International Society of Dynamic Games

  • DGA Seminar: Influencing Customers and Product Returns

    Reza Nazari Khanmari
    Concordia University, Canada

    Dynamic Games and Applications Seminar

    Influencing Customers and Product Returns

    Apr 24, 2025   11:00 AM — 12:00 PM (Montreal time)

    Zoom webinar link

    Information tools shape consumer behavior in retail but have limited impact on post-purchase decisions. Using a Bayesian Persuasion framework, our model examines the relationship between customer influence and return decisions, considering different return and influence schemes. We uncover the trade-offs between pre-purchase and post-purchase options to identify the optimal level of influence under various return policies in both monopoly and duopoly scenarios. Our findings suggest that product returns can substitute for influence, with partial refunds reducing the need for additional efforts. The dynamics of competition and market structure also prove to have a significant role in driving these decisions.

  • 14th ISDG Workshop in Yerevan, Armenia

    As we informed you few days ago, it will not be possible to hold the 14th ISDG Workshop in Qingdao. The new venue of the Workshop is Yerevan, Armenia, at the same dates, i.e., June 11-13, 2025.
    For information about the Workshop, including venue, deadlines, etc., please visit its homepage. (If an old webpage uploads, then please refresh your browser.)

    We look forward to welcoming you at the Workshop.

    The organizers
    Vanya Barseghyan, Elena Parilina (chair), Florian Wagener

  • 14th ISDG Workshop relocates, dates remain the same

    For reasons completely outside of the control of the organising committee, it will not be possible to hold the 14th ISDG Workshop in Qingdao this coming June. They sincerely apologize for any inconveniences that change could cause. Thank you for your understanding.

    A group of ISDG members is now working on securing another location for the event. The search is made under the constraint that the dates remain the same, i.e., June 11-13. Details will be made public soon, including the new deadline for submitting an abstract.