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Higher-Order Beliefs and (Mis)learning from Prices
with Kevin He (Last update: August 2025) R&R @ AEJ: Micro
If it is beneficial to misperceive higher-order beliefs when learning elasticity from prices, it is harmful when not learning.
Results from this paper originally appeared in Evolutionarily Stable (Mis)specifications: Theory and Applications
The Dynamics of Verification when Searching for Quality
with Zihao Li (Last update: July 2025) Presented @ EC' 24, R&R @ Review of Economic Studies
In a dynamic principal-agent project selection problem where transfers cannot be used and quality can be verified at a (sufficiently low) cost, optimal verification dynamics are characterized by "decreasing skepticism."
Electric Vehicle Sharing: Crowding Adoption Out or In?
with Ruozi Song (Last update: March 2025) R&R @ Journal of Public Economics
An Electric Vehicle (EV)-based ridesharing program in Los Angeles led to an increase in EV purchases, despite being a direct substitute to car ownership. We argue information externalities are responsible.
Working Papers
Sequentially Optimal Pricing under Informational Robustness
with Zihao Li and Xiaosheng Mu (Last update: September 2025) Presented @ SITE 2023, EC' 25
We propose an approach to study informationally robust dynamic pricing when the seller lacks commitment.
Incentivizing Forecasters to Learn: Summarized vs. Unrestricted Advice
with Yingkai Li (Last update: April 2025) Presented @ EC' 24
We characterize when a designer, seeking to induce an agent to acquire information over time and able to condition rewards on outcomes, should simply elicit a single report after acquiring information.
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