Optimal Selling Mechanisms With Endogenous Seller Outside Offers
ABSTRACT We examine a two‐stage selling mechanism design problem, where the buyer makes her report and the seller endogenously decides his effort (hidden investment) to generate a possibly better outside offer. The optimal mechanism shows that the seller's effort depends on the reported value of the buyer; a higher value lowers the seller's incentive ...
Xiaogang Che +3 more
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Athletes' Sensory Evaluation and Willingness to Pay for High-Protein Bread. [PDF]
Selvaggi R +5 more
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The Short and the Long of It: Stock‐Flow Matching in the US Housing Market
ABSTRACT From 2006 until 2020, the probability of selling a house in the U.S. declined sharply after listing for 2 weeks. Moreover, sales within the first 2 weeks of listing (“quick sales”) and sales happening afterward (“slow sales”) behaved differently over the housing cycle.
Eric Smith, Zoe Xie, Lei Fang
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Clinicopathologic characteristics of early-onset breast cancer among unselected young Black women. [PDF]
Beasley HK +11 more
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Abstract This research evaluates the effectiveness of a hybrid crowdshipping system that integrates occasional drivers with traditional delivery services (OD+TD) to improve the efficiency of freight distribution. By implementing the team orienteering problem with occasional drivers model, we develop a mathematical model and an agile optimization ...
Alisson Garcia‐Herrera +4 more
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Multi-Robot System for Cooperative Tidying Up with Mobile Manipulators and Transport Agents. [PDF]
Yi JB, Nasrat S, Song D, Kim J, Yi SJ.
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Assessing second‐price auctions for parcel exchanges in last‐mile logistics
Abstract The rapid growth of e‐commerce has led to multiple carriers operating in the same regions, creating opportunities for collaboration. However, logistics companies typically operate independently, leading to inefficiencies. Horizontal cooperation, where carriers share resources and infrastructure, can improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Christian Truden, Margaretha Gansterer
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How urban residential land transfer policies affect the housing market-evidence from Beijing, China. [PDF]
Li C, Wang D, Liang W, Zhang F.
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Fish welfare in a changing world: New developments and current challenges
Abstract The welfare of non‐human animals is central to ethical discussions on animal use, with increasing attention to fish welfare across research, aquaria, aquaculture, and fisheries. This paper reviews current theoretical approaches to animal welfare and recent advances in defining and assessing fish welfare since the seminal paper by Huntingford ...
Sonia Rey Planellas +16 more
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Opposing effects of sugar-free claims on perceived healthiness and sweetness reduce consumers' willingness to pay for sugar-free products. [PDF]
Panidi K +3 more
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