We study the problem of forecasting an entire demand distribution for a new product before and after its launch. Firms need accurate distributional forecasts of demand to make operational decisions about capacity, inventory and marketing expenditures. We introduce a unified, robust, and...

This paper investigates the effect of both strategic and environmental factors on the tourist area life cycle for Cypress Gardens. It is hypothesized that both types of factors can have a revitalization effect on the tourist area life cycle. A step-logarithmic function is used to model the...

Business microdata have proven useful in a number of fields, but the main sources of comprehensive microdata are subject to significant confidentiality restrictions. A growing number of papers instead use a private data source seeking to cover the universe of U.S. business establishments, the...