Problem definition. In the US auto market, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) implements a stricter fuel economy standard in California than the federal standard implemented by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Trump administration’s 2018 announcement to freeze the EPA...

Competing technologies in emerging industries create uncertainties that can discourage supplier investments. Open technology may induce supplier investments, but may also lead to intensified future competition. In this paper, we study competing manufacturers' open-technology strategies. We show...

We study an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) purchasing two inputs for assembly from two suppliers with private cost information. The OEM can contract with the two suppliers either simultaneously or sequentially. We consider both cases in which the OEM has relatively equal bargaining power...

Surge pricing in ride hailing platforms is a pivotal and controversial subject. In this paper, we investigate surge pricing from a temporal perspective; in particular, we highlight the strategic behavior by riders and drivers and that drivers respond to surge pricing much slower than riders. We...