COVID-19 and digital resilience: Evidence from Uber Eats

M Raj, A Sundararajan, C You - arxiv preprint arxiv:2006.07204, 2020 - arxiv.org
Using order-level data from Uber Technologies, we study how the COVID-19 pandemic and
the ensuing shutdown of businesses in the United States in 2020 affected small business …

How Digital Platforms Unintentionally Foster Entrepreneurial Activities: The Case of the Staggered Entry of Craigslist

D Kim, N Kim, Y Paik - Available at SSRN 4546286, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract including how one starts a new business. In this paper, we examine how a
prominent digital platform might affect entrepreneurial activities. We argue that popular …

Kindle's Shadow: How Digitization Dims Novelty in the Book Industry

K Kim - Available at SSRN 4823725, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
In this paper, I explore the negative impact of digitization on novelty within the book industry,
challenging the prevailing notion that digital technologies inherently foster creativity and …

Online Information and Offline Performance: The Effect of Broadband Availability on Brick-and-Mortar Retailers

M Raj, D Choe - Available at SSRN 4367290, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
We document that broadband internet availability decreased the likelihood of exit by brick-
and-mortar retailers during the emergence of widespread internet availability in the US …