Determinants of Sustained Success in NFT Markets
by Emily Xu Abstract Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) took headlines by storm in 2021 and have since established their own marketplace. As public interest in the space wanes in 2022-2023, I characterize this emerging space and investigate factors that distinguish top-performing NFT projects within their respective market segments while controlling for external market and cryptocurrency exposures. […]
The Effects of Digital Media on Advertising Markets
By Bradford Lightcap and William Anthony Peek This paper examines the viability of sustained advertising spending in an increasingly digital age. Beginning with print media and through the advent of television, the ad market has seen vast evolution in information consumption. The result has been a creative adaptability by advertisers to keep pace with said […]
The Influence Effect of Critics’ Reviews on Foreign and Domestic Movies
By Jayoung Jeon and Luxuan Jiao Critics and their reviews provide crucial information for consumers in many “experience goods” markets, and the movie market is one such market. Through their impact on the consumer’s film selection, critics’ reviews influence the first weekend box office performance (the influence effect). We hypothesize that the influence effect of […]
