2 papers
stat.ML2017
Social Learning and Diffusion of Pervasive Goods: An Empirical Study of an African App Store
Meisam Hejazi Nia, Brian T. Ratchford, Norris Bruce
In this study, the authors develop a structural model that combines a macro diffusion model with a micro choice model to control for the effect of social influence on the mobile ap…
cs.CY2017
The Joint Diffusion of a Digital Platform and its Complementary Goods: The Effects of Product Ratings and Observational Learning
Meisam Hejazi Nia, Norris Bruce
The authors study the interdependent diffusion of an open source software (OSS) platform and its software complements. They quantify the role of OSS governance, quality signals suc…