Reducing discrimination with reviews in the sharing economy: Evidence from field experiments on Airbnb
Recent research has found widespread discrimination by hosts against guests of certain
races in online marketplaces. In this paper, we explore ways to reduce such discrimination …
races in online marketplaces. In this paper, we explore ways to reduce such discrimination …
Marketplaces, markets, and market design
AE Roth - American Economic Review, 2018 - aeaweb.org
Marketplaces are often small parts of large markets, and both markets and marketplaces
come in many varieties. Market design seeks to understand what marketplaces must …
come in many varieties. Market design seeks to understand what marketplaces must …
Dynamic type matching
Problem definition: We consider an intermediary's problem of dynamically matching demand
and supply of heterogeneous types in a periodic-review fashion. Specifically, there are two …
and supply of heterogeneous types in a periodic-review fashion. Specifically, there are two …
On the use of operations research and management in public education systems
K Smilowitz, S Keppler - Pushing the boundaries: Frontiers …, 2020 - pubsonline.informs.org
This tutorial explores a series of questions related to the use of operations research (OR)
and operations management (OM) to improve public education systems. These questions …
and operations management (OM) to improve public education systems. These questions …
Revenue-utility tradeoff in assortment optimization under the multinomial logit model with totally unimodular constraints
We examine the revenue–utility assortment optimization problem with the goal of finding an
assortment that maximizes a linear combination of the expected revenue of the firm and the …
assortment that maximizes a linear combination of the expected revenue of the firm and the …
[PDF][PDF] Refugee resettlement
Over 100,000 refugees are permanently resettled from refugee camps to hosting countries
every year. Nevertheless, refugee resettlement processes in most countries are ad hoc …
every year. Nevertheless, refugee resettlement processes in most countries are ad hoc …
Constrained pseudo-market equilibrium
We propose a pseudo-market solution to resource allocation problems subject to
constraints. Our treatment of constraints is general: including bihierarchical constraints due …
constraints. Our treatment of constraints is general: including bihierarchical constraints due …
A pseudo-market approach to allocation with priorities
We propose a pseudo-market mechanism for no-monetary-transfer allocation of indivisible
objects based on priorities such as those in school choice. Agents are given token money …
objects based on priorities such as those in school choice. Agents are given token money …
Optimal priority-based allocation mechanisms
P Shi - Management Science, 2022 - pubsonline.informs.org
This paper develops a tractable methodology for designing an optimal priority system for
assigning agents to heterogeneous items while accounting for agents' choice behavior. The …
assigning agents to heterogeneous items while accounting for agents' choice behavior. The …
Assortment planning for two-sided sequential matching markets
I Ashlagi, AK Krishnaswamy, R Makhijani… - Operations …, 2022 - pubsonline.informs.org
Two-sided matching platforms provide users with menus of match recommendations. To
maximize the number of realized matches between the two sides (referred to herein as …
maximize the number of realized matches between the two sides (referred to herein as …