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, Revise and Resubmit at RAND Journal of Economics) [Resubmitted]
Welfare Gains from Product and Process Innovations: The Case of LCD Panels, 2001-2011 (with Mitsuru Igami, Shoki Kusaka, and Tuyetanh Tran, Revise and Resubmit at Econometrica)