
Aaron Kaye
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Aaron Kaye
@kaye_aaron
Postdoc @MITSloan | PhD @UMichEcon & @MichiganRoss | Empirical IO, Digital Economics, & Health Joining @BUQuestrom Summer 2025



A randomized controlled trial with an education technology application shows that personalization increases engagement. Benefits are larger for users that gain access after the system has scaled to more users, from Keshav Agrawal, @Susan_Athey, Ayush Kanodia, @ShanjuktaN, and @EmilPalikot nber.org/papers/w34950





If you're on the market as an IO or IO-adjacent economist, I really encourage you to sign up. I've heard of people using this list for many things, both during the market (e.g. recruiting) and after (e.g. inviting for seminars). It's an easy way to get some exposure.

Thanks to the junk fees rule that we issued in December, businesses that saddle people with hidden, unavoidable fees for live-event tickets or short-term lodging should face penalties starting next month. Firms shouldn't get away with inflating costs through hidden fees. If this administration fails to enforce the rule, state AGs can also step in and take on junk fees economy-wide.


Evaluating the economic forces that contribute to Google's large market share in web search, from @huntallcott, Juan Camilo Castillo, Matthew Gentzkow, Leon Musolff, and @TobiasSalz nber.org/papers/w33410





*Job Alert* Our marketing department is looking to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor specializing in Digital Marketing (can be quant or behavioral). Please send all application materials to mktjobs@bu.edu. Open to rookies and non-rookies. Ad to come soon.


Interested in preparing for a Ph.D. by doing socially impactful research at the intersection of social science, data science, and AI? Come work with Professor @Susan_Athey as a pre-doctoral Research Fellow in the @GSBsiLab! 🧵 1/4








