arXiv:2511. 05050v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: In this study, a scalable online kernel learning framework is proposed for estimating bidirectional causal effects in systems characterized by mutual dependence and heteroskedasticity.
By Masahiro Tanaka
arXiv:2606. 30992v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Multicollinearity is a long lasting challenge in observational causal inference, especially in regressions -- highly correlated independent variables make it hard to isolate their individual impacts on outcomes of interest.
By Yufei Wu, Zhiying Gu, Alex Deng, Jacob Zhu, Linsha Chen
arXiv:2606. 11118v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We study a dynamic assortment problem on a two-sided service platform with incomplete information and heterogeneous customers in a discrete-time setting.
By Rahul Roy, Nur Sunar, Jayashankar M. Swaminathan
arXiv:2608. 13461v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Post-click conversion rate (CVR) is a key metric in various scenarios including e-commerce and advertising, reflecting the efficiency and user experience in the second stage of the conversion process.
By Jiayi Dan, Bo Li, Lu Deng, Yong Wang
arXiv:2606. 06779v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In multi-vertical e-commerce platforms like DoorDash, relatively newer product verticals such as grocery and retail present a significant opportunity for personalization innovation.
By Nimesh Sinha, Raghav Saboo, Martin Wang, Sudeep Das
arXiv:2604. 14575v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Marketing research often relies on parameters estimated from costly human-generated data, such as conjoint survey responses, purchase decisions, and field experiment outcomes.
By Cheng Lu, Mengxin Wang, Dennis J. Zhang, Heng Zhang
arXiv:2608. 12594v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: As more investors contemplate private markets and contend with limited transparency, sparse disclosures, and infrequent transactions, identifying economically meaningful peer companies for comparison is a fundamental challenge for valuation, due diligence, portfolio construction, and risk management.
By Sebastian Frank, Jingrao Lyu, Max Jarmey, Preetha Saha, Mingshu Li, Sweet Kaur, Sola Akinola, Dhagash Mehta
arXiv:2607. 14161v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Pinterest is where people turn inspiration into action as users browse ideas, then take steps toward realization, often by discovering shoppable content.
By Junpeng Hou, XianXing Zhang, Sai Xiao, Derek Cheng, Darren Reger, Olafur Gudmundsson, Mehdi Ben Ayed, Zhiqing Rao, Huizhong Duan
arXiv:2608. 10182v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Large-scale targeting and recommendation systems are typically built around predictive scores fed into heuristic or local allocation.
By Changshuai Wei, John Bencina, Phuc Nguyen, Andre Assuncao Silva T Ribeiro, Benjamin Zelditch
arXiv:2209. 04942v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Problem definition: This paper studies the problem of estimating consumer preferences from bundle sales data.
By Ningyuan Chen, Setareh Farajollahzadeh, Qingwei Jin, Fanni Shen, Guan Wang
arXiv:2606. 26787v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Traditional dynamic pricing models in large-scale e-commerce suffer from limited interpretability, poor utilization of unstructured information, and misalignment with long-term business objectives such as cumulative Gross Merchandise Value (GMV), Return on Investment (ROI) and milestone achievement.
By Chennan Ma, Yanning Zhang, Siqi Hong, Xiuchong Wang, Fei Xiao, Keping Yang
arXiv:2607. 00280v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Airbnb is a community based on connection and belonging -- many hosts on Airbnb are everyday people who share their worlds to provide guests with the feeling of connection and being at home; Airbnb strives to connect people and places.
By Yufei Wu, Daniel Schmierer