When Will Workers Follow an Algorithm?: A Field Experiment with a Retail Business
| 主讲人 |
Kohei Kawaguchi |
简介 |
<p>This paper studies if and under what conditions workers follow an algorithm, in the context of experimentation with product assortments for beverage vending machines. I develop an algorithm to automate the human task, and use simulation to show that it increases revenue. I then conduct a field experiment where I introduce the algorithm. However, it fails to increase revenue, because workers are not willing to follow it. They follow only when their opinions are integrated. Workers having more regret from the last business semester follow the algorithmic advice more, and less when their opinions are integrated.</p> |
| 时间 |
2018-10-18(Thursday)16:40-18:00 |
地点 |
N302, Econ Building |
| 讲座语言 |
English |
主办单位 |
WISE&SOE |
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类型 |
系列讲座 |
| 联系人信息 |
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主持人 |
Chao Ma |
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| 主讲人简介 |
<p>Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.</p>
<p><a href="/Upload/File/2018/9/20180917024856879.pdf"><u>Prof. Kawaguchi's CV.</u></a></p> |
期数 |
高级经济学系列讲座2018秋季学期第二讲（总第408讲） |
