2024
Commitment on Volunteer Crowdsourcing Platforms: Implications for Growth and Engagement
Lo I, Manshadi V, Rodilitz S, Shameli A. Commitment on Volunteer Crowdsourcing Platforms: Implications for Growth and Engagement. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 2024, 26: 1787-1805. DOI: 10.1287/msom.2020.0426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood Rescue U.S.Optimal myopic policyAdoption levelTwo-sided marketsOptimal design cruciallyMyopic policyTwo-sided platformsVolunteer management literatureMarket thicknessMarket participantsLevel of adoptionManagement literatureOnline appendixOptimal policyCrowdsourcing platformsConstant-factor approximationMarketVolunteer characteristicsPolicyFood recovery organizationsTrade-offsAdoptionTaskCommitmentPlatform
2023
Designing Approximately Optimal Search on Matching Platforms
Immorlica N, Lucier B, Manshadi V, Wei A. Designing Approximately Optimal Search on Matching Platforms. Management Science 2023, 69: 4609-4626. DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2022.4601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial welfareTwo-sided matching marketsUnique stationary equilibriumDecentralized two-sided matching marketFirst-best social welfareEquilibrium social welfareImproved approximation factorMeeting rateStationary equilibriumMatching marketsAgents' incentivesOptimal welfareOmar BesbesBipartite graphsIncentive issuesSearch designAgent typesApproximation factorOnline appendixConstant factorWelfareMarketMarketing analyticsSearch problemDesign problem
2022
Product Ranking on Online Platforms
Derakhshan M, Golrezaei N, Manshadi V, Mirrokni V. Product Ranking on Online Platforms. Management Science 2022, 68: 4024-4041. DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2021.4044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMarket shareConsumer welfarePreference weightsSequential search modelPlatform’s market shareGabriel WeintraubExternal effectsSearch modelModeling primitivesMaximum likelihood estimationWelfareConsumer considerationMarketing analyticsLikelihood estimationMarketSharingConsumersPreferencesRevenue managementSearch policyInsufficient screeningExternalitiesWeintraubRevenueDecreasing order
2021
Designing Approximately Optimal Search on Matching Platforms
Immorlica N, Lucier B, Manshadi V, Wei A. Designing Approximately Optimal Search on Matching Platforms. 2021, 632-633. DOI: 10.1145/3465456.3467530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial welfareTwo-sided matching marketsUnique stationary equilibriumDecentralized two-sided matching marketEquilibrium social welfareOptimal social welfareMeeting rateStationary equilibriumMatching marketsOptimal welfareIncentive issuesWelfareEquilibriumPairwise preferencesEasy-to-implementAgent searchesMatching platformPreferencesPotential partnersBipartite graphsConstant factorIncentivesMarketNP-hardDesign problem
2020
Diffusion in Random Networks: Impact of Degree Distribution
Manshadi V, Misra S, Rodilitz S. Diffusion in Random Networks: Impact of Degree Distribution. Operations Research 2020, 68: 1722-1741. DOI: 10.1287/opre.2019.1945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDegree distributionRandom networksOptimal seeding strategyMean-field approximation methodMean-fieldAdoption proportionFixed costsViral marketingDiffusion processCost efficiencyApproximation methodFirmsNon-adoptersEndogenous effectsEffect of diffusionSeeding budgetSocial networksApproximationMarketAdoptionDiffusion trajectoriesRegimeSeeding strategyAverage degreeProduct Ranking on Online Platforms
Derakhshan M, Golrezaei N, Manshadi V, Mirrokni V. Product Ranking on Online Platforms. 2020, 459-459. DOI: 10.1145/3391403.3399483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConsumer welfareMarket sharePreference weightsSequential search modelPlatform’s market shareExternal effectsSearch modelModeling primitivesMaximum likelihood estimationWelfareConsumer considerationLikelihood estimationSharingConsumersPreferencesSearch policyInsufficient screeningMarketExternalitiesDecreasing orderPolicy
2016
On Matching and Thickness in Heterogeneous Dynamic Markets
Ashlagi I, Burq M, Jaillet P, Manshadi V. On Matching and Thickness in Heterogeneous Dynamic Markets. 2016, 765-765. DOI: 10.1145/2940716.2940758.Peer-Reviewed Original Research