Hsin-Tien (Tiffany) Tsai
Hsin-Tien (Tiffany) Tsai
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics, National University of Singapore
Research Interests: Industrial Organization, Digital Economy, Applied Microeconomics
My research focuses on empirical IO, with an emphasis on the role of intermediation, vertical relationships, and the design of information asymmetry in markets such as online retailing, digital platforms, and financial markets.
Teaching: Industrial Organization (PhD-level) and Applied Econometrics (undergraduate-level)
Email: ttsai@nus.edu.sg
Published & Accepted Papers
Advantageous Selection with Intermediaries: A Study of GSE-Securitized Mortgage Loans
The RAND Journal of Economics, 54(4), 668-694, 2023
Steering via Algorithmic Recommendations, with Nan Chen
The RAND Journal of Economics, 55(4), 501-518, 2024 [Data in supporting information]
The Real Impact of FinTech: Evidence from Mobile Payment Technology, with Sumit Agarwal, Wenlan Qian, Yuan Ren, and Bernard Yeung
Management Science, forthcoming, 2025
Mobile Apps and Targeted Advertising: Competitive Effects of Data Sharing, with Ding Li
Journal of the European Economic Association, conditionally accepted, 2025 [Online Appendix]
Working Papers
Price Competition Under Information (Dis)Advantage, with Nan Chen
Awards: CRESSE & CPI Paper Award for Young Researchers, Boston University Platform Symposium Alessandro di Fioré Best Paper AwardRevise and resubmit, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
Collective Decision-Making in Global Antitrust Enforcement: Evidence from Shipyard Mergers, with Chuyue Tian
Selected Work In Progress
Entry Design in Cross-Border E-Commerce, with Nan Chen
Distributional Effects of Vehicle Ownership Restrictions, with Kwok Hao Lee
Vertical Control and Retail Competition: Evidence from Consumer Battery Industry, with Zhonglin Li
Other Publication
Welfare Implications of Congestion Pricing: Evidence from SFpark, with Pnina Feldman and Jun Li, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 24(2), 1091–1109, 2021.