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Megan Hunter

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1ranked-venue papers
1as first author
1since 2021 · last 2022
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Artificial intelligence and machine learning · 1 · 1 first-author · 1 since 2021Theory of computation · 1 · 1 first-author · 1 since 2021

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Interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and emerging computing
1 paper
Computational social science and digital humanities · 100%
Theoretical computer science
1 paper
Algorithmic game theory and mechanism design · 100%

Topics — the 1 heaviest of 2, each with the papers that count most for it

TopicWeightPapersLastEvidence papers
Computational social science and digital humanities
online platforms
0.612022
Chasing Stars: Firms' Strategic Responses to Online Consumer Ratings · EC 2022

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theoretical framework · 1.1counterfactual analysis · 1.1
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2022 Chasing Stars: Firms' Strategic Responses to Online Consumer Ratings
abstract
In this paper, I show that a common way that platforms display firms' quality ratings incentivizes firms to strategically take costly short-run actions that improve their ratings. Most review platforms display star ratings of goods and services rounded to a half star, rather than display the exact average rating. Since the true average rating is not shown, firms have an incentive to remain just above the rounding threshold in order to have a higher displayed rating. However, once a firm's rating passes the rounding threshold, the incentive to improve the ratings drops as a firm's rating moves farther from the threshold. I study this phenomenon in the context of auto repair. I find that there is an excessive amount of bunching around ratings thresholds. The firms' actions toward improving their ratings are typically unobserved. However, due to my novel data and the discontinuity of displayed ratings, I can model and infer firm behavior. Specifically, I provide evidence that firms change the services they provide and exert extra effort when they are close to rounding thresholds. Finally, I provide a theoretical framework in order to quantify the significance of these actions. I provide optimal policies for firm actions depending on a firm's rating and number of reviews in a variety of counterfactual settings.
Megan Hunter
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