Publications

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

   • 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. “The Race for Product Renewal,” with Victor Martínez de Albéniz.

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

3. “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 

Work in Progress

“The Effect of Natural Disasters on Sourcing: Evidence from Physical Retailers,” with Luk N. Van Wassenhove

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

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

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