CV
Associate Professor
Institute of Economic Research
Kyoto University
Email: chchen@kier.kyoto-u.ac.jp
EMPLOYMENT
Associate Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University, August 2019-
Assistant Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University, September 2014-July 2019
Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica, August 2009-August 2014
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009
M.B.A., Finance, National Taiwan University, 2003
B.A., Finance, Information Management, National Taiwan University, 2001
FIELDS OF INTEREST
Microeconomic Theory
Market Design
Industrial Organization
PUBLICATIONS
"Signaling under Double-Crossing Preferences: The Case of Discrete Types," with Junichiro Ishida and Wing Suen, Journal of Mathematical Economics, 114, 103046, 2024
"Pioneer, Early Follower or Late Entrant: Entry Dynamics with Learning and Market Competition," with Junichiro Ishida and Arijit Mukherjee, European Economic Review, 152, 104360, 2023
"Signaling under Double-Crossing Preferences," with Junichiro Ishida and Wing Suen, Econometrica, 90(3), 1225-1260, 2022
"Reputation Concerns in Risky Experimentation," with Junichiro Ishida and Wing Suen, Journal of the European Economic Association, 19(4), 1981-2021, 2021
"A War of Attrition with Experimenting Players," with Junichiro Ishida, Journal of Industrial Economics, 69(2), 239-269, 2021
"Hierarchical Experimentation," with Junichiro Ishida, Journal of Economic Theory, 177, 365-404, 2018
"Dynamic Performance Evaluation with Deadlines: The Role of Commitment," with Junichiro Ishida, Journal of Industrial Economics, 66(2), 377-422, 2018
"Careerist Experts and Political Incorrectness," with Junichiro Ishida, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 120, 1-18, 2015
"Name Your Own Price at Priceline.com: Strategic Bidding and Lockout Periods," Review of Economic Studies, 79(4), 1341-1369, 2012
"Type Composition, Career Concerns, and Signaling Efforts," Theory and Decision, 73(3), 401-422, 2012
WORKING PAPERS
"Optimal Feedback Dynamics Against Free-Riding in Collective Experimentation," with Hulya Eraslan, Junichiro Ishida, and Takuro Yamashita, ISER Discussion Paper No. 1247, July 2024
"Social Learning and Strategic Pricing with Rating Systems," with Kong-Pin Chen and Junichiro Ishida, ISER Discussion Paper No. 1203, March 2023
"Rewarding Mediocrity? Optimal Regulation of R&D Markets with Reputation Concerns," with Junichiro Ishida, ISER Discussion Paper No. 994, March 2017
"Auctions Versus Negotiations: The Role of Price Discrimination," with Junichiro Ishida, ISER Discussion Paper No. 873, May 2013
"Seeking Harmony Amidst Diversity: Consensus Building with Network Externalities," with Junichiro Ishida, ISER Discussion Paper No. 826, December 2011
"Screening with Resale: A Rationale for Selling in Bulk Packages," mimeo, September 2010
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Associate Editor, Economic Modelling, 2021-
Referee for: American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies, RAND Journal of Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, International Review of Economics and Finance, Economics Bulletin, Academia Economic Papers, Taiwan Economic Reviews, Economics of Education Review, International Economic Review, Journal of Mathematical Economics