Efficient Algorithms for the Dynamic Pricing Problem with Reference Price Effect

Xin Chen
Xin Chen
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Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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Peng Hu
Peng Hu
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School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China 430074
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Zhenyu Hu
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Zhenyu Hu
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Department of Decision Sciences, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119245
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Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801

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Peng Hu

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School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China 430074

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Zhenyu Hu

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Zhenyu Hu

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Department of Decision Sciences, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119245

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Published Online:13 Oct 2016https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2016.2554

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Received:March 17, 2015
Accepted:May 21, 2016
Published Online:October 13, 2016

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