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Online learning in repeated auctions

open access: yesCoRR, 2015
Motivated by online advertising auctions, we consider repeated Vickrey auctions where goods of unknown value are sold sequentially and bidders only learn (potentially noisy) information about a good's value once it is purchased. We adopt an online learning approach with bandit feedback to model this problem and derive bidding strategies for two models:
Perchet, Vianney   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Artificial intelligence and liquidation: Reality, destiny and fantasy

open access: yesInternational Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly reshaping the administration of corporate liquidation. Beyond its established role in financial prediction and data analytics, AI is now assisting insolvency practitioners in identifying the onset of financial distress, managing creditor communications, tracing and valuing assets and enhancing ...
Kai Zhang, Jingchen Zhao
wiley   +1 more source

Are consumers willing to pay more for future organic? Preference for certified transitional labels

open access: yesJournal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, EarlyView.
Abstract The organic industry in the United States (US) has never kept pace with consumer demand and heavily relies on imports. This paper investigates how consumers value certified transitional labels, indicating growers are transitioning from conventional to organic production.
Xuqi Chen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Difference in sale strategies drive spatial heterogeneity in collection pressure through online auctions: the role of body colour variation in the Japanese freshwater crabs, Geothelphusa dehaani species complex [PDF]

open access: yesNature Conservation
The increase in online sales of living organisms has raised considerable concerns about its impact on wildlife. High demand for specific biological traits can intensify collection pressure via wildlife trades, yet the effects of colour variations and ...
Taiga Kunishima
doaj   +3 more sources

Modelling Critical Impeding Factors of Gamification Adoption: An ISM‐MICMAC Analysis

open access: yesGlobal Business and Organizational Excellence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gamification is a transformative technology that attracts consumers and motivates them toward desired actions through fun and engagement. Despite its growing popularity and influence on user behavior, gamification faces significant challenges in acceptance and implementation due to behavioral, technological, economic, and regulatory factors ...
Wamika Sharma   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

STATISTICAL PROPERTIES OF ONLINE AUCTIONS [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Modern Physics C, 2006
We characterize the statistical properties of a large number of online auctions run on eBay. Both stationary and dynamic properties, like distributions of prices, number of bids etc., as well as relations between these quantities are studied. The analysis of the data reveals surprisingly simple distributions and relations, typically of power-law form.
Namazi, Alireza, Schadschneider, Andreas
openaire   +2 more sources

Consumer attitudes, willingness to pay and hedonic evaluations of innovative legume gnocchi products

open access: yesJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 105, Issue 5, Page 2867-2878, 30 March 2025.
Abstract BACKGROUND With growing concerns over the adverse effects of animal‐derived products on health, animal welfare and the environment, the rising popularity of plant‐based foods underscores the importance of understanding consumer preferences and determining acceptance.
Muhammad Adzran Che Mustapa   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

GreenBid – an Online Agricultural Bidding Marketplace [PDF]

open access: yesITM Web of Conferences
GreenBid is a web-based agricultural marketplace that connects farmers and buyers through transparent, real-time online auctions. It eliminates middlemen, reduces paperwork, and promotes fair, market-driven pricing.
Patil Maheshwari   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimal bidding in online auctions [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Revenue and Pricing Management, 2009
Online auctions are arguably one of the most important and distinctly new applications of the Internet. The predominant player in online auctions, eBay, has over 42 million users, and it was the host of over $9.3 billion worth of goods sold just in the year 2001.
Bertsimas, Dimitris J.   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Are Start‐Up Acquisitions by Dominant Firms Driving Innovation or Killing Competition?

open access: yesManagerial and Decision Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper develops a sequential model to examine start‐up acquisitions in markets with network externalities, incorporating a pre‐entry strategic buyout option that allows the incumbent to integrate the start‐up's innovation, followed by post‐entry expenditure on coordination advertising, and defensive pricing strategies.
Adele Whelan, Kate Hynes
wiley   +1 more source

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