I am an assistant professor of economics at the University of Guelph. Before that, I was an economist at the U. S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division.
My research is in industrial organization, economics of innovation, antitrust, and applied econometrics.
Contact:
email: yjqiu [at] uoguelph [dot] ca
Publications
Win/Loss Data, Consumer Switching Costs: Measuring Diversion Ratios and the Impact of Mergers (2023) [Appendix] (with Masayuki Sawada and Gloria Sheu, Journal of Industrial Economics, Volume 72, Issue 1, Pages 327-355)
The Matthew Effect, Research Productivity, and the Dynamic Allocation of NIH Grants (2023) (RAND Journal of Economics, Volume 54, Issue 1, Pages 135-164)
Methods for Nonparametric and Semiparametric Estimation with Endogeneity: A Gentle Guide, (with Xiaohong Chen, Annual Review of Economics, 8, September 2016, 259-90).
Working Papers
Collusion and Innovation: The Case of LCD Cartel, 2001-2006 (with Mitsuru Igami and Takuo Sugaya) (draft available upon request)
Competitive Effects of Resale Price Maintenance Through Inventory: Evidence from Publishing Industry (with Kohei Kawaguchi and Yi Zhang) [New Draft!]
Welfare Gains from Product and Process Innovations: The Case of LCD Panels, 2001-2011 (with Mitsuru Igami, Shoki Kusaka, and Tuyetanh Tran, (2nd round) Revise and Resubmit at Econometrica)
Resale Price Maintenance under Demand Uncertainty and Retail Competition (with Kohei Kawaguchi and Yi Zhang, Revised and Resubmitted to Review of Industrial Organization) [New!]