Assistant Professor of Marketing

Marton Varga

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Bio

I am an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Bocconi University. I received my PhD in Marketing, with Distinction, from INSEAD and a PhD in Management from Sorbonne University. I also hold graduate degrees in Economics from Nova School of Business and Economics and Corvinus University of Budapest.

As an empirical researcher in marketing, I use causal inference and machine learning methods to study how consumers and firms respond to information, incentives, and market interventions. My research examines topics such as online reviews, product recalls, and platform-based status recognition. Some of my recent projects study product videos in e-commerce, advertising category expansion, policy interventions in digital markets, and interventions that encourage ethical behavior.

I received the 2021 Robert D. Buzzell Marketing Science Institute Best Paper Award for “The Impact of Negative Reviews on Online Search and Purchase Decisions.”

Research

Published papers

Working papers

Work in progress

  • Seeing is Selling? The Impact of Product Videos and AI Voiceovers on E-commerce Sales

    With S. Chang. Data collection completed; initial analysis completed.

  • The Effects of Expanding Advertising Categories: The Case of a Mobile Game Publisher

    With K. Karimipour and A. Ordanini. Data collection completed; initial analysis completed.

  • The Value of Product Attribute Information and Review Ratings in Online Consumer Search

    With P. Albuquerque and N. Bertani. Data collection completed; modeling approach under development.

  • Encouraging Ethical Behavior: Evidence from a Field Experiment

    With H. Yoon. Data collection completed; initial analysis completed.

  • Border Policy Beyond the Border: How Low-Value Import Duties Affect Digital Fashion Markets

    With S. Chang, C. Hotz-Behofsits, and N. Wlömert. Data collection in progress.

  • Communicating Success: Sporting Performance and Social Media Growth in Professional Tennis

    With M. Beichert. Data collection in progress.

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