Hi! I'm Daniel. I am an economics PhD candidate and NSF graduate research fellow at MIT. Prior to this, I was an undergraduate student at Northwestern University, where I studied math, economics and mathematical methods in the social sciences. I also spent time with the New York and Chicago Federal Reserve Banks. 

Broadly, I study economic theory, with particular interests in information design and repeated games. Mostly I think about how information asymmetries and dynamic incentives distort economic efficiency, particularly in the absence of money, markets, or transfers, and what can be done to refine predictions or improve welfare in these settings. 

I also really like animals. Academically, I'm currently interested in understanding the extent to which tools from dynamic matching can help design more efficient species survival plans in American zoos. Recreationally, I maintain a few home aquariums and take pictures of animals; some of my best work is here. 

You can reach me at daniel57@mit.edu or danielluo.pi@gmail.com; or you can tweet at me.