Dr Rodrigo Belo

Associate Professor

Department of Technology and Operations Management

Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Profile

Rodrigo Belo is Associate Professor at the Department of Technology and Operations Management at Rotterdam School of Management of the Erasmus University.

Rodrigo's research focuses on the effects of information systems on organizations and on the impacts of social network structures and peer influence on consumer behavior. His work has been published in top journal and peer-reviewed conferences such as Management Science, Marketing Science, and MIS Quarterly. Rodrigo has lead and collaborated in multiple projects with established firms and startups in the online and telecommunications sectors. His engagements include the design and deployment of large-scale real world randomized experiments to assess the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and to optimize online user engagement.

Rodrigo holds a PhD in Technological Change and Entrepreneurship from Carnegie Mellon University, an MSc in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University, and a BSc in Computer Science and Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon. Before joining the academia Rodrigo worked as a software engineer and analyst in the transportation and government sectors.

Publications

Article (6)

Academic (5)
- Zhang, X., Ferreira, P. M., Godinho de Matos, M., & Crisostomo Pereira Belo, R. (2021). Welfare properties of profit maximizing recommender systems: Theory and results from a randomized experiment. MIS Quarterly, 45(1), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.25300/misq/2021/14971
- Crisostomo Pereira Belo, R., Godinho de Matos, M., Ferreira, P. M., & Reis, F. (2019). The Impact of Time Shifting on TV Consumption and Ad Viewership. Management Science, 65(7), 2947-3448. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2018.3084
- Godinho de Matos, M., Ferreira, P. M., & Crisostomo Pereira Belo, R. (2018). Target the ego or target the group: Evidence from a randomized experiment in proactive churn management. Marketing Science, 37(5), 793-811. https://doi.org/10.1287/mksc.2018.1099
- Crisostomo Pereira Belo, R., Ferreira, P. M., & Telang, R. (2016). Spillovers from Wiring Schools with Broadband: the Critical Role of Children. Management Science, 62(12), 3450-3471. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2015.2324
- Crisostomo Pereira Belo, R., Ferreira, P. M., & Telang, R. (2013). Broadband in School: Impact on Student Performance. Management Science, 60(2), 265-282. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2013.1770
Professional (1)
- Crisostomo Pereira Belo, R. (2016). The critical role of children and schools in internet adoption. RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge, 27(3), 20-22. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/93314

Media

Discovery items

RSM Discovery magazine 37 – out now!

Issue 37: devoted to understand the benefits of data analytics in an age where big data have become woven into the very fabric of our lives.

School children speed up adoption of new technology

Introducing technology to schoolchildren helps to get it adopted by their parents and neighbouring households. Research by Rodrigo Belo.

Courses

Big Data Management and Analytics

Study year: 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018, 2016/2017, 2015/2016
Code: BM04BIM
Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master