This paper discusses the interpretative benefits that arise from merging the Dirichlet- multinomial (DM) model as a loyalty variable in the multinomial logit (MNL) model of brand choice. The estimated ...

Respondents can vary strongly in the way they use rating scales. Specifically, respondents can exhibit a variety of response styles, which threatens the validity of the responses. The purpose of this ...

Citations: Abdallah, Tarek, Gustavo Vulcano. 2021. Demand Estimation under the Multinomial Logit Model from Sales Transaction Data. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management. (5)1196--1216.

One strategy for managing small business provider load is to ask small businesses for a reduced set of data items and then use synthetic estimation techniques to estimate totals for those data items ...

Gloria Sheu (Economic Analysis Group, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice) and Charles Taragin (Economic Analysis Group, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice) are Calibrating the ...

Abstract: This paper introduces a method for face and non-face classification. The method is based on the combined use of the multinomial logit model (MLM) and "kernel feature compound vectors". The ...

We explore the determinants of demand curvature and pass-through in aggregate, unit-demand, discrete choice mixed logit models. Accurate pass-through estimates are at the heart of analyses of mergers, ...

Abstract: The addressed problem considers a market model where a firm produces and sells a single product over a finite horizon divided into different periods. The firm aims to set the price of each ...