(1) Problem definition: We study a special form of group buying: the group buying succeeds only if the number of sign-ups reaches a preset threshold, with no duration constraint. Customers with heterogeneous valuations arrive sequentially and decide between signing up for the group buying or...

EU competition appeals typically involve applications by private businesses to annul decisions made by the European Commission. Moreover, these appeals are first assigned at random to a chamber, with a judge then designated as the rapporteur who will be most closely involved with the case. Using...

Field research has shown that companies are investing in blockchain technology for their supply chains in order to benefit from enhanced visibility, but face challenges in creating partnerships with other firms in their supply chain, some of whom could be competitors, under uncertainty about...

Problem definition: This paper provides a theoretical investigation into the value and design of traceability-driven blockchains under different supply chain structures. Methodology/results: We use game theory to study the quality contracting equilibrium between one buyer and two suppliers and...

Within the framework of prospect theory, this paper considers a decision-maker who wishes to maximize an audience's experienced utility under three different settings. First, we investigate the problem of simultaneous vs. sequential release of a series such as songs or TV episodes, where the...

Problem definition: The success of a gig platform is crucially driven by its ability to retain service providers. However, gig workers are independent contractors whose working schedules are not fully controlled by the platform. To overcome this challenge, gig platforms have commonly relied on...

This dissertation consists of three essays of empirical industrial organization. Chapter one applies the Becker-Murphy (1988) theory of rational addiction to the case of carbonated soft drinks, using a time-varying parameter model and scanner data from 46 U.S. cities. The empirical results show...