Research Summary
I study the design of information mechanisms and economics of digitization, drawing theory-driven insights from large-scale datasets through industry collaborations. My most recent research focuses on designing trust systems for platforms, the economics of blockchain technology, and the economic impact of artificial intelligence. I elaborate on my two research streams below. (click to expand)
Working Papers
15. The Short-Term Effects of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Employment: Evidence from an Online Labor Market with Oren Reshef (WashU) and Luofeng Zhou (NYU)
14. Quality Certificates Alleviate Consumer Aversion to Sponsored Search Advertising with Meng Liu (WashU) and Raphael Thomadsen (WashU), CESifo Working Paper No. 9886,
13. When and Why Do Buyers Rate in Online Markets with Tobias Klein (Tilburg U) and Konrad Stahl (U Mannheim),
CEPR Discussion Paper 17006, CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper No. 267
CEPR Discussion Paper 17006, CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper No. 267
12. Designing Quality Certificates: Insights from eBay with Ginger Zhe Jin (Maryland) and Meng Liu (WashU),
NBER working paper 29674, R&R, Journal of Marketing Research
NBER working paper 29674, R&R, Journal of Marketing Research
11. Syndicated Equity Crowdfunding: How Do Investors Evaluate Experts and What Are the Consequences? with Christian Catalini (MIT), NBER working paper 24777, R&R, Research Policy
Peer-Reviewed Publications
10. Scaling Smart Contracts via Layer-2 Technologies: Some Empirical Evidence with Lin William Cong (Cornell), Catherine Tucker (MIT), Luofeng Zhou (Columbia) [Online Appendix] Accepted, Management Science
9. Targeted Incentives, Broad Impacts: Evidence from A Large Digital Platform with Meng Liu (WashU) and Tat Chan (WashU), CESifo Working Paper No. 9894, Accepted, Quantitative Marketing and Economics
8. From High Bar to Uneven Bars: The Impact of Information Granularity in Quality Certification with Zekun Liu (NYU) and Weiqing Zhang(NYU), Management Science, 2023
7. Raising the Bar: Certification Thresholds and Market Outcomes with Maryam Saeedi (CMU), Giancarlo Spagnolo (SITE) and Steve Tadelis (Berkeley) [Online Appendix] American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2023
6. The Value of Verified Employment Data for Consumer Lending: Evidence from Equifax with Tat Chan (WashU), Naser Hamdi (Equifax), and Zhenling Jiang (Penn), Marketing Science, 2022
5. The Geography of Ridesharing: A Case Study of New York City with Chungsang Lam (Clemson) and Meng Liu (WashU), Information Economics and Policy, 2021
4. Facilitating Inclusive Global Trade: Evidence from a Field Experiment Management Science, 2020
3. Does Machine Translation Affect International Trade? Evidence from A Large Digital Platform with Erik Brynjolfsson (MIT) and Meng Liu (Washington University) [Online Appendix] Management Science, 2019
2. Adverse Selection or Moral Hazard: An Empirical Study with Maryam Saeedi (CMU) and Neel Sundaresan (Microsoft),
Journal of Industrial Economics, 2019
Journal of Industrial Economics, 2019
1. Reputation & Regulation: Evidence from eBay with Maryam Saeedi (OSU), Zeqian Shen (eBay), and Neel Sundaresan (eBay), Management Science, 2016
Other Publications
Artificial Intelligence Can Transform the Economy--with Erik Brynjolfsson (MIT and NBER) and Meng Liu (Washington University in St. Louis and MIT), Op-Ed, The Washington Post, September 2018.