundings of one's residence can lead to greater exposure to new ideas and information, jobs, and greater transmission of disease. In this paper, we document the geographic mobility of individuals in the U.S., and how this mobility varies across U.S. cities,...
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Information, Technology Adoption and Productivity : The Role of Mobile Phones in Agriculture
Gupta, Apoorv - 2020
We study the effect of information on technology adoption and productivity in agriculture. Our empirical strategy exploits the expansion of the mobile phone network in previously uncovered areas of rural India coupled with the availability of call centers for agricultural advice. We measure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481775
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Mobile Phones, Civic Engagement, and School Performance in Pakistan
Asim, Minahil - 2016
The effective governance of local public services depends critically on the civic engagement of local citizens. However, recent efforts to promote effective citizen oversight of the public-sector services in developing countries have had mixed results. This study discusses and evaluates a...
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Information and Student Achievement : Evidence from a Cellular Phone Experiment
Fryer, Roland G, Jr - 2013
This paper describes a field experiment in Oklahoma City Public Schools in which students were provided with free cellular phones and daily information about the link between human capital and future outcomes via text message. Students' reported beliefs about the relationship between education...
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The Employment Effects of Mobile Internet in Developing Countries
Chiplunkar, Gaurav; Goldberg, Pinelopi K. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We examine the employment effects of 3G mobile internet expansion in developing countries. We find that 3G significantly increases the labor force participation rate of women and the employment rates of both men and women. Our results suggest that 3G affects the type of jobs and there is a...
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