Breaking The Ice: Can Initially Active Peers Improve Platform Engagement And Persistence?
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user engagement; digital platforms; peers; communication; upskilling; NLP;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- M53 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Training
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