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Yunfei Wang
PhD Candidate in Information Systems
MS in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science
MS in Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
BE in Electrical Engineering, Wuhan University
Yunfei Wang began the Smith Ph.D. program in Fall 2021. His research focuses on the intersection of emerging information technology, platform ecosystems, and open innovation.
Academic Publications
User Innovation and Product Stickiness: Evidence from Video Games
Journal of Economics & Management Strategy
Prior research on user innovation fails to explain its low adoption rate and neglects its impact on increased product stickiness. To bridge these gaps, we conducted an empirical investigation into user innovations within the video game sector. Our study reveals that embracing user innovation leads to an upsurge in the number of active players for a game. Furthermore, the marginal effect of user innovations varies depending on their recency and quality, with low-quality user innovations leading to user attrition. The effect is also contingent on the stage in the product life cycle in which user innovation is adopted.
Yunfei Wang, UMD and Peng Huang, UMD