The American Statistical Association (ASA) Section on Statistics in Marketing announces winner and finalists for the 2021 Best Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Competition. Congratulations to Jeremy, Ziwei, Olivia, Prashant, and Isamar and their thesis advisors! The winner and the finalists will be invited to present in a special session dedicated to the Best Papers in this Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Competition at the JSM (Joint Statistical Meetings) conference taking place from 8/7 to 8/12 this year. We look forward to hearing about their research at this special session.
Winner: Jeremy Yang, MIT, “Targeting for Long-Term Outcomes”
Finalists:
- Ziwei Cong, HKUST, “Monetizing User-Generated Content: Design and Incentive”
- Olivia Natan, Univ. of Chicago, “Choice Frictions in Large Assortments”
- Prashant Rajaram, Univ. of Michigan, “Modeling Viewer and Influencer Behavior on Streaming Platforms”
- Isamar Troncoso, Univ. of Southern California, “Look the Part? The Role of Profile Pictures in Online Labor Markets”
Past Winners from 2020 ASA Section on Statistics in Marketing Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Competition
- Min Kim, University of Maryland, College Park, “Discovering Online Shopping Preference Structures in Large and Frequently Changing Assortments.”
- Omid Rafieian, University of Washington, “Adaptive Ad Sequencing.”