Browsing Theses by Subject "pricing"
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Inflation derivatives pricing with a forward CPI model
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)The Zero-Coupon Inflation Indexed Swap (ZCIIS) is a derivative contract through which inflation expectations on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) are actively traded in the US. In this thesis we consider different ways to use ... -
Pricing Virtual Goods: Using Intervention Analysis and Products’ Usage Data
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-13)The rapid growth of online games enables firms to charge players for virtual goods they sell for use within their online game environments. Determining prices for such virtual goods is inherently challenging due to the ... -
Product Differentiation and Operations Strategy for Price and Time Sensitive Markets
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-29)In this dissertation, we study the interplay between a firm’s operations strategy, with regard to its capacity management, and its marketing decision of product differentiation. For this, we study a market comprising ... -
Resource Management and Pricing in Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2012-07-25)Resource management is important for network design and deployment. Resource management and allocation have been studied under a wide variety of scenarios --- routing in wired networks, scheduling in cellular networks, ...