We study two privacy protection mechanisms motivated by emerging privacy regulations, limited retention and self-protection, in the context of data-driven (personalized) pricing. Limited retention refers to the removal of private data from a firm's database, and self-protection refers to a...

Gray markets are unauthorized channels of distribution for a supplier’s authentic products. We study a distribution channel that consists of a supplier who offers all-unit quantity discounts for batch orders to enjoy cost savings, and a reseller who may divert some goods to the gray markets....

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...

Revenue management (RM) is the application of analytical methodologies and tools that predict consumer behavior and optimize products' availability and prices to maximize a firm's revenue or profit. In the last decade, data has been playing an increasingly crucial role in business...

How should workers in the on-demand economy be classified? As contractors, employees, or somewhere in between? We study this policy question focusing primarily on the welfare of long-term (LT) workers, who have worked as much as full-time employees but have been treated as contractors. We...

To address financial shortage for public service provision, a government may delegate service provision to a private firm subject to regulation in service price or wait time, or jointly finance, own, and run a service system with the firm. However, the conflict between the government's and...