Publications

1. Barriola, X.  & Schmidt, W. (2025) “The High Impact of Disasters on Prices in Low-Income Communities,” Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 27(4), 993-1007. 

   • Accepted for EMPOM 2022 at the Wharton School

   • Selected for the Best Paper Proceedings at AOM 2022

2. Deshmane, A. & Barriola, X. (2025). “Frame by Fame: Content Creation on Short Video-Format Platforms,” Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 27(2), 479-495.

   • First Prize: INFORMS 2020 RMP Data-Driven Research Challenge

   • First Prize: Best Student Paper Award 2021 INFORMS Social Media Analytics Section

3. Azar, J. & Barriola, X. (2022). Did the MillerCoors Joint Venture Strengthen the Craft Beer Revolution? International Journal of Industrial Organization, 85, 102890.

   • Featured at: INSEAD Knowledge

4. Barriola, X. (2022). The Effect of Competition on Product Removal. Marketing Letters, 33(2), 203-214.

Working Papers

1. Building and Maintaining an Assortment of Durable Goods,” with Mihalis Markakis, Victor Martínez de Albéniz, and Claudio Sánchez.

   • Reject & Resubmit (1st Round): Manufacturing & Service Operations Management

2. “Stalled Innovation for Technology-Enabled Food Waste Reduction: Policy Action to Overcome Implementation Bottlenecks and Outcome Uncertainty,” with Lauri Loikkanen, Jan Holmström, and Lauri Saarinen.

   • Under Review: Research Policy 

3. “The Role of Local Suppliers After a Natural Disaster,” with Luk N. Van Wassenhove.

   • In Preparation for Submission: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management

4. “Spillover Effects of Labor Disruptions,” with William Schmidt.

   • In Preparation for Submission: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management

5. “Participation Trophies: How Owner Ideology Creates Sinecures,” with Winslow Robertson and Benjamin Cole.

   • In Preparation for Submission: Management Science

Work in Progress

“Are Nanostores Resilient to Disruptions?” with Rafael Escamilla and Jan Fransoo. 

“The Role of Store Brands in Mitigating Operational Disruptions,” with Yasin Alan and William Schmidt.

“The Owner Has to Go: Platform Activism, Resonance, and the Mobilization of External Stakeholders,” with Winslow Robertson and Massimo Maoret.

“The Effect of Ownership Changes on Product Availability,” with Yash Babar, Ulrich Laitenberger, and Florian Pethig.