We study the problem when a firm sets prices for products based on the transaction data, i.e., which product past customers chose from an assortment and what were the historical prices that they observed. Our approach does not impose a model on the distribution of the customers’ valuations and...

We study the profitability of a seller of two products under simultaneous vs. sequential releases. The seller and heterogenous customers have a prior belief of products' popularity before their debut. The sequential release allows customer engagement and learning about the product for an...