Sequential Search Transformer: A Deep Structural Econometric Model

Yicheng Song
Corresponding Author
Yicheng Song
[email protected]
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9107-814X
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Search for more papers by this author
,
Tianshu Sun
Tianshu Sun
[email protected]
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9786-044X
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, Beijing 100006, China
Search for more papers by this author

Corresponding Author

Yicheng Song

[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9107-814X

Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

Search for more papers by this author

,

Tianshu Sun

[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9786-044X

Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, Beijing 100006, China

Search for more papers by this author

Published Online:16 Sep 2026https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2024.04540

Supplemental Material

mnsc.2024.04540.sm1.pdf

The replication files for this article are available HERE.

cover image Management Science

Articles In Advance

Article Information

Supplemental Material

Metrics

Information

Received:January 18, 2024
Accepted:April 30, 2026
Published Online:September 16, 2026

Copyright © 2026, INFORMS

Cite as

Yicheng Song, Tianshu Sun (2026) Sequential Search Transformer: A Deep Structural Econometric Model. Management Science 0(0).

https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2024.04540

Keywords

Acknowledgments

The authors thank the department editor, the associate editor, and the reviewers for their insightful comments and constructive suggestions throughout the review process. Sun acknowledges research support from CKGSB Research Institute, Center for Digital Transformation and ABRI Grant.