Dynamic Pricing with Demand Learning and Reference Effects

Arnoud V. den Boer
Arnoud V. den Boer
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Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics and Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam, 1090GE Amsterdam, Netherlands
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N. Bora Keskin
N. Bora Keskin
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Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 27708
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Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics and Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam, 1090GE Amsterdam, Netherlands

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N. Bora Keskin

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Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 27708

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Published Online:8 Aug 2022https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2021.4234

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