My SSRN website
PAPERS UNDER REVISION:
[1] Discretionary Red Tape, with Michael Jung, Chul-In Lee, and Jaimie Lien, rejected with resubmit invitation from American Economic Review
[2] Warm up by Revelation to Cool down in Competition: Consumer Privacy, Multi-purchase, and Information Sharing, with Xiaokuai Shao, rejected with resubmit invitation from Management Science
[3] Representativeness Biases and Lucky Store Effects, with Jaimie Lien and Jia Yuan, revision requested by International Economic Review
[4] Multi-period Matching with Commitment, with Mu Zhang, revision requested by Games and Economic Behavior
[5] How Alliances Form and Conflict Ensues, with Lu Dong, Lingbo Huang, and Jaimie Lien, revision requested by Games and Economic Behavior
[6] Pump-Faking the Effort? Evidence from NBA Players’ Contracts, with Qingliang Fan, Jaimie Lien, and Meng Lin, revision requested by Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
[7] Coupling Information Disclosure with a Quality Standard in R&D Contests, with Gaoyang Cai, Qian Jiao and Jingfeng Lu, revision requested by Journal of Industrial Economics
RECENT WORKING PAPERS:
EXPERIMENT:
[1] A Deduction Mechanism for Public Goods Provision: Theory and Experiment, with Fuhai Hong and Jaimie Lien
[2] Trust under Request versus Trust with Threat, with Yunwen He, Zihui Wang, and Bin Xu
[3] Lying for Efficiency or Fairness?, with Jaimie Lien and Jinglan Zhang
[4] Making Use of the Wisdom of Crowds: Stuck in the Majority Rule, with Yunwen He and Jaimie Lien
[5] The Cooperative Consequences of Contests, with Jaimie Lien and Yilin Zhuo
[6] Qualifications, Willingness, and Gender Debiasing in Leader Selection, with Yutong Li and Xianghong Wang
[7] Absolute versus Relative: Asymmetric Framing in a Heterogeneous-Endowment Public Goods Game, with Xianghong Wang and Lan Zhou
[8] Male, Female, or No Comment? Gender Information Disclosure in Trusting and Reciprocating, with Yunwen He and Jaimie Lien
[9] How to Pick the Winner? A Laboratory Experiment on Promotion Mechanisms and Individual Performance, with Xingyi Ruan
EMPIRICS:
[1] Exaggerating to Break-Even: Reference-Dependent Moral Hazard in Automobile Insurance Claims, with Feng Gao and Jaimie Lien
[2] A Reminder in the Air: Attention to Pollution and the Purchase of Critical Illness Insurance, with Feng Gao, Jaimie Lien, Jun Wang, and Qian Wang
[3] Multiple Reference Points and Length of Ownership in the Housing Market, with Naqun Huang and Jaimie Lien
[4] What Brings Consumers Back for More? Evidence from Quantifiable Gain and Loss Experiences in Penny Auctions, with Jaimie Lien and Minbo Xu
[5] Major Earthquakes and Presently-Gratifying Expenditures, with Jaimie Lien and Qingqing Peng
[6] Contrast Effects: The Phantom of The Latest Forecasts, with Huan Cai and Xiaodi Zhang
THEORY:
[1] Hierarchical Bayesian Persuasion, with Zhonghong Kuang and Jaimie Lien
[2] Persuasion and Overselling with Two-sided Asymmetric Information, with Fan Wu
[3] Ridge Distributions and Information Design in Simultaneous All-Pay Auction Contests, with Zhonghong Kuang and Hangcheng Zhao
[4] Persuasion and Timing in Asymmetric-Information All-pay Auction Contests, with Jian Chen and Zhonghong Kuang
[5] Even-split Strategy in Sequential Colonel Blotto Games, with Xinmi Li
[6] Strong Bubbles and Common Expected Bubbles in a Finite Horizon Model
[7] Bayesian Persuasion in Sequential Tullock Contests, with Jian Chen and Zhonghong Kuang
[8] How do Tom and Jerry Play? A Simple Application of Convex Geometry in Game Theory, with Xinmi Li
[9] Information Asymmetry, Job Switching Mobility, and Screening of Abilities: A Tale of Two Sectors, with Xiao Chen, Wenqing Pan, and Tian Wu
[10] Stable and Balanced Outcome of Bilateral Bargaining in Networks, with Gaoyang Cai and Junpeng Xia
WORKING PAPERS IN CHINESE (中文工作论文):
[1] 社会信息环境、奉献行为与公共品供给困境 (Social Information Environment, Dedication Behavior and the Dilemma of Public Goods Provision), with Yunwen He, revision requested by 《管理科学学报》(Journal of Management Sciences in China)
[2] 三次分配与共同富裕：基于实验经济学的视角 (The Third Distribution and Common Prosperity: From the Perspective of Experimental Economics), with Yunwen He and Bin Xu
[3] 线上与线下：产品差异化和市场竞争渠道的策略选择 (Online versus Offline: Product Differentiation and Strategic Consideration of Competing Channels), with Qian Wang
[4] 隐私偏好、差异化定价与消费者信息保护政策 (Privacy Preference, Price Discrimination, and Policies on Consumer Information Protection), with Xiaokuai Shao, revision requested by 《经济研究》(Economic Research Journal)
[5] 数字经济背景下价格歧视与个人信息保护的福利影响 (Welfare Implications of History-Based Price Discrimination and Consumer Information Protection), with Qian Wang
[6] 质量敏感度信息、垂直差异化竞争与信息保护政策的福利影响——数字经济时代双寡头模型再探 (The Welfare Impact of Quality-sensitivity Information, Competition with Vertical Differentiation, and Information Protection Policies ——Revisiting the Duopoly Model in the Era of Digital Economy), with Lang Gan and Zeng Lian
[7] 信息优势与技术优势孰轻孰重：一个非对称双寡头的虚实之争模型, with Haipeng Han and Mingzhi Li
[8] 市场前景、产能约束与规制者信息披露政策设计, with Lang Gan, Haipeng Han, and Zeng Lian
SELECTED WORK IN PROGRESS
[1] Persuasive Exaggeration in Selling by An Expert, with Feng Gao and Jaimie Lien
[2] Self-commitment for Cooperation, with Shaoan Huang and Jaimie Lien
[3] Paternalism in a World of Uncertainty: An Experimental Study, with Ye Jin
[4] A Goose Feather that Travels 1000 Kilometers Becomes a Real Matter, with Yunwen He, Jaimie Lien, and Yang Yang
[5] Generalized Assurance Mechanism in Threshold Public Goods Provision: Theory and Experiment, with Rongrong Fu and Zhi Li
[6] Auctions for Public Commodities, with Hanjoon Michael Jung and Jaimie Lien
[7] Historical Cereal Endowments, Risk Preference and Female Entrepreneurship, with Dawei Feng, Chunchao Wang, and Zhecong Zheng
[8] Club Dynamics and Non-Rival Resources, with Jaimie Lien and Anning Xie
[9] Optimal Binary Mechanisms for Assigning Objects to Agents with Private Information, with Haowei Ding
[10] Price Frame, Obfuscation and Strategic Co-opetition, with Xinnian Pan
[11] Bayesian Persuasion in Marriage Markets, with Zhiming Feng
[12] Team Race against Time: Theory and Experiment, with Ailin Leng and Anning Xie
PAPERS UNDER REVISION:
[1] Discretionary Red Tape, with Michael Jung, Chul-In Lee, and Jaimie Lien, rejected with resubmit invitation from American Economic Review
[2] Warm up by Revelation to Cool down in Competition: Consumer Privacy, Multi-purchase, and Information Sharing, with Xiaokuai Shao, rejected with resubmit invitation from Management Science
[3] Representativeness Biases and Lucky Store Effects, with Jaimie Lien and Jia Yuan, revision requested by International Economic Review
[4] Multi-period Matching with Commitment, with Mu Zhang, revision requested by Games and Economic Behavior
[5] How Alliances Form and Conflict Ensues, with Lu Dong, Lingbo Huang, and Jaimie Lien, revision requested by Games and Economic Behavior
[6] Pump-Faking the Effort? Evidence from NBA Players’ Contracts, with Qingliang Fan, Jaimie Lien, and Meng Lin, revision requested by Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
[7] Coupling Information Disclosure with a Quality Standard in R&D Contests, with Gaoyang Cai, Qian Jiao and Jingfeng Lu, revision requested by Journal of Industrial Economics
RECENT WORKING PAPERS:
EXPERIMENT:
[1] A Deduction Mechanism for Public Goods Provision: Theory and Experiment, with Fuhai Hong and Jaimie Lien
[2] Trust under Request versus Trust with Threat, with Yunwen He, Zihui Wang, and Bin Xu
[3] Lying for Efficiency or Fairness?, with Jaimie Lien and Jinglan Zhang
[4] Making Use of the Wisdom of Crowds: Stuck in the Majority Rule, with Yunwen He and Jaimie Lien
[5] The Cooperative Consequences of Contests, with Jaimie Lien and Yilin Zhuo
[6] Qualifications, Willingness, and Gender Debiasing in Leader Selection, with Yutong Li and Xianghong Wang
[7] Absolute versus Relative: Asymmetric Framing in a Heterogeneous-Endowment Public Goods Game, with Xianghong Wang and Lan Zhou
[8] Male, Female, or No Comment? Gender Information Disclosure in Trusting and Reciprocating, with Yunwen He and Jaimie Lien
[9] How to Pick the Winner? A Laboratory Experiment on Promotion Mechanisms and Individual Performance, with Xingyi Ruan
EMPIRICS:
[1] Exaggerating to Break-Even: Reference-Dependent Moral Hazard in Automobile Insurance Claims, with Feng Gao and Jaimie Lien
[2] A Reminder in the Air: Attention to Pollution and the Purchase of Critical Illness Insurance, with Feng Gao, Jaimie Lien, Jun Wang, and Qian Wang
[3] Multiple Reference Points and Length of Ownership in the Housing Market, with Naqun Huang and Jaimie Lien
[4] What Brings Consumers Back for More? Evidence from Quantifiable Gain and Loss Experiences in Penny Auctions, with Jaimie Lien and Minbo Xu
[5] Major Earthquakes and Presently-Gratifying Expenditures, with Jaimie Lien and Qingqing Peng
[6] Contrast Effects: The Phantom of The Latest Forecasts, with Huan Cai and Xiaodi Zhang
THEORY:
[1] Hierarchical Bayesian Persuasion, with Zhonghong Kuang and Jaimie Lien
[2] Persuasion and Overselling with Two-sided Asymmetric Information, with Fan Wu
[3] Ridge Distributions and Information Design in Simultaneous All-Pay Auction Contests, with Zhonghong Kuang and Hangcheng Zhao
[4] Persuasion and Timing in Asymmetric-Information All-pay Auction Contests, with Jian Chen and Zhonghong Kuang
[5] Even-split Strategy in Sequential Colonel Blotto Games, with Xinmi Li
[6] Strong Bubbles and Common Expected Bubbles in a Finite Horizon Model
[7] Bayesian Persuasion in Sequential Tullock Contests, with Jian Chen and Zhonghong Kuang
[8] How do Tom and Jerry Play? A Simple Application of Convex Geometry in Game Theory, with Xinmi Li
[9] Information Asymmetry, Job Switching Mobility, and Screening of Abilities: A Tale of Two Sectors, with Xiao Chen, Wenqing Pan, and Tian Wu
[10] Stable and Balanced Outcome of Bilateral Bargaining in Networks, with Gaoyang Cai and Junpeng Xia
WORKING PAPERS IN CHINESE (中文工作论文):
[1] 社会信息环境、奉献行为与公共品供给困境 (Social Information Environment, Dedication Behavior and the Dilemma of Public Goods Provision), with Yunwen He, revision requested by 《管理科学学报》(Journal of Management Sciences in China)
[2] 三次分配与共同富裕：基于实验经济学的视角 (The Third Distribution and Common Prosperity: From the Perspective of Experimental Economics), with Yunwen He and Bin Xu
[3] 线上与线下：产品差异化和市场竞争渠道的策略选择 (Online versus Offline: Product Differentiation and Strategic Consideration of Competing Channels), with Qian Wang
[4] 隐私偏好、差异化定价与消费者信息保护政策 (Privacy Preference, Price Discrimination, and Policies on Consumer Information Protection), with Xiaokuai Shao, revision requested by 《经济研究》(Economic Research Journal)
[5] 数字经济背景下价格歧视与个人信息保护的福利影响 (Welfare Implications of History-Based Price Discrimination and Consumer Information Protection), with Qian Wang
[6] 质量敏感度信息、垂直差异化竞争与信息保护政策的福利影响——数字经济时代双寡头模型再探 (The Welfare Impact of Quality-sensitivity Information, Competition with Vertical Differentiation, and Information Protection Policies ——Revisiting the Duopoly Model in the Era of Digital Economy), with Lang Gan and Zeng Lian
[7] 信息优势与技术优势孰轻孰重：一个非对称双寡头的虚实之争模型, with Haipeng Han and Mingzhi Li
[8] 市场前景、产能约束与规制者信息披露政策设计, with Lang Gan, Haipeng Han, and Zeng Lian
SELECTED WORK IN PROGRESS
[1] Persuasive Exaggeration in Selling by An Expert, with Feng Gao and Jaimie Lien
[2] Self-commitment for Cooperation, with Shaoan Huang and Jaimie Lien
[3] Paternalism in a World of Uncertainty: An Experimental Study, with Ye Jin
[4] A Goose Feather that Travels 1000 Kilometers Becomes a Real Matter, with Yunwen He, Jaimie Lien, and Yang Yang
[5] Generalized Assurance Mechanism in Threshold Public Goods Provision: Theory and Experiment, with Rongrong Fu and Zhi Li
[6] Auctions for Public Commodities, with Hanjoon Michael Jung and Jaimie Lien
[7] Historical Cereal Endowments, Risk Preference and Female Entrepreneurship, with Dawei Feng, Chunchao Wang, and Zhecong Zheng
[8] Club Dynamics and Non-Rival Resources, with Jaimie Lien and Anning Xie
[9] Optimal Binary Mechanisms for Assigning Objects to Agents with Private Information, with Haowei Ding
[10] Price Frame, Obfuscation and Strategic Co-opetition, with Xinnian Pan
[11] Bayesian Persuasion in Marriage Markets, with Zhiming Feng
[12] Team Race against Time: Theory and Experiment, with Ailin Leng and Anning Xie
