Fields of Interest
Applied Microeconomic Theory, Industrial Organization, Health Economics
Appointments
Stony Brook University: Associate Professor at Economics Department and College of Business, 2019-
Stony Brook University: Assistant Professor at Economics Department and College of Business, 2012- 2019
Michigan State University: Assistant Professor at Economics Department, 2008-2012
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Boston University, Boston, MA, May 2008
Dissertation Title: New product launch, social learning and credence goods
M.A., Economics, Boston University, Boston, MA, 2005
B.A., Economics (with distinction), University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, P.R. China, 2001
Fellowships and Awards
Co-PI, Summer Program on Game Theory and Economics , 2023-2026
PI, Stony Bold grant, Stony Brook, 2016-2017, $31,000
Co-PI, Hong Kong research grant, 2015-2016, $976,000, HKD
CAS excellence award, Stony Brook, Summer 2013
Special Research Fellowship, Boston University, Fall 2005, Spring 2007, Fall 2007
Summer Research Grant, Boston University, Summer 2007
Student Research Award (travel grant), Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, June 2006, August 2007, April 2008
Teaching Fellowship, Boston University, Fall 2004-Fall 2007
The First Class Academic Scholarship, University of International Business and Economics, 1997-2001
Professional Service
Associate Editor: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2020-
Co-organizer of webinar on credence goods and markets for expert services, 2021-
Teaching
Ph.D. courses: Ph.D. Industrial Organization, Micro Theory I, Health Economics, Micro Theory II, Strategic Behavior in Economic Environments
Master courses: Managerial Economics (MBA501, EMBA501, Stony Brook), Microeconomic Theory (PPL805, MSU),
Undergraduate courses: Intermediate Microeconomics (EC301, MSU), Industrial Organization (ECO326)
Publications
[1] “Credence goods markets with conscientious and selfish experts,” International Economic Review, Vol. 52, Feb. 2011, Page 227-244
[2] “New product launch: herd seeking or herd preventing?” (with Pasquale Schiraldi) Economic Theory, Vol. 51, Nov. 2012, Page 627-648
[3] “Informal payments in developing countries’ public health sectors,” (with Monic Jiayin Sun) Pacific Economic Review,17(4), Oct. 2012 , Page 514-524
[4] “Health insurance, treatment plan, and delegation to altruistic physicians,” (with Ching-to Albert Ma) Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol.85, Jan. 2013, Page 79-96
[5] “Buying frenzies in durable-goods markets,” (with Pasquale Schiraldi), European Economic Review, Vol. 70, Aug. 2014, Page 1--16
[6] “On the role of verifiability and commitment in credence goods markets,” (with Donald Wright and Yuk-fai Fong), International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol. 37, Nov. 2014, Page 118-129
[7] “Liability and Reputation in Credence Goods Markets” (with Yuk-fai Fong), Economics Letter, Vol. 166, May 2018, Page 35-39
[8] “Incentive for motivated experts in a partnership” (with Ching-to Albert Ma and Henry Mak), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 152, Aug. 2018, Page 296-313
[9] “ Information acquisition, signaling and learning in duopoly” (with Thomas Jeitschko and Tao Wang), International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol. 61, Nov. 2018, Page 155-191
[10] “Using Customer Service to Build Clients' Trust,” (with Yuk-fai Fong, Xiaoxiao Hu, Xiaoxuan Meng), Journal of Industrial Economics, April, 2020
[11]“Pricing schemes and seller fraud: evidence from taxi rides,” (with Estefania Vergara Cobos and Yiyi Zhou), Journal of Industrial Economics, March, 2019, page 56-90
[12]“Trust building in credence goods markets,” (with Yuk-fai Fong and Xiaoxuan Meng), American Economic Journal-Microeconomics, 2021
[13] “Treatment delay in credence goods market,” (with Yuk-fai Fong, Xiaoxuan Meng, and Lin Zhao), Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, forthcoming
[14] “Disclosure of conflicts fo interest: Theory and empirics ,” (with Ming Li), book chapter in the Elgar Comanin to Information Economics, forthcoming
[15] “Equilibrium Information in Credence Goods,” (with Ching-to Albert Ma), Games and Economic Behavior, forthcoming
Working papers
[1] “Mandatory disclosure of conflicts of interest: Good news or bad news?”, (with Ming Li), under review, 2023
[2]“Optimal Licensing in Markets with Quality Innovation”, (with Siyu Ma and Yair Tauman), 2024
[3]" Search in Credence Goods Markets," (with Takahiro Moriya), 2024
[4]"Consumer Optimal Information Design for Credence Goods," (with Fei Li, and David Kim), 2024
Referee Services
Review of Economic Statistics, Review of I.O., Rand Journal of Economics, AEJ-Micro, European Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, Management Science, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, NSF proposal, Journal of Health Economics, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Journal of Industrial Economics, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, B.E. Journals of Economic Analysis and Policy, B.E. Journals of Theoretical Economics, Economica, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, Economic Theory
Conferences and Presentations
2024 IIOC, Boston
23rd Annual SAET Conference, Chile
2023 John Hopkins University, Oct
SEA 93rd Annual Meeting, Nov.
Lingnan University, Hong Kong, Dec.
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Dec.
Asia-Pacific Industrial Organization Society conference, Dec.
Hong Kong Economic Association Biennial Conference, Dec.
2022 UIUC, Oct.
EA-ESEM, Milan, August
International game theory festival, Stony Brook, July
Econometrica society summer meeting, Miami, June
International Industrial Organization Conference, Boston, May
Webinar in credence goods and expert markets
2021: Webinar in credence goods and expert markets
Econometric Society China meeting, Jan.
Annual Meeting of the Austrian Economic Association, June
International Game Theory Festival at Stony Brook, July
Midwest theory conference, East Lansing, Oct.
2019 The International Industrial Organization Conference, Boston, April
Twelfth Annual Conference on Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy, Chicago, Sept.
2018 Canadian Economic Theory Conference, Toronto
Triangle Microeconomics Conference, UNC
Midwest Theory Conference, Philadelphia
HKUST Workshop on Industrial Organization
The University of International Business and Economics
2017 The 29th International Game Theory Conference, Stony Brook
The 7th Annual International Conference on Industrial Organization at Zhe Jaing University, Hang Zhou, China
HKUST Workshop on Industrial Organization
The 15th International industrial organization conference, Boston
Columbia-Duke-MIT-Northwestern IO theory conference, Duke
2016 Utah Business Economics Conference, Salt Lake City
Boston University, Boston
The 14th International industrial organization conference, Philadelphia
Canadian Economic Theory Conference, Montreal
Econometric Society European Meeting, Geneva
2015 The 13th International industrial organization conference, Boston
The 26th International conference on game theory, Stony Brook
2014 Michigan State University, March
Fordham University, April
The 12th international industrial organization conference, Boston, April
Columbia-Duke-MIT-Northwestern IO theory conference, Boston
2013 Game theory festival, Stony Brook, July
The 11th international industrial organization conference, Boston, May
The Utah winter business economics conference, Feb.
AEA, San Diego, Jan.
2012 Western Michigan University, April
2011 American University, DC, Dec.
The 10th annual Columbia-Duke-Northwestern I.O. Theory Conference
SUNY at Stony Brook, New York, Nov.
Econometric Society North American Summer Meeting, St. Louis, June
2010 Duke/Northwestern/Texas IO Theory Conference, Duke, Nov.
Brownbag Theory Seminar, Michigan State University, Oct.
Econometric Society World Congress 2010, Shanghai, China, Aug.
Annual International Conference in Industrial Organization and Management Strategy
(IOMS), Shanghai, China, Aug.
The 8th International Industrial Organization conference, Vancouver, Canada, May,
IUPUI, Indiana, May
Utah Winter Business Economics Conference, Mar.
2009 XXIV Jornadas de Economía Industrial, Vigo, Spain, September
North American Summer Meeting, Boston, June
Midwest Theory Conference, Iowa, May
Boston College, Boston, March
Theory Brown Bag Seminar, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Feb.
2008 Theory Brown Bag Seminar, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Dec.
6th International Industrial Organization Conference, Washington DC, May
University of Miami, Florida, Feb.
Concordia University, Canada, Feb.
McMaster University, Canada, Feb.
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, Feb.
Texas A&M, College Station, Texas, Jan.
University of California at Davis, Davis, California, Jan.
University of College London, London, UK, Jan.
2007 Economics of Industry Seminar, London School of Economics, London, UK, Dec.
Dissertation Workshop, Boston University, MA, Dec.
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK, Nov.
Microeconomic Theory Workshop, Boston University, MA, May, Oct.
62nd European Meeting of the Econometric Society, Budapest, Hungary, Aug.
5th International Industrial Organization Conference, Savannah, GA, April
2006 Inaugural Conference of the American Society of Health Economist, Madison, WI, June
2005 Microeconomics theory workshop, Boston University, MA, Dec.
Languages
Fluent in English and Mandarin