This note specifies outcome variables, explanatory dimensions, and identification strategies to evaluate whether algorithmic pricing improves retailer profitability. Emphasis is placed on firm-level financial indicators available in the dataset and on causal methods suitable for staggered adoption across markets.

Global Baseline recommender using μ + user_avg + movie_avg − μ. Includes cleaned data, baseline tables, predictions, recommendations, and visuals.

Mehreen Ali Gillani