This paper studies how restricting data exchange between firms affects market competition in the app economy. The identification exploits iOS's privacy policy update, which limits apps from tracking users across other apps using identifiers. We find that the iOS update reduces startup app...

We estimate a measure of segregation, experienced isolation, that captures individuals’ exposure to diverse others in the places they visit over the course of their days. Using Global Positioning System (GPS) data collected from smartphones, we measure experienced isolation by race. We find...

Entrepreneurs increasingly tap into both spatial and digital resource environments to mobilize critical resources in support of new ventures. Yet we know surprisingly little about how entrepreneurs make joint use of these environments. Linking the recent debate on spatial and digital affordances...

Objective - The research aims to investigate Malaysian tertiary students' intention towards waste mobile phone recycling in the context of an integrated model.Methodology - Awareness of consequences, attitude, subjective norm, perceived convenience, and perceived knowledge were hypothesised to...

Brick-and-mortar retailers face increasing competition from online merchants who often provide better customer experience than incumbents. However, digital technologies enable brick-and-mortar retailers to improve customer engagement and retention. In this study, the authors investigate how the...

After the enactment of net neutrality regulation, devices are considered to be the remaining weak link to achieving a ‘neutral’ (non-discriminatory) internet access. We highlight that discriminatory conducts similar to those condemned under the net neutrality regulation can also occur at...

We study the effect of information on technology adoption and productivity in agriculture. Our empirical strategy exploits the expansion of the mobile phone network in previously uncovered areas of rural India coupled with the availability of call centers for agricultural advice. We measure...

In this paper, we investigate the role of direct and indirect network effects on mobile money adoption in Burkina Faso. Here, there is (positive) direct network effect if the utility derived from the use of mobile money increases with the number of people using mobile money, and there is...