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Guru Dreams and Competition: An Anatomy of the Economics of Blogs
Dong, Yi; Massa, Massimo; Zhang, Hong - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
information or express more extreme options. Using a unique dataset of blogs covering S&P 1500 stocks over the 2006-2011 period … tones in blogs, which is unrelated to information. Our results suggest that social media may provide mixed incentives for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011196033
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‘Economics with Training Wheels’:Using Blogs in Teaching and Assessing Introductory Economics
Cameron, Michael - Department of Economics, Waikato Management School - 2011
Blogs provide a dynamic interactive medium for online discussion, consistent with communal constructivist pedagogy …. This paper explores the use of blogs in the teaching and assessment of a small (40-60 students) introductory economics … paper. The role of blogs as a teaching, learning and assessment tool are discussed. Using qualitative and quantitative data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008867297
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Community Blogs and Marketing Education: Assessing Students' Perceptio n
Duarte, Paulo - Facultatea de Administraţie Publică, Şcoala … - 2011
Weblogs or just blogs are increasingly used in higher education. Several studies suggest that blogs can be a great way … the object of inconsistent and mixed research findings. The purpose of this study is to review the potential of blogs as … traditional teaching activities. The results show that students find blogging a useful learning tool, and that blogs can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009218929
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Economics of Smash-Hit Papers: Spillover Evidence from the 'Male Organ Incident'
Kässi, Otto; Westling, Tatu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This study explores the short-run spillover effects of popular research papers. We consider the publicity of 'Male Organ and Economic Growth: Does Size Matter?' as an exogenous shock to economics discussion paper demand, a natural experiment of a sort. In particular, we analyze how the very...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009295265
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The role of reciprocation in social network formation, with an application to blogging
Gaudeul, Alexia; Giannetti, Caterina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper deals with the role of reciprocation in the formation of individuals' social networks. We follow the activity of a panel of bloggers over more than a year and investigate the extent to which initiating a relation brings about its reciprocation. We adapt a standard capital investment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325626
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Comment-based discussion communities In the Russian livejournal and their topical coherence
Koltsova, Olessia Y.; Koltcov, Sergei N.; Nikolenko, … - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2013
We study the structure of online discussions in order to uncover latent communities of socially important debate. Our research reveals that discussion communities defined by mutual commenting in the Russian language blogosphere are centered mainly around blog authors as opinion leaders and, to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010733700
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Changes in the topical structure of russian-language livejournal: the impact of elections 2011
Maslinsky, Kirill; Koltsov, Sergey; Koltsova, Olessia - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2013
periods have been automatically obtained from 2000 top-rated blogs on the basis of ratings published by LiveJournal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720472
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The role of reciprocation in social network formation, with an application to blogging
Gaudeul, Alexia; Giannetti, Caterina - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper deals with the role of reciprocation in the formation of individuals' social networks. We follow the activity of a panel of bloggers over more than a year and investigate the extent to which initiating a relation brings about its reciprocation. We adapt a standard capital investment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010553739
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Student perceptions on using blogs for reflective learning in higher educational contexts
Ali, Irshad; Byard, Kevin - Faculty of Business, Auckland University of Technology - 2013
Increasingly, blogs are being used by educators in higher education for teaching and learning as they have numerous … pedagogical benefits. This study describes and analyses the use of blogs as a private journal or e-portfolio for an assessment in … their perceptions of blogs as an assessment tool, in particular ease of use and impact on learning and skills development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010902116
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The New Age of Food Marketing: How Companies are Targeting and Luring our Kids — and What Advocates can do About it
BMSG, Berkeley Media Studies Group - eSocialSciences - 2012
Why should health advocates be concerned about the new marketing paradigm? Because young people's choices about what to eat and when are largely shaped by food and beverage marketing -- and these industries are now reaching our kids through a multitude of interactive devices and platforms,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945442