are essential to well-functioning markets. Internet-enabled reputation mechanisms that collect and disseminate consumer … ability of reputation and more traditional litigation-like mechanisms for dispute resolution to induce efficient economic … or as complements. We find that the popular view of reputation as an efficient and relatively costless way to induce …

Online "feedback mechanisms" - also known as "reputation systems" - have been implemented in the most important private …

Reputation systems are emerging as an increasingly important component of online communities, helping elicit good …-depth study of the motivations of trader participation in eBay's reputation system. To examine these questions, we analyze data … expectation of reciprocal behavior from partners increases reputation system participation from self-interested eBay buyers and …

Online Reputation Systems are a key, but under-appreciated, component of virtually every social web application. They … topic. I provide a practical overview of the promises and challenges of online reputation mechanism design, and how to …

the seller's reputation. Buyers self-separate into a finite number of zones, according to their types. Buyers whose types … auctions. In such equilibria auction revenue is an increasing convex function of seller reputation. Allowing unit …

This paper introduces a model for analyzing marketplaces, such as eBay, which rely on binary reputation mechanisms for … advertise. The reputation mechanism is primarily used to induce sellers to advertise truthfully. Buyers base their ratings on …