In the last two decades, last mile delivery (LMD) firms have seen immense growth due to the rise of e-commerce and digitalization, leading to faster and cheaper deliveries. However, this growth has also resulted in new challenges such as increased competition amongst LMD firms and heightened...

Peer-to-peer marketplaces have exploded in popularity in the past decade. Companies and individuals have deployed bots into these marketplaces to generate profits by purchasing and reselling items. However, the profitability of such bots remains uninvestigated. We develop a framework for...

Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have exploded in popularity in 2021, generating billions of dollars in transaction volume. In tandem, market intelligence platforms have emerged to track summary statistics about pricing and sales activity across different NFT collections. We demonstrate that...

Blockchain technologies have enabled the creation of decentralized applications which let users own and transact scarce digital assets. Although still in its infancy, the industry has attracted interest from organizations such as Formula One, the NBA, and several football (soccer) clubs to...

Algorithmic or automated decision-making has become commonplace, with firms implementing either rule-based or statistical models to determine whether or not to provide services to customers based on their past behaviors. Policy-makers are pressed to determine if and how to require firms to...