3 papers
econ.TH2026
Whom Should a Platform Amplify? Truth, Engagement, and Networked Polarization
Zaruhi Hakobyan
Social-media platforms allocate attention by deciding whose content receives reach. We study this problem in a network coordination model in which users learn from observed signals…
econ.GN2026
Buying the Right to Monitor:Editorial Design in AI-Assisted Peer Review
Zaruhi Hakobyan
Generative AI acts as a disruptive technological shock to evaluative organizations. In academic peer review, it enters both sides of the market: authors use AI to polish submission…
econ.GN2026
Strategic Expression, Popularity Traps, and Welfare in Social Media
Zafer Kanik, Zaruhi Hakobyan
Social media platforms systematically reward popularity over authenticity, incentivizing users to strategically tailor their expression for attention. In this paper, we introduce (…