Social Comparisons and Contributions to Online Communities: A Field Experiment on MovieLens
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- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
- H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
- L82 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Entertainment; Media
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