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Chris Ryan

University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business

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1.

Algorithms for Loot Box Design

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 19 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2026
Jiangze Han, Chris Ryan and Xin T. Tong
University of British Columbia (UBC), University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and National University of Singapore (NUS)
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loot boxes, video games, probabilistic selling, pricing algorithms

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Assortment Optimization with α-Similar Substitutes: Insights from Customer Browsing Patterns

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 01 May 2022 Last Revised: 21 Jul 2024
Renjie Chen, Bo Jiang, Chris Ryan and Nanxi Zhang
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics - School of Information Management and Engineering, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics - School of Information Management and Engineering, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and University of Western Ontario - Ivey Business School
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Assortment optimization, data-driven, customer choice models

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On the interplay between pricing and information policies under social learning

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 27 Jan 2025
Zi Ling, Chris Ryan and Mengzhenyu Zhang
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and UCL School of Management, University College London
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Dynamic pricing, Bayesian persuasion/Information design, Social learning

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Contextual group design in online services

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 17 May 2024 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2025
Jiangze Han, Mahesh Nagarajan, Chris Ryan and Xin T. Tong
University of British Columbia (UBC), University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and National University of Singapore (NUS)
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Operational Transparency: Showing We Are Different

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 03 Aug 2023
Simai He, Chris Ryan, Danli Yao and Meng Zheng
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
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operational transparency, competition

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When Are Quota-Bonus Contracts Optimal? A Minimax Approach to Salesforce Compensation

Number of pages: 38
Rongzhu Ke, Chris Ryan and Nanxi Zhang
Zhejiang University, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and University of Western Ontario - Ivey Business School
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Salesforce compensation, quota-bonus contracts, minimax optimization