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Dynamic Pricing Without Knowing the Demand Function: Risk Bounds and Near-Optimal Algorithms by Besbes, Omar, Zeevi, Assaf

“…We consider a single-product revenue management problem where, given an initial inventory, the objective is to dynamically adjust prices over a finite sales…”
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Intertemporal Price Discrimination: Structure and Computation of Optimal Policies by Besbes, Omar, Lobel, Ilan

“…We study a firm’s optimal pricing policy under commitment. The firm’s objective is to maximize its long-term average revenue given a steady arrival of…”
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On the (Surprising) Sufficiency of Linear Models for Dynamic Pricing with Demand Learning by Besbes, Omar, Zeevi, Assaf

“…We consider a multiperiod single product pricing problem with an unknown demand curve. The seller’s objective is to adjust prices in each period so as to…”
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Non-Stationary Stochastic Optimization by Besbes, Omar, Gur, Yonatan, Zeevi, Assaf

“…We consider a non-stationary variant of a sequential stochastic optimization problem, in which the underlying cost functions may change along the horizon. We…”
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Prior-Independent Optimal Auctions by Allouah, Amine, Besbes, Omar

“…Auctions are widely used in practice. Although auctions are also extensively studied in the literature, most of the developments rely on the significant common…”
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On Information Distortions in Online Ratings by Besbes, Omar, Scarsini, Marco

“…Consumer reviews and ratings of products and services have become ubiquitous on the Internet. This paper analyzes, given the sequential nature of reviews and…”
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On Implications of Demand Censoring in the Newsvendor Problem by Besbes, Omar, Muharremoglu, Alp

“…We consider a repeated newsvendor problem in which the decision maker (DM) does not have access to the underlying demand distribution. The goal of this paper…”
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Blind Network Revenue Management by Besbes, Omar, Zeevi, Assaf

“…We consider a general class of network revenue management problems, where mean demand at each point in time is determined by a vector of prices, and the…”
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How Big Should Your Data Really Be? Data-Driven Newsvendor: Learning One Sample at a Time by Besbes, Omar, Mouchtaki, Omar

“…We study the classical newsvendor problem in which the decision maker must trade off underage and overage costs. In contrast to the typical setting, we assume…”
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Editorial Statement—Revenue Management and Market Analytics

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Surge Pricing and Its Spatial Supply Response by Besbes, Omar, Castro, Francisco, Lobel, Ilan

“…We consider the pricing problem faced by a revenue-maximizing platform matching price-sensitive customers to flexible supply units within a geographic area…”
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Optimal Pricing with a Single Point by Allouah, Amine, Bahamou, Achraf, Besbes, Omar

“…Historical data are typically limited. We study the following fundamental data-driven pricing problem. How can/should a decision maker price its product based…”
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Optimal Exploration–Exploitation in a Multi-armed Bandit Problem with Non-stationary Rewards by Besbes, Omar, Gur, Yonatan, Zeevi, Assaf

“…In a multi-armed bandit problem, a gambler needs to choose at each round one of K arms, each characterized by an unknown reward distribution. The objective is…”
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Product Assortment and Price Competition under Multinomial Logit Demand by Besbes, Omar, Sauré, Denis

“…The role of assortment planning and pricing in shaping sales and profits of retailers is well documented and studied in monopolistic settings. However, such a…”
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Shapley Meets Uniform: An Axiomatic Framework for Attribution in Online Advertising by Singal, Raghav, Besbes, Omar, Desir, Antoine, Goyal, Vineet, Iyengar, Garud

“…One of the central challenges in online advertising is attribution, namely, assessing the contribution of individual advertiser actions such as emails, display…”
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On the Minimax Complexity of Pricing in a Changing Environment by Besbes, Omar, Zeevi, Assaf

“…We consider a pricing problem in an environment where the customers' willingness-to-pay (WtP) distribution may change at some point over the selling horizon…”
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Repeated Auctions with Budgets in Ad Exchanges: Approximations and Design by Balseiro, Santiago R., Besbes, Omar, Weintraub, Gabriel Y.

“…Ad exchanges are emerging Internet markets where advertisers may purchase display ad placements, in real time and based on specific viewer information,…”
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Dynamic Pricing with Financial Milestones: Feedback-Form Policies by Besbes, Omar, Maglaras, Costis

“…We study a seller that starts with an initial inventory of goods, has a target horizon over which to sell the goods, and is subject to a set of financial…”
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Contracting in Medical Equipment Maintenance Services: An Empirical Investigation by Chan, Tian Heong, de Vericourt, Francis, Besbes, Omar

“…Maintenance service plans (MSPs) are contracts for the provision of maintenance by a service provider to an equipment operator. These plans can have different…”
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Revenue Optimization for a Make-to-Order Queue in an Uncertain Market Environment by Besbes, Omar, Maglaras, Costis

“…We consider a revenue-maximizing make-to-order manufacturer that serves a market of price- and delay-sensitive customers and operates in an environment in…”
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