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Managing User-Generated Content: A Dynamic Rational Expectations Equilibrium Approach

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  • Dae-Yong Ahn

    (College of Business and Economics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-776, Korea)

  • Jason A. Duan

    (McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712)

  • Carl F. Mela

    (Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708)

Abstract

This paper considers the creation and consumption of content on user-generated content platforms, e.g., reviews, articles, chat, videos, etc. On these platforms, users’ expectations regarding the amount and timing of participation by others becomes germane to their own involvement levels. Accordingly, we develop a dynamic rational expectations equilibrium model of joint consumption and generation of information. We estimate the model on a novel data set from a large Internet forum site and offer recommendations regarding strategies of managing sponsored content and content quality.Data, as supplemental material, are available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/mksc.2015.0937 .

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  • Dae-Yong Ahn & Jason A. Duan & Carl F. Mela, 2016. "Managing User-Generated Content: A Dynamic Rational Expectations Equilibrium Approach," Marketing Science, INFORMS, vol. 35(2), pages 284-303, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormksc:v:35:y:2016:i:2:p:284-303
    DOI: 10.1287/mksc.2015.0937
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