Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7543834 | Operations Research Letters | 2018 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
We consider optimal pricing problems for a product that experiences network effects. Given a price, the sales quantity of the product arises as an equilibrium, which may not be unique. In contrast to previous studies that take a best-case view when there are multiple equilibrium sales quantities, we maximize the seller's revenue assuming that the worst-case equilibrium quantity will arise in response to a chosen price. We compare the best- and worst-case solutions, and provide asymptotic analysis of revenues.
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Authors
Chenhao Du, William L. Cooper, Zizhuo Wang,