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Algorithms in the marketplace: An empirical analysis of automated pricing in e-commerce 市场中的算法：电子商务中自动定价的实证分析

IF 4.5 3区经济学

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101111

Philip Hanspach , Geza Sapi , Marcel Wieting

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Social media and the fragility of Africa 社交媒体与非洲的脆弱性

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Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101104

Sylvain B. Ngassam , Simplice A. Asongu , Gildas Tiwang Ngueuleweu

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Strategic data sales with partial segment profiling 通过部分细分市场分析进行战略性数据销售

IF 4.5 3区经济学

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101102

Flavio Delbono , Carlo Reggiani , Luca Sandrini

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Alternative payment models in the music streaming market: A comparative approach based on stream-level data 音乐流媒体市场的替代支付模式：基于流媒体数据的比较方法

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Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101103

François Moreau , Patrik Wikström , Ola Haampland , Rune Johannessen

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Migrant remittances and the adoption of information and communication technology 移民汇款与信息和通信技术的采用

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Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-06-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101101

Ubaid Ali , Mazhar Mughal , Muhammad Ayaz , Junaid Ahmed

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Do Gigabits Mean Business? “Ultra-Fast” broadband availability's effect on business births 千兆比特意味着生意吗？"超高速 "宽带对企业诞生的影响

IF 2.8 3区经济学

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-06-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101094

Christina Biedny, Brian E. Whitacre, Andrew J. Van Leuven

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Agency model versus wholesale model 代理模式与批发模式

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Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-06-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101093

Dingwei Gu , Yangguang Huang

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Imperfect history-based price discrimination with asymmetric market shares 市场份额不对称的基于历史的不完全价格歧视

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Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101092

Stefano Colombo , Clara Graziano , Aldo Pignataro

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Terms of use and network size: Evidence from online job boards and CV banks in the U.S. 使用条款与网络规模：来自美国在线招聘网站和简历库的证据

IF 2.8 3区经济学

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101091

Vera Brenčič

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Behavior-based algorithmic pricing 基于行为的算法定价

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Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101081

Antoine Dubus

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