Gerry Tsoukalas
Associate Professor, Information Systems
Education
PhD, Stanford University, 2013
Selected Research Presentations
Tsoukalas, G. Invited talk @ UC Santa Barbara, Economics DeFI Seminar, 2023
Tsoukalas, G. Invited talk @ AVA Labs, Owl Explains Podcast, 2023
Tsoukalas, G. Invited talk @ HKBU, Hong Kong, 2023
Tsoukalas, G. Invited talk @ London Business School, 2023
Tsoukalas, G. Invited talk @ Oxford University, 2023
Tsoukalas, G. Invited talk @ American Economic Association, Annual Meeting, 2023
Tsoukalas, G. Invited talk @ Luohan Academy, 2023
Tsoukalas, G. Invited Discussant @ BU Digital Business Seminar, 2023
Tsoukalas, G. Invited talk @ INFORMS – Annual Conference, 2022
Tsoukalas, G. Invited talk @ Boston College, 2022
Tsoukalas, G. Invited talk @ Alibaba – Luohan Academy, 2022
Tsoukalas, G. Invited talk @ Academy of Management – Annual Conference, 2022
Tsoukalas, G. Invited talk @ IMD, Switzerland, 2022
Tsoukalas, G. Invited talk @ ESSEC Business School, 2022
Tsoukalas, G. Invited talk @ Cornell University, 2022
Tsoukalas, G. Invited talk @ Imperial College Business School, London, 2022
Tsoukalas, G. Invited Talk @ EPFL, Switzerland, 2022
Tsoukalas, G. Invited Seminar @ Georgia Tech: Should Platforms Decentralize Pricing?, Georgia Tech – Scheller, 2021
Tsoukalas, G. Invited Seminar @ UMichigan: Should Platforms Decentralize Pricing?, University of Michigan – Ross, 2021
Tsoukalas, G. Invited Seminar @ U of Bath: “Decentralized Control of Pricing on Platforms”, University of Bath QF & Fintech Research Seminar Series, 2021
Tsoukalas, G. Invited Seminar @ Case Western: “Initial Coin Offerings, Speculation and Asset Tokenization”, Case Western – Weatherhead School of Management, 2021
Tsoukalas, G. Invited Seminar @ MSOM: Decentralized Pricing, MSOM, 2021
Tsoukalas, G. , Dizdarer, T. Invited Seminar @ MIW: Pricing in Service Platforms: Who Should Set the Prices?, Marketplace innovation workshop, 2021
Gan, R. , Tsoukalas, G. Invited Seminar @ CBER: Financing Platforms with Uncapped Crypto Tokens, Crypto and Blockchain Economics Research Conference, 2021
Tsoukalas, G. Invited Seminar @ BIlkent: Initial Coin Offerings, Speculation and Asset Tokenization, Bilkent University, 2021
Tsoukalas, G. Invited Seminar @ Syracuse University: Initial Coin Offerings, Speculation and Asset Tokenization, Syracuse University – Whitman School of Business, 2021
Tsoukalas, G. Invited Seminar @ The Fields Institute: Initial Coin Offerings, Speculation and Asset Tokenization, The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, York University, 2021
Tsoukalas, G. Invited Panelist: Blockchain and Decentralized Finance, CBER Forum, 2021
Tsoukalas, G. Session Host: Crypto and Blockchain Economics Research Forum, CBER, 2021
Publications
Belavina, E., Marinesi, S., Tsoukalas, G. (In Press). “Designing Crowdfunding Platform Rules to Deter Misconduct”, SSRN Electronic Journal
Chod, J., Trichakis, N., Tsoukalas, G., Aspegren, H., Weber, M. (In Press). “Blockchain and the Value of Operational Transparency for Supply Chain Finance”, SSRN Electronic Journal
Benhaim, A., Hemenway Falk, B., Tsoukalas, G. (2023). “Scaling Blockchains: Can Committee-Based Consensus Help?”, Management Science, 69 (11), 6525-6539
Tsoukalas, G., Gan, R., Netessine, S. (2023). “Decentralized Platforms: Governance, Tokenomics, and ICO Design”, Management Science
Hastings, M., Falk, B., Tsoukalas, G. (2022). “Privacy-Preserving Network Analytics”, Management Science, 69 (9), 5482-5500.
Hanisch, M., Rawhouser, H., Wang, W., Halaburda, H., Hsieh, Y., Lumineau, F., Murray, A., Tsoukalas, G. (2022). “AI and Emerging Technologies Track: The Implications of Blockchain Technology for Business”, Academy of Management Proceedings, 2022 (1)
Tsoukalas, G. (2022). “How PayPal Gets Employees Invested in Innovation”, Harvard Business Review
babich, V., Marinesi, S., Tsoukalas, G. (2021). “Does Crowdfunding Benefit Entrepreneurs and Venture Capital Investors?”, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 23 (2), 508-524
Gan, J., Tsoukalas, G., Netessine, S. (2021). “Initial Coin Offerings, Speculation, and Asset Tokenization”, Management Science, 67 (2), 914-931
Belavina, E., Marinesi, S., Tsoukalas, G. (2020). “Rethinking Crowdfunding Platform Design: Mechanisms to Deter Misconduct and Improve Efficiency”, Management Science, 66 (11), 4980-4997
Chod, J., Trichakis, N., Tsoukalas, G., Aspegren, H., Weber, M. (2020). “On the Financing Benefits of Supply Chain Transparency and Blockchain Adoption”, Management Science, 66 (10), 4378-4396
Tsoukalas, G., Falk, B. (2020). “Token-Weighted Crowdsourcing”, Management Science, 66 (9), 3843-3859
Gan, R., Netessine, S., Tsoukalas, G. (2020). Financing Inventory through Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs).”Foundations and Trends in Technology, Information and Operations Management”, NOW
Babich, V., Marinesi, S., Tsoukalas, G. (2019). “Updating the Crowdfunding Narrative”, Wharton Public Policy Brief, 7 (5)
Chod, J., Trichakis, N., Tsoukalas, G. (2019). “Supplier Diversification Under Buyer Risk”, Management Science, 65 (7), 3150-3173
Tsoukalas, G., Wang, J., Giesecke, K. (2019). “Dynamic Portfolio Execution”, Management Science
Iancu, D., Trichakis, N., Tsoukalas, G. (2017). “Is Operating Flexibility Harmful Under Debt?”, Management Science, 63 (6), 1730-1761
Sirignano, J., Tsoukalas, G., Giesecke, K. (2016). “Large-Scale Loan Portfolio Selection”, Operations Research, 64 (6), 1239-1255
Trichakis, N., Tsoukalas, G., Moloney, E. (2015). “Credem: Banking on Cheese”, Harvard Business School
Giesecke, K., Kim, B., Kim, J., Tsoukalas, G. (2014). “Optimal Credit Swap Portfolios”, Management Science, 60 (9), 2291-2307
Tsoukalas, G., Belobaba, P., Swelbar, W. (2008). “Cost convergence in the US airline industry: An analysis of unit costs 1995–2006”, Journal of Air Transport Management, 14 (4), 179-187