3 papers
econ.TH2026
The Impact of Connectivity on the Production and Diffusion of Knowledge
Gustavo Manso, Farzad Pourbabaee
We study a social bandit problem featuring production and diffusion of knowledge. While higher connectivity enhances knowledge diffusion, it may reduce knowledge production as agen…
econ.TH2026
Individual and Collective Welfare in Risk Sharing with Many States
Federico Echenique, Farzad Pourbabaee
We study efficient risk sharing among risk-averse agents in an economy with a large, finite number of states. Following a random shock to an initial agreement, agents may renegotia…
cs.GT2025
Trading off Relevance and Revenue in the Jobs Marketplace: Estimation, Optimization and Auction Design
Farzad Pourbabaee, Sophie Yanying Sheng, Peter McCrory +2
We study the problem of position allocation in job marketplaces, where the platform determines the ranking of the jobs for each seeker. The design of ranking mechanisms is critical…