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Homepage:	http://www.avigoldfarb.com
Postal address:	Rotman School of Management University of Toronto 105 St. George St. Toronto, ON M5S 3E6 CANADA
Workplace:	Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. Digital Hermits
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023)
2. Similarities and Differences in the Adoption of General Purpose Technologies
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Chapter Similarities and Differences in the Adoption of General Purpose Technologies, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
3. The Economics of Digital Privacy
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article The Economics of Digital Privacy, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
4. The Turing Transformation: Artificial Intelligence, Intelligence Augmentation, and Skill Premiums
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2022

5. Could Machine Learning be a General Purpose Technology? A Comparison of Emerging Technologies Using Data from Online Job Postings
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Could machine learning be a general purpose technology? A comparison of emerging technologies using data from online job postings, Research Policy, Elsevier (2023) View citations (24) (2023)
6. Prediction Machines, Insurance, and Protection: An Alternative Perspective on AI's Role in Production
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article Prediction machines, insurance, and protection: An alternative perspective on AI’s role in production, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier (2024) (2024)
7. Quantum Economic Advantage
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article Quantum Economic Advantage, Management Science, INFORMS (2023) (2023)

2021

8. AI Adoption and System-Wide Change
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2020

9. Concentration and Agglomeration of IT Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Patenting
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   See also Chapter Concentration and Agglomeration of IT Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Patenting, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
10. Which Retail Outlets Generate the Most Physical Interactions?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)

2019

11. Artificial Intelligence: The Ambiguous Labor Market Impact of Automating Prediction
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (103)
    See also Journal Article Artificial Intelligence: The Ambiguous Labor Market Impact of Automating Prediction, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (108) (2019)

2018

12. AI and International Trade
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
13. Economic Policy for Artificial Intelligence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2018) View citations (11)
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2018) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Economic Policy for Artificial Intelligence, Innovation Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (51) (2019)
    Chapter Economic Policy for Artificial Intelligence, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (15) (2018)
14. Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence: Prediction versus Judgment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Exploring the impact of artificial Intelligence: Prediction versus judgment, Information Economics and Policy, Elsevier (2019) View citations (36) (2019)
15. Human Judgment and AI Pricing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Human Judgment and AI Pricing, AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
16. Prediction, Judgment and Complexity: A Theory of Decision Making and Artificial Intelligence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    See also Chapter Prediction, Judgment, and Complexity: A Theory of Decision-Making and Artificial Intelligence, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (10) (2018)

2017

17. Digital Economics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Digital Economics, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (76) (2019)
18. Exit, Tweets and Loyalty
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2017) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Exit, Tweets, and Loyalty, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2015

19. Slack Time and Innovation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Slack Time and Innovation, Organization Science, INFORMS (2018) View citations (12) (2018)

2014

20. Information Technology and the Distribution of Inventive Activity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Chapter Information Technology and the Distribution of Inventive Activity, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (12) (2014)

2013

21. Does Knowledge Accumulation Increase the Returns to Collaboration?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
22. Some Simple Economics of Crowdfunding
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (55)
    See also Chapter Some Simple Economics of Crowdfunding, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (47) (2013)
    Journal Article Some Simple Economics of Crowdfunding, Innovation Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press (2014) View citations (176) (2014)

2012

23. The Trillion Dollar Conundrum: Complementarities and Health Information Technology
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article The Trillion Dollar Conundrum: Complementarities and Health Information Technology, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (37) (2014)

2011

24. Privacy and Innovation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Chapter Privacy and Innovation, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (34) (2012)
    Journal Article Privacy and Innovation, Innovation Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press (2012) View citations (36) (2012)
25. The Geography of Crowdfunding
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (128)

2010

26. Entrepreneurial Finance and the Flat-World Hypothesis: Evidence from Crowd-Funding Entrepreneurs in the Arts
    Working Papers, NET Institute View citations (11)

2009

27. The Internet and Local Wages: Convergence or Divergence?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2008

28. Who thinks about the competition? Managerial ability and strategic entry in US local telephone markets
    Working Papers, NET Institute View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Who Thinks about the Competition? Managerial Ability and Strategic Entry in US Local Telephone Markets, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (100) (2011)

2007

29. Measuring Brand Value in an Equilibrium Framework
    Food Marketing Policy Center Research Reports, University of Connecticut, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Charles J. Zwick Center for Food and Resource Policy
    See also Journal Article Measuring Brand Value in an Equilibrium Framework, Marketing Science, INFORMS (2009) View citations (37) (2009)
30. Search Engine Advertising: Pricing Ads to Context
    Working Papers, NET Institute View citations (9)

2006

31. Geography and Electronic Commerce: Measuring Convenience, Selection, and Price
    Working Papers, NET Institute View citations (3)
32. Restructuring Research: Communication Costs and the Democratization of University Innovation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Restructuring Research: Communication Costs and the Democratization of University Innovation, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2008) View citations (136) (2008)

2005

33. Technology Adoption In and Out of Major Urban Areas: When Do Internal Firm Resources Matter Most?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2003

34. How did Location Affect Adoption of the Commercial Internet? Global Village, Urban Density, and Industry Composition
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)

2002

35. Digital Dispersion: An Industrial and Geographic Census of Commerical Internet Use
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Artificial intelligence adoption and system‐wide change
   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2024, 33, (2), 327-337
2. Frontiers: Digital Hermits
   Marketing Science, 2024, 43, (4), 697-708 View citations (1)
3. Pause artificial intelligence research? Understanding AI policy challenges
   Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2024, 57, (2), 363-377 View citations (1)
4. Prediction machines, insurance, and protection: An alternative perspective on AI’s role in production
   Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2024, 72, (C)
   See also Working Paper Prediction Machines, Insurance, and Protection: An Alternative Perspective on AI's Role in Production, NBER Working Papers (2022) (2022)
5. Transitory shocks, limited attention, and a firm’s decision to exit
   Quantitative Marketing and Economics (QME), 2024, 22, (3), 223-255

2023

6. Could machine learning be a general purpose technology? A comparison of emerging technologies using data from online job postings
   Research Policy, 2023, 52, (1) View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper Could Machine Learning be a General Purpose Technology? A Comparison of Emerging Technologies Using Data from Online Job Postings, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (3) (2022)
7. Quantum Economic Advantage
   Management Science, 2023, 69, (2), 1116-1126
   See also Working Paper Quantum Economic Advantage, NBER Working Papers (2022) (2022)
8. The Economics of Digital Privacy
   Annual Review of Economics, 2023, 15, (1), 267-286 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The Economics of Digital Privacy, NBER Working Papers (2023) View citations (5) (2023)

2021

9. Exit, Tweets, and Loyalty
   American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2021, 13, (2), 68-112 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Exit, Tweets and Loyalty, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (8) (2017)

2020

10. Artificial Intelligence in Health Care? Evidence from Online Job Postings
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, 400-404 View citations (10)
11. Consumer privacy and the future of data-based innovation and marketing
    International Journal of Research in Marketing, 2020, 37, (3), 466-480 View citations (37)
12. How can machine learning aid behavioral marketing research?
    Marketing Letters, 2020, 31, (4), 361-370 View citations (9)
13. Yale School of Management, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
    Marketing Science, 2020, 39, (1), 1–4

2019

14. Artificial Intelligence: The Ambiguous Labor Market Impact of Automating Prediction
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2019, 33, (2), 31-50 View citations (108)
    See also Working Paper Artificial Intelligence: The Ambiguous Labor Market Impact of Automating Prediction, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (103) (2019)
15. Digital Economics
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2019, 57, (1), 3-43 View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper Digital Economics, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
16. Economic Policy for Artificial Intelligence
    Innovation Policy and the Economy, 2019, 19, (1), 139 - 159 View citations (51)
    See also Chapter Economic Policy for Artificial Intelligence, NBER Chapters, 2018, 139-159 (2018) View citations (15) (2018)
    Working Paper Economic Policy for Artificial Intelligence, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (16) (2018)
17. Exploring the impact of artificial Intelligence: Prediction versus judgment
    Information Economics and Policy, 2019, 47, (C), 1-6 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence: Prediction versus Judgment, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (6) (2018)

2018

18. Human Judgment and AI Pricing
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2018, 108, 58-63 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Human Judgment and AI Pricing, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
19. Slack Time and Innovation
    Organization Science, 2018, 29, (6), 1056-1073 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Slack Time and Innovation, NBER Working Papers (2015) (2015)

2017

20. Measuring and Understanding Brand Value in a Dynamic Model of Brand Management
    Marketing Science, 2017, 36, (4), 471-499 View citations (20)

2016

21. Agglomeration of Invention in the Bay Area: Not Just ICT
    American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (5), 146-51 View citations (16)
22. Understanding the Changing Structure of Scientific Inquiry
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2016, 8, (1), 100-128 View citations (22)

2015

23. Crowdfunding: Geography, Social Networks, and the Timing of Investment Decisions
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2015, 24, (2), 253-274 View citations (242)
24. Privacy Regulation and Market Structure
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2015, 24, (1), 47-73 View citations (76)
25. Standardization and the Effectiveness of Online Advertising
    Management Science, 2015, 61, (11), 2707-2719 View citations (2)
26. The Effect of Social Interaction on Economic Transactions: Evidence from Changes in Two Retail Formats
    Management Science, 2015, 61, (12), 2963-2981 View citations (16)

2014

27. How do firms make money selling digital goods online?
    Marketing Letters, 2014, 25, (3), 331-341 View citations (34)
28. Introduction: The Economics of Internet Advertising
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2014, 44, (2), 113-114 View citations (2)
29. Some Simple Economics of Crowdfunding
    Innovation Policy and the Economy, 2014, 14, (1), 63 - 97 View citations (176)
    See also Working Paper Some Simple Economics of Crowdfunding, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (55) (2013)
    Chapter Some Simple Economics of Crowdfunding, NBER Chapters, 2013, 63-97 (2013) View citations (47) (2013)
30. The Trillion Dollar Conundrum: Complementarities and Health Information Technology
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2014, 6, (4), 239-70 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper The Trillion Dollar Conundrum: Complementarities and Health Information Technology, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (17) (2012)
31. What is Different About Online Advertising?
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2014, 44, (2), 115-129 View citations (51)

2013

32. How Is the Mobile Internet Different? Search Costs and Local Activities
    Information Systems Research, 2013, 24, (3), 613-631 View citations (87)

2012

33. Behavioral models of managerial decision-making
    Marketing Letters, 2012, 23, (2), 405-421 View citations (21)
34. Privacy and Innovation
    Innovation Policy and the Economy, 2012, 12, (1), 65 - 90 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper Privacy and Innovation, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (4) (2011)
    Chapter Privacy and Innovation, NBER Chapters, 2012, 65-89 (2012) View citations (34) (2012)
35. Shifts in Privacy Concerns
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 349-53 View citations (74)
36. The Internet and Local Wages: A Puzzle
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (1), 556-75 View citations (164)

2011

37. Online Display Advertising: Targeting and Obtrusiveness
    Marketing Science, 2011, 30, (3), 389-404 View citations (179)
38. Privacy Regulation and Online Advertising
    Management Science, 2011, 57, (1), 57-71 View citations (152)
39. Rejoinder--Implications of "Online Display Advertising: Targeting and Obtrusiveness"
    Marketing Science, 2011, 30, (3), 413-415 View citations (158)
40. SUBSTITUTION BETWEEN OFFLINE AND ONLINE ADVERTISING MARKETS
    Journal of Competition Law and Economics, 2011, 7, (1), 37-44 View citations (8)
41. Search Engine Advertising: Channel Substitution When Pricing Ads to Context
    Management Science, 2011, 57, (3), 458-470 View citations (57)
42. Who Thinks about the Competition? Managerial Ability and Strategic Entry in US Local Telephone Markets
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (7), 3130-61 View citations (100)
    See also Working Paper Who thinks about the competition? Managerial ability and strategic entry in US local telephone markets, Working Papers (2008) View citations (5) (2008)

2009

43. Competition Between Local and Electronic Markets: How the Benefit of Buying Online Depends on Where You Live
    Management Science, 2009, 55, (1), 47-57 View citations (180)
44. Estimating the Value of Brand Alliances in Professional Team Sports
    Marketing Science, 2009, 28, (6), 1095-1111 View citations (33)
45. Measuring Brand Value in an Equilibrium Framework
    Marketing Science, 2009, 28, (1), 69-86 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Measuring Brand Value in an Equilibrium Framework, Food Marketing Policy Center Research Reports (2007) (2007)

2008

46. Internet adoption and usage patterns are different: Implications for the digital divide
    Information Economics and Policy, 2008, 20, (1), 2-15 View citations (175)
47. Restructuring Research: Communication Costs and the Democratization of University Innovation
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (4), 1578-90 View citations (136)
    See also Working Paper Restructuring Research: Communication Costs and the Democratization of University Innovation, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (7) (2006)
48. Understanding the Inputs into Innovation: Do Cities Substitute for Internal Firm Resources?
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2008, 17, (2), 295-316 View citations (35)

2006

49. Does the internet defy the law of gravity?
    Journal of International Economics, 2006, 70, (2), 384-405 View citations (159)
50. State Dependence at Internet Portals
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2006, 15, (2), 317-352 View citations (26)
51. The (teaching) role of universities in the diffusion of the Internet
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2006, 24, (2), 203-225 View citations (30)
52. The medium-term effects of unavailability
    Quantitative Marketing and Economics (QME), 2006, 4, (2), 143-171 View citations (8)

2005

53. How did location affect adoption of the commercial Internet? Global village vs. urban leadership
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2005, 58, (3), 389-420 View citations (100)

2004

54. Bridging the Global Digital
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2004, 4, (5), 602-603
55. City or country: where do businesses use the internet?
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2004, (sep3)
56. Concentration in advertising-supported online markets: an empirical approach
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2004, 13, (6), 581-594 View citations (9)

Books

2024

1. The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: Health Care Challenges
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. The Economics of Privacy
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2019

3. The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: An Agenda
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (201)

2015

4. Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (50)

Edited books

2024

1. The Economics of Artificial Intelligence
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press
2. The Economics of Privacy
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press

2019

3. The Economics of Artificial Intelligence
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (191)

2015

4. Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (94)

2013

5. The Economics of Digitization
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (12)

Chapters

2025

1. Introduction to "The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: Political Economy"
   A chapter in The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: Political Economy, 2025

2023

2. Introduction to "The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: Health Care Challenges"
   A chapter in The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: Health Care Challenges, 2023, pp 1-7
3. Introduction to "The Economics of Privacy"
   A chapter in The Economics of Privacy, 2023, pp 1
4. Similarities and Differences in the Adoption of General Purpose Technologies
   A chapter in Technology, Productivity, and Economic Growth, 2023 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Similarities and Differences in the Adoption of General Purpose Technologies, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2021

5. Concentration and Agglomeration of IT Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Patenting
   A chapter in The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth, 2021, pp 95-121 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Concentration and Agglomeration of IT Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Patenting, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (3) (2020)

2018

6. Artificial Intelligence and International Trade
   A chapter in The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: An Agenda, 2018, pp 463-492 View citations (10)
7. Economic Policy for Artificial Intelligence
   A chapter in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 19, 2018, pp 139-159 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Economic Policy for Artificial Intelligence, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (16) (2018)
   Journal Article Economic Policy for Artificial Intelligence, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (51) (2019)
8. Introduction to "The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: An Agenda"
   A chapter in The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: An Agenda, 2018, pp 1-19 View citations (21)
9. Prediction, Judgment, and Complexity: A Theory of Decision-Making and Artificial Intelligence
   A chapter in The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: An Agenda, 2018, pp 89-110 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Prediction, Judgment and Complexity: A Theory of Decision Making and Artificial Intelligence, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (12) (2018)

2015

10. Front matter, table of contents, acknowledgments
    A chapter in Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy, 2015
11. Introduction to "Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy"
    A chapter in Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy, 2015, pp 1-17 View citations (8)
12. List of contributors, indexes
    A chapter in Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy, 2015, pp 481-497

2014

13. Information Technology and the Distribution of Inventive Activity
    A chapter in The Changing Frontier: Rethinking Science and Innovation Policy, 2014, pp 169-196 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Information Technology and the Distribution of Inventive Activity, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (10) (2014)

2013

14. Some Simple Economics of Crowdfunding
    A chapter in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 14, 2013, pp 63-97 View citations (47)
    See also Journal Article Some Simple Economics of Crowdfunding, University of Chicago Press (2014) View citations (176) (2014)
    Working Paper Some Simple Economics of Crowdfunding, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (55) (2013)

2012

15. Internet and the offline world
    Palgrave Macmillan
16. Privacy and Innovation
    A chapter in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 12, 2012, pp 65-89 View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article Privacy and Innovation, University of Chicago Press (2012) View citations (36) (2012)
    Working Paper Privacy and Innovation, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (4) (2011)