We present a model of dynamic resource allocation in a setting where continuity of service is important and future resource availability is uncertain. The paper is inspired by the challenges faced by HIV clinics in resource-limited settings in the allocation of scarce HIV treatment among a large...

In common parlance, luxury and markdowns are, in many respects, contradictory concepts. Markdowns decrease product exclusivity and hence consumers' willingness to pay (i.e., snob effect) since most consumers purchasing luxury desire uniqueness. Markdowns also encourage strategic...

We study the impact of yield uncertainty (supply side) and self-interested consumers (demand side) on the inefficiency in the influenza vaccine supply chain. Previous economic studies, focusing on demand side, find that the equilibrium demand is always less than the socially optimal demand since...

Several Emergency Medical Service (EMS) agencies across the US have demonstrated that the time spent by EDs on ambulance diversion can be reduced by implementing community-wide policies that restrict the duration and frequency of diversion episodes. However, the mechanisms through which these...

Early infant diagnosis (EID) programs in many resource-limited settings are aimed at diagnosing infants born to HIV positive mothers. Due to the complexity of the diagnostic technology, EID programs are often highly centralized with few laboratories testing blood samples from a large network of...