High-entropy alloys (HEAs) have outstanding mechanical properties at cryogenic/elevated temperatures. However, intrinsic mechanisms of strengthening in extreme environments are still not well understood. Here we report the synergistic strengthening of atomic-scale lattice distortion and...

The common-support assumption of future type distributions is standard in the dynamic mechanism design literature (e.g., Baron and Besanko, 1984, Courty and Li, 2000, Eső and Szentes, 2007, Krähmer and Strausz, 2011, and Pavan, Segal, and Toikka, 2014). It is widely perceived that the...

We study the revenue-maximizing mechanism when a buyer’s value evolves endogenously because of learning-by-consuming. A seller sells one unit of a divisible good, while the buyer relies on his private, rough valuation to choose his first-stage consumption level. Consuming more leads to a more...

Listed companies in China have provided large numbers of loan guarantees for borrowers in recent years. The loan guarantee size of A-share Main Board listed companies was about RMB 3.85 trillion at the end of 2017. On the one hand, loan guarantees help borrowers access debt financing, which...

This study investigates a two-tier fresh food supply chain consisting of one supplier and one fresh food e-retailer, examining how the sequence of service-level decisions affects strategic choices. Freshness-keeping efforts can be provided by either the supplier or fresh food e-retailer, while...