N. Bora Keskin

Duke University - Fuqua School of Business

Associate Professor

100 Fuqua Drive

Durham, NC 27708-0120

United States

http://faculty.fuqua.duke.edu/~nk145/

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

28

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18,684

TOTAL CITATIONS

340

Scholarly Papers (28)

1.

Personalized Dynamic Pricing with Machine Learning: High Dimensional Features and Heterogeneous Elasticity

Management Science, Vol. 67, No. 9, September 2021, pp. 5549-5568
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 25 May 2017 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2021
Gah‐Yi Ban and N. Bora Keskin
Imperial College Business School and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 4,566 (4,622)
Citation 41

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dynamic pricing, demand learning, demand uncertainty, regret analysis, lasso, machine learning

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The Blockchain Newsvendor: Value of Freshness Transparency and Smart Contracts

Management Science, forthcoming
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 03 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2024
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 1,870 (19,441)
Citation 19

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Blockchain, supply chain transparency, freshness, newsvendor, smart contracts, price differentiation, dual sourcing, Internet of Things

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Dynamic Pricing with Demand Learning and Reference Effects

Management Science, forthcoming
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 29 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2021
Arnoud V. den Boer and N. Bora Keskin
University of Amsterdam - Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 1,083 (43,876)
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reference-price effect, dynamic pricing, sequential estimation, learning and earning

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Data-driven Dynamic Pricing and Ordering with Perishable Inventory in a Changing Environment

Management Science, forthcoming
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 18 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2021
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 942 (53,302)
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dynamic pricing, inventory control, perishable inventory, nonstationary environment, data-driven analysis, estimation, exploration-exploitation

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Data-driven Clustering and Feature-based Retail Electricity Pricing with Smart Meters

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 22 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2023
N. Bora Keskin, Yuexing Li and Nur Sunar
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School and University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business School
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spectral clustering, feature-based dynamic pricing, data-driven analysis, retail electricity, smart meter, lasso regularization, exploration-exploitation

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The Nonstationary Newsvendor: Data-Driven Nonparametric Learning

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 15 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2023
N. Bora Keskin, Xu Min and Jing-Sheng Jeannette Song
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Shanghai International Studies University and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 892 (57,521)
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newsvendor, nonstationary demand learning, nonparametric estimation, inventory management, optimal staffing

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Dynamic Pricing with an Unknown Demand Model: Asymptotically Optimal Semi-Myopic Policies

Operations Research, Vol. 62, No. 5, September-October 2014, pp. 1142-1167, Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 14-30
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 03 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2018
N. Bora Keskin and Assaf Zeevi
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Decision Risk and Operations
Downloads 863 (60,081)
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Revenue management, pricing, sequential estimation, exploration-exploitation

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Competition Between Two-Sided Platforms Under Demand and Supply Congestion Effects

Forthcoming in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 08 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 29 Jan 2020
Fernando Bernstein, Gregory DeCroix and N. Bora Keskin
Duke University, Wisconsin School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 780 (68,811)
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Sharing Economy, Two-Sided Platforms, Competition, Congestion Effects, Ride-Sharing

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Dynamic Learning and Market Making in Spread Betting Markets With Informed Bettors

Number of pages: 81 Posted: 07 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2020
John R. Birge, Yifan Feng, N. Bora Keskin and Adam Schultz
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, National University of Singapore (NUS), Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Wealthfront, Inc.
Downloads 672 (83,469)
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sequential learning, dynamic pricing, strategic agent, market manipulation, spread betting market, prediction market, market making, sports analytics

10.

Chasing Demand: Learning and Earning in a Changing Environment

Mathematics of Operations Research, Vol. 42, No. 2, May 2017, pp. 277-307
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 04 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2018
N. Bora Keskin and Assaf Zeevi
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Decision Risk and Operations
Downloads 608 (94,969)
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Revenue management, pricing, sequential estimation, exploration-exploitation, regret

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Markdown Policies for Demand Learning with Forward-looking Customers

Operations Research, forthcoming
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 15 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 10 Nov 2024
John R. Birge, Hongfan(Kevin) Chen and N. Bora Keskin
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, The Chinese University of Hong Kong - CUHK Business School and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 604 (95,724)

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markdown pricing, model uncertainty, Bayesian learning, exploration-exploitation, forward-looking customer behavior

12.

Dynamic Selling Mechanisms for Product Differentiation and Learning

Operations Research, Vol. 67, No. 4, July-August 2019, pp. 1069-1089
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 25 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2021
N. Bora Keskin and John R. Birge
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
Downloads 579 (101,013)
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Dynamic programming, self-selection, Bayesian learning, exploration-exploitation

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To Interfere or Not To Interfere: Information Revelation and Price-Setting Incentives in a Multiagent Learning Environment

Operations Research, forthcoming
Number of pages: 101 Posted: 11 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 07 Sep 2023
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, The Chinese University of Hong Kong - CUHK Business School, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Downloads 492 (123,469)
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sharing economy, two-sided platforms, revenue management, pricing, demand learning, sequential estimation, exploration-exploitation, regret.

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Optimal Dynamic Pricing with Demand Model Uncertainty: A Squared-Coefficient-of-Variation Rule for Learning and Earning

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 25 Nov 2014
N. Bora Keskin
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 464 (132,505)
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Dynamic pricing, revenue management, stochastic control, Bayesian learning, Gaussian prior distribution, exploration-exploitation

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Bayesian Dynamic Pricing Policies: Learning and Earning Under a Binary Prior Distribution

Management Science, Vol. 58, No. 3, March 2012, pp. 570-586
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 03 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2018
J. Michael Harrison, N. Bora Keskin and Assaf Zeevi
Stanford Graduate School of Business, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Decision Risk and Operations
Downloads 439 (141,616)
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Revenue management, pricing, estimation, Bayesian learning, exploration-exploitation

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Bayesian Dynamic Pricing and Subscription Period Selection with Unknown Customer Utility

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 16 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 19 Jan 2024
Yuan-Mao Kao, N. Bora Keskin and Kevin Shang
City University of New York (CUNY) - Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University
Downloads 402 (156,697)

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dynamic pricing, subscription period, subscription dynamics, demand learning, cost learning

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Discontinuous Demand Functions: Estimation and Pricing

Management Science, Vol. 66, No. 10, October 2020, pp. 4516-4534
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 20 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2021
Arnoud V. den Boer and N. Bora Keskin
University of Amsterdam - Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 397 (158,894)
Citation 1

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Revenue management, pricing, estimation, exploration-exploitation, demand discontinuity.

18.

Selling Quality-Differentiated Products in a Markovian Market with Unknown Transition Probabilities

Operations Research, forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 10 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 28 Sep 2023
N. Bora Keskin and Meng Li
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and University of Houston - Department of Decision & Information Sciences
Downloads 378 (167,817)
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quality-differentiation, pricing, Markov-modulated demand, exploration-exploitation, regret

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Dynamic Learning for Joint Pricing, Advertising, and Inventory Management

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 01 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2024
Huseyin Gurkan, N. Bora Keskin and Rodney P. Parker
ESMT European School of Management and Technology, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Indiana University Bloomington
Downloads 263 (247,077)

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learning and earning, dynamic pricing, advertising, inventory management

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Impact of Information Asymmetry and Limited Production Capacity on Business Interruption Insurance

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 10 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 15 May 2020
Yuan-Mao Kao, N. Bora Keskin and Kevin Shang
City University of New York (CUNY) - Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University
Downloads 250 (260,083)
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Business Interruption Insurance, Moral Hazard, Adverse Selection, Disruption Management

21.

Data-driven Population Tracking in Large Service Systems

Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise Research Paper No. 4748063
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 06 Mar 2024 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2024
Duke University, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Statistics and Operation Research and Department of Statistics and Operations Research
Downloads 213 (303,772)

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Service systems, Internet of Things, people counters, data-driven tracking, change-point detection, inspections

22.

Green Ride-Hailing: Impact on Environment and Consumers

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 12 Aug 2024
N. Bora Keskin, Yuexing Li and Nur Sunar
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School and University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business School
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ride-hailing, green vehicles, green transportation, emissions, consumer surplus, sustainable operations

23.

Innovator's Edge in Supply Chain Transparency and Food Waste Reduction

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 06 Dec 2024
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 177 (360,251)

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fresh produce retail, competition, technology, transparency, innovator's advantage, food waste

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A Model-Free Geotemporal Clustering Approach for Pandemic Projection and Medical Resource Planning: Insights from COVID-19

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 11 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2025
N. Bora Keskin, Xu Min and Jing-Sheng Jeannette Song
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Shanghai International Studies University and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 170 (373,225)

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pandemic projection, medical personnel planning, clustering, sample average approximation, COVID-19

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On Incomplete Learning and Certainty-Equivalence Control

Operations Research, Vol. 66, No. 4, July-August 2018, pp. 1136-1167, Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 17-63
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 12 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2018
N. Bora Keskin and Assaf Zeevi
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Decision Risk and Operations
Downloads 167 (379,053)
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Dynamic Control, Sequential Estimation, Certainty Equivalence, Incomplete Learning

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Order Stacking in On-Demand Delivery Platforms

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 09 Oct 2024
N. Bora Keskin, James Scott and Robert Swinney
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 158 (397,511)

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on-demand services, delivery platforms, sharing economy, order stacking, pricing

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Feature-based Scheduling and Dynamic Learning with a Large Backlog

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 04 Jun 2024
N. Bora Keskin and Can Zhang
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 95 (586,731)

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feature-based scheduling, data-driven prioritization, dynamic learning, service time uncertainty

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Show-Up Profiles for Scheduled Services: Estimation and Applications

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 14 Feb 2025
Duke University, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Statistics and Operation Research and Department of Statistics and Operations Research
Downloads 40 (923,595)

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service operations, stochastic methods, transportation