作者：Shi, Zhan; Whinston, Andrew B.
作者单位：Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe; University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin
摘要：In recent years, there has been stellar growth of location-based/enabled social networks in which people can check in to physical venues they are visiting and share with friends. In this paper, we hypothesize that the check-ins made by friends help users learn the potential payoff of visiting a venue. We argue that this learning-in-a-network process differs from the classic observational learning model in a subtle yet important way: Rather than from anonymous others, the agents learn from thei...
