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Can the e-commerce platform escape the trap of fake reviews? The evidence from tripartite evolutionary game

Jul 2026 · Electronic Markets · Vol 36 · 0 citations · 58 references
Computer Science

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The results show that governance effectiveness does not improve linearly with regulatory intensity, but may converge to multiple stable equilibria and exhibit strong path dependence, highlighting the importance of early institutional design and sustained incentive alignment in platform governance.

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