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 problemInformation Design for Congested Social Services: Optimal Need-Based Persuasion
Anunrojwong J, Iyer K, Manshadi V. Information Design for Congested Social Services: Optimal Need-Based Persuasion. Management Science 2023, 69: 3778-3796. DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2022.4548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-need usersEffectiveness of information designKnowledge of users’ typesPrivate outside optionsAbsence of price discriminationFirst-come-first-served queueRevenue managementMarketing analyticsGabriel WeintraubReduce congestionPrice discriminationStylized modelE-companionImprove social outcomesImprove welfareService providersFull informationWelfare outcomesCongestionCentralized admissionsInformation designUser typesWaiting timeHeterogeneous usersWelfare
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
Product 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