Bayesian pricing strategy for information goods

International Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 399-416

  Wang, Ziping ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Samar K ^b   Yao, Dong Qing ^c  

^a MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian strategy; Information goods; Renewal rate; Subscription based pricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879895297     PISSN: 17457645     EISSN: 17457653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJOR.2013.054971     Document Type: Article

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