Alp Sungu
My research uses field experiments and data-driven analytics methods to propose new ways of addressing policy questions in underserved societies. I am interested in studying and advancing technology-enabled interventions to alleviate global poverty.
I am an incoming Assistant Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. My CV.
Contact
Alp Sungu
London Business School
Regents Park
London NW1 4SA, UK
asungu@london.edu
Research:
The Digital Lives of the Poor: Entertainment Trap and Information Isolation
Through an app we developed, we investigate the interplay between digital addiction and information isolation in underserved societies.
Forthcoming
Management Science, Fast Track
We quantify the gendered impact of the initial Indian Covid-19 lockdown using objective internet browsing history data.
Reject & Resubmit, Management Science
Social Impact Operations at the Global Base of the Pyramid
Trends and directions for socially responsible research targeted at the world’s most underprivileged communities. Review article.
Forthcoming Production & Operations Management
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