My current research focuses on the digital/platform economy. I use field experiments, econometrics and structural modelling techniques to answer questions on digital/platform economy.
--Young Economists' Essay Awards European Association for Research in Industrial Economics
- Research Summary--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My current research focuses on the digital/platform economy. I use field experiments, econometrics and structural modelling techniques to answer questions on digital/platform economy.
- Published Journal Papers------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Silke Forbes, Mara Lederman and Zhe Yuan (2019), “Do Airlines Pad Their Schedules,” Review of Industrial Organization, vol. 54(1), pages 61-82, February 2019
- Mo Xiao and Zhe Yuan (2022), “License Complementarity and Package Bidding: the U.S. Spectrum Auctions,” American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 14 (4): 420-64, November 2022.
- Tianshu Sun, Zhe Yuan, Chunxiao Li, Kaifu Zhang and Jun Xu (2021), “The Value of Personal Data in Internet Commerce: A High-stake Field Experiment on Data Regulation Policy,” Forthcoming in Management Science
- R&R Papers-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Zhe Yuan (2022), “Network Competition in the Airline Industry: A Framework for Empirical Policy Analysis,” Under R&R in Rand Journal of Economics
--Young Economists' Essay Awards European Association for Research in Industrial Economics
- Zhe Yuan, Yuan Chen, Tianshu Sun, and Yitong Wang (2022), “How Recommendation Affects Customer Search: A Field Experiment,” Under R&R in Information Systems Research
- Yuxin Chen, Zhe Yuan, Tianshu Sun and Yuan Chen (2022), “Understanding the Impacts of De-personalization in Search Algorithm: A Field Experiment with A Large Online Retail Platform,” Under R&R Marketing Science
- Paper Under Review-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Yanyou Chen, Yao Luo and Zhe Yuan (2022), “Driving the Drivers: Algorithmic Discrimination and Wage-Setting in Ride-Hailing,” Under Review
- Zhe Yuan, Yitong Wang, Tianshu Sun and Huilan Xu (2022), “The Value of Firm Data for SME Growth: A Natural Experiment on Democratizing Data Analytics Product in E-commerce,” Under Review
- Tiancheng Chen and Zhe Yuan (2022), “The Value of Market Intelligence: Evidence from Online Lipstick Sellers,” Under Review
- Working Papers------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- 2023 The Chinese Economists Society
- Zhe Yuan, Lu Fang, Yitong Wang, Brian Wu (2023), “Platform AI Market Recommendation Tool and Firm Innovation: A Field Experiment,” working paper
- Tanjim Hossain, Mo Xiao, Zhe Yuan and Wei Zhou (2020), “Herding in the U.S. Spectrum Auctions,” working paper
- Jie Bai, Yanyou Chen, Daniel Yi Xu, and Zhe Yuan (2023), “Platform-Generated Quality Ratings: Theory, Empirics and Welfare Implications,” working paper