Adam Di Lizia

3rd year PhD Student

Research interests

• Empirical Platform Design
• Applied Microeconomics

Teaching

2024/25: EC226 Econometrics 1

2023/24: EC9A3 Advanced Econometrics

2022/23: EC226 Econometrics 1

Working Papers

• Social Influence in Online Reviews: Evidence from the Steam Store (Latest Version) (Working Paper)
  • Winner of the Best Paper award of the Business and Industry Section of the Royal Statistical Society at NIE Conference 2024
  • Presented at MIT CODE 2024, Royal Economic Society Conference 2025
• Can Hate Speech Be Banned Online? The Effects of Shutting Down Toxic Forums on Reddit With Lily ShevchenkoLink opens in a new window (Latest Version) (Working Paper)
  • Presented at NICEP 2025, Warwick PhD Conference 2025, HEC PhD Conference 2025, KCL PPE Conference 2025, CODE @ MIT 2025, LSE-Warwick PolEcon PhD 2026, Doctorissimes 2026, AYEW Political Economy 2026, EAYE 2026 (Upcoming), South West Economics PhD Conference 2026 (Upcoming), POLECON UK 2026 (Upcoming), CESifo Workshop on Digital Platforms 2026 (Upcoming), RES 2026 (Upcoming)
• Atomic Attention on YouTube: "Brainrot” and Short-form Content (Link Coming Soon!)
  • Presented at Warwick PhD Conference 2026 (Upcoming), Kings QPE Workshop (Upcoming), RES 2026 (Upcoming), KCL PPE Conference 2026 (Upcoming)

Works in Progress

• TLink opens in a new windowCan Hate Speech Be Banned Online? Evidence from Reddit With Lily ShevchenLink opens in a new windowAlternative Media and You(Tube)