Overconfident Competing Newsvendors

Meng Li
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Meng Li
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Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey 08102
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Nicholas C. Petruzzi
Nicholas C. Petruzzi
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Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania 16801
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Jun Zhang
Jun Zhang
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Fudan University, Yangpu, Shanghai 200433, China
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Meng Li

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Meng Li

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Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey 08102

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Nicholas C. Petruzzi

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Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania 16801

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Jun Zhang

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Fudan University, Yangpu, Shanghai 200433, China

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Published Online:30 Jun 2016https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2016.2469

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