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Workshop on Information Systems and Economics
Donald P. Jacobs Center, 2001 Sheridan Road (intersection with Foster Street)
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Saturday, December 9th
7:45–8:45 a.m. Breakfast and registration table open
8:45–9:00 a.m. Welcome: Philipp Afeche, Erik Brynjolfsson, Shane Greenstein, Michael D. Smith, Bruce Weber – Workshop Co-chairs
Sessions are (A) Presentations - 20 minutes per paper, followed by (B) Discussion of 20-30 minutes at the end for all session papers. http://digital.mit.edu/wise2006/
9:00–10:30 a.m. Parallel Sessions |
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1A: Security Pei-yu Chen, Gaurav Kataria, Ramayya Krishnan "An Economic Analysis of the Strategic Interaction among Computer Security Attackers" Vineet Kumar, Rahul Telang, Tridas Mukhopadhyay "Optimally securing interconnected information systems and assets" Ashish Arora, Chris Forman, Anand Nandkumarl, Rahul Telang Discussant: Ramnath Chellappa |
1B: Value Kim Huat Goh, Robert J. Kauffman "Measuring the Potential and Realized Value of IT" Chris Forman, Avi Goldfarb, Shane Greenstein "Understanding the Inputs into Innovation: Do Cities Substitute for Internal Firm Resources?" Pankaj Setia, Shawnee K. Vickery, V. Sambamurthy, Cornelia Droge Discussant: MS Krishnan or Ravi Bapna |
10:30–11:00 a.m. Break
11:00–12:30 p.m. |
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2A: Markets David Easley, Terrence Hendershott, Tarun Ramadorai "Evidence on the Impact of Information Technology at the NYSE" Wenjing Duan, Bin Gu, Andrew B. Whinston "Delivering Liquidity: An Analysis of the Impact of Dealers in Electronic Markets" Bin Gu, Prabhudev Konana, Alex Liu, Balaji Rajagopalan, Joydeep Ghosh "Identifying Information in Stock Message Boards and Its Implications for Stock Market Efficiency" Discussant: Bruce Weber |
2B: Reviews Gordon Gao, Bin Gu, Mingfeng Lin "The Dynamics Of Online Consumer Reviews" Neveen Awad, Hila Etzion "Stay Out of My Forum! Evaluating Firm Involvement in Online Ratings Communities" Chrysanthos Dellarocas, Ritu Narayan Discussant: Andy Whinston |
Saturday, December 9th, (continued)
12:30–1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30–3:00 p.m. |
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3A: Networks Xiaoquan (Michael) Zhang and Feng Zhu "Intrinsic Motivation of Open Content Contributions: The Case of Wikipedia" Arun Sundararajan Sinan Aral, Erik Brynjolfsson, Marshall Van Alstyne "Network Structure & Information Advantage: Structural Determinants of Access to Novel Information" Discussant: Yannis Bakos |
3B: Piracy Michael D. Smith, Rahul Telang "Competing with Free: The Impact of Movie Broadcasts on DVD Sales and Internet Piracy" Terrence August, Tunay I. Tunca "Let the Pirates Patch? An Economic Analysis of Network Software Security Patch Restrictions" Ramnath K. Chellappa, Yuanyuan Chen, V. Sriram "An Empirical Examination of Global Software Piracy: Implications for Pricing and Public Policy" Discussant: Rajiv Dewan |
3:00–3:30 p.m. Break
3:30–4:30 p.m. |
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4A: Pricing Il-Horn Hann, Oliver Hinz, Martin Spann Sanjog Misra, Edieal Pinker, Alan Rimm-Kaufman "An Empirical Study of search engine advertising effectiveness" Discussant: Chuck Wood |
4B: Online Purchase Behavior Neveen F. Awad, Joni L. Jones, Jian Zhang Yannis Bakos, Florencia Marotta-Wurgler "Do Online Sellers Hide Bad Terms? Evidence from Software License Agreements" Discussant: Vijay Gurbaxani |
4:30–5:30 p.m. Plenary Panel
Publishing at disciplinary interfaces:
– Challenges of I.S. research using economic methodologies?
– Improving the publishing process for WISE participants? As submitters? As reviewers/AEs?
– Will e-publishing (SSRN, Berkeley e-Press) and new peer-review approaches change the landscape? (Tunay Tunca, panel organizer
– Avi Seidmann (JMIS, Production and Operations Management), panel chair and moderator
– Barrie Nault (Management Science)
– Rob Kauffman (MISQ)
– Sanjeev Dewan (ISR)
– Shane Greenstein (Journal of Regulatory Economics, Information and Economic Policy)
5:45 p.m. Depart for dinner
6:00 p.m. Gala Dinner:
The Stained Glass, 1735 Benson Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
Telephone (847) 864-8600
Keynote talk: Robert Gordon
"Will Diminishing Returns in Technology Turn out the Lights on Future Productivity Growth?"
Vegetarian option, dressy-casual, 100% non-smoking environment, 100% handicap accessible
Sunday, December 10th
8:00–8:45 a.m. Breakfast
9:00–10:30 a.m. |
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5A: Long Tail Daniel Fleder, Kartik Hosanagar "Blockbuster cultureÕs next rise or fall: The effect of recommender systems on sales diversity" Eric K. Clemons, Gordon Gao, Lorin M. Hitt Anindya Ghose, Bin Gu "Search Costs, Demand Structure and Long Tail in Electronic Markets: Theory and Evidence" Discussant: Michael D. Smith |
5B: Value Fei Ren, Sanjeev Dewan "Information Technology and Firm Boundaries: Impact on Risk-Return Profile" Shutao Dong, Kevin Zhu "The Business Value of CRM Systems: Productivity, Profitability, and Time Lag" Michael G. Housman, Lorin M. Hitt "The Effect of IT Capital on Hospital Efficiency" Discussant: Andrew McAfee |
10:30–11:00 a.m. Break
11:00–12 noon |
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6A: Pricing Vivian Zhong, D.J. Wu "Supplier Learning in Repeated Online Procurement Auctions" Adib Bagh, Hemant K. Bhargava "Information Structures, Price Discrimination and Demand Uncertainty" Discussant: Vidyanand Choudhary |
6B: Software Sandra Slaughter, Li Shang Mingxi Xin "From Product- to Service-Oriented Strategies in the Enterprise Software Market" Discussant: Siva Viswanathan |
12:00–1:30 p.m. Lunch and WISE Administration (WISE 2007 information & election for WISE 2008)
1:30–2:30 p.m. |
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7A: Auctions De Liu, Jianqing Chen, Andrew B. Whinston "Keyword Auctions as Weighted Unit-Price Auctions" Abhishek Bapna, Thomas A. Weber "Efficient Allocation of Online Advertising Resources" Discussant: G. Anand Anandalingam |
7B: Outsourcing David Fitoussi, Vijay Gurbaxani "IT Outsourcing Contracts and Performance Measurement" Krishnan S. Anand, Ravi Aron "Quality, Incentives and Inspection Regimes in Offshore Service Production: Theory & Evidence" Discussant: Eric Clemons |
2:45–4:00 p.m. Ph.D. Session - Lingfang Ivy Li (UCI); Eric Overby (Emory); Ke-Wei Huang (NYU); Hoon Cha (Arizona); Charles Liu (Pittsburgh). Chair: Lorin Hitt
4:30 p.m. Departure by chartered bus to Hyatt Regency Milwaukee, 333 W. Kilbourn– (from Midwest Transit System: Ò55 passenger deluxe over the road touring coaches. All are washroom equipped, have stereo sound and VCR. Some have tables in the back, individual air units and reading lights.Ó)
WISE INFORMATION
WISE is an invited workshop for researchers working at the intersection of information systems and economics. It is a two day workshop held each year in December and scheduled to coincide with the International Conference on Information Systems. Participants submit extended abstracts of work they wish to present. Preference is given to work in progress that can benefit from the feedback provided by workshop participants. The program is designed to maximize small group discussion around specific research projects.
Registration: The fee is $250 for faculty and $200 for PhD students available at http://digital.mit.edu/wise2006/. After December 2nd the fees are $300 and $250. On-site registration is $325 payable by check only. The WISE2006 souvenir is guaranteed only for the first 135 registrants.
Accommodation: We have arranged for the Northwestern University rate at a nearby hotel (All are walking distance to the Jacobs Center)
Hilton Garden Inn Evanston (Special arrangement - rate cutoff date: November 8)
1818 Maple Avenue, Evanston, Illinois, United States 60201
Tel: (847) 475-6400 Fax: (847) 475-6460 http://www.hiltongardeninn.com
* $119 (single occupancy), +$10 for extra person.
* 13.5% room tax.
* Valid for Friday December 8 and Saturday December 9
Additional hotels to contact (no special arrangements)
Hotel Orrington, 1710 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL 60201 (very convenient, max 5 walking minutes from conference location) http://www.hotelorrington.com
1710 Orrington Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60201
(847) 866-8700 or (888) 677-4648 (Reservations)
Holiday Inn Evanston (A few extra walking minutes relative to Hilton & Orrington) www.holidayinn.com
1501 Sherman Ave
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 491-6400
WISE 2008: Self-nominations are sought from individuals who would like to co-chair the 2008 Workshop on Information Systems and Economics (WISE08). In 2008, ICIS will be in Paris, France. Workshops and their co-chairs are: