Andrei Hagiu

Associate Professor of Information Systems at Questrom School of Business

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Questrom School of Business

Andrei Hagiu is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. Previously, he was an Associate Professor in the Strategy group at Harvard Business School and in the Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management at MIT Sloan. Andrei holds a PhD in economics from Princeton University.

Andrei’s research and teaching are entirely focused on platform businesses (e.g. Airbnb, Alibaba, Amazon.com, Google, Grab, Facebook, iPhone, PlayStation, Uber, Upwork, etc.) and their unique strategic challenges. He leverages the insights from his research to advise and angel invest in startups attempting to build platforms and marketplaces, and to consult with large companies seeking to turn their products into platforms.

Education

  • 2004 Ph.D., Economics, Princeton University
  • 2000 M.Sc., Economics, Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Economique (France)
  • 1999 B.Sc., Mathematics and Economics, Ecole Polytechnique (France)

Academic Appointments

  • 2018-present Associate Professor of Information Systems, Boston University Questrom School of Business
  • 2016–2018 Visiting Associate Professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management, MIT Sloan School of Management
  • 2010–2016 Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
  • Jun–Aug 2010 Visiting Faculty, Hong Kong University
  • Jun–Aug 2009 Visiting Faculty, Hong Kong University
  • 2005–2010 Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Awards And Honors

  • 2021-2023 Dean’s Research Scholar, Boston University Questrom School of Business.
  • 2019-2021 Dean’s Research Scholar (winner of the Slatkin award for research excellence), Boston University Questrom School of Business.
  • 2020 “What’s Your Google Strategy” and “Finding the Platform in Your Product” selected for Harvard Business Review’s 10 Must Reads on Platforms and Ecosystems November 2020.
  • 2020 Named to the Thinkers50 Radar list (https://thinkers50.com/scanning/on-the-radar-2020/).
  • 2019 “Finding the Platform in Your Product” selected for Harvard Business Review’s 10 Must Reads on Business Model Innovation July 2019 and for the Hudson Exclusive edition of Harvard Business Review’s 10 Must Reads 2019.
  • 2012 “Why Do Intermediaries Divert Search?” 2012 Best Paper on Competition Economics, Association of Competition Economics.
  • 2006 Invisible Engines: How Software Platforms Drive Innovation and Transform Industries winner of the 2006 Annual Book Award for Excellence in Business, Management & Accounting by the Association of American Publishers.

Selected Publications

  • Hagiu, A., Wright, J. (In Press). "Data-enabled learning, network effects and competitive advantage", RAND Journal of Economics
  • Hagiu, A., Dellarocas, C. (2022). "How Higher Ed Can Contend with Learning Platforms", Harvard Business Review
  • Hagiu, A., Teh, T., Wright, J. (2022). "Should platforms be allowed to sell on their own marketplaces?", RAND Journal of Economics, 53 (2), 297-327
  • Hagiu, A., Wright, J. (2021). "Don't Let Platforms Commoditize Your Business", HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW, 99 (3), 108-114
  • Hagiu, A., Jullien, B., Wright, J. (2020). "Creating Platforms by Hosting Rivals", Management Science, 66 (7), 3234-3248
  • Hagiu, A., Wright, J. (2020). "Platforms and the exploration of new products", Management Science, 66 (4), 1509-1782
  • Hagiu, A., Wright, J. (2020). "When Data Creates Competitive Advantage", Harvard Business Review (January-February 2020), 94-101
  • Hagiu, A., Wright, J. (2019). "The Optimality of Ad Valorem Contracts", Management Science, 65 (11), 4951-5448
  • Hagiu, A., Wright, J. (2019). "What California’s New Gig Work Law Gets Wrong About Gig Work?", Harvard Business Review
  • Hagiu, A., Wright, J., Breinlinger, J. (2019). "The Problems with 5-Star Rating Systems, and How to Fix Them", Harvard Business Review
  • Hagiu, A., Wright, J. (2019). "Controlling vs. Enabling", Management Science, 65 (2), 459-954
  • Hagiu, A., Wright, J. (2019). "The status of workers and platforms in the sharing economy", Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 28 (1), 97-108
  • Hagiu, A. (2018). "The Best Way for Netflix to Keep Growing", Harvard Business Review
  • Hagiu, A., Altman, E. (2017). "Finding the Platform in Your Product: Four Strategies That Can Reveal Hidden Value", Harvard Business Review, 95 (4), 94-100
  • Hagiu, A., Rothman, S. (2016). "Network Effects Aren't Enough", Harvard Business Review, 94 (4), 64-71
  • Hagiu, A., Wright, J. (2015). "Multi-sided platforms", International Journal of Industrial Organization, 43 162-174
  • Hagiu, A., Wright, J. (2015). "Marketplace or Reseller?", Management Science, 61 (1), 184-203
  • Hagiu, A., Jullien, B. (2014). "Search diversion and platform competition", International Journal of Industrial Organization, 33 48-60

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