Bulletin of Economic Research. April 27, 2021
Yong Chao, PhD
Professor, Economics
College of Business, Room 144
(502) 852-3573
Bio
Yong Chao is an applied micro-economist, whose research focuses on industrial organization, antitrust and regulatory policies, and behavioral economics.
His work has appeared in leading academic journals including the American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, Economic Research Journal (《经济研究》), International Economic Review, Management World (《管理世界》) , Management Science, RAND Journal of Economics, and Review of Financial Studies. He is a recipient of several research awards and grants from Microsoft Corporation, NET Institutes, China’s Ministry of Education, Li Ka-Shing Foundation, and Pei-Kang Chang Research Foundation.
Education
- PhD (Economics) University of Southern California, 2010
- MA (Economics) University of British Columbia, 2004
- BS (Mathematics) Huazhong University of Science & Technology, China, 2003
- BA (Economics) Huazhong University of Science & Technology, China, 2003
Awards & Honors
University Distinguished Faculty Award for Research, Nominee
University of Louisville, 2023
Faculty Favorite Awards
University of Louisville, 2022
Faculty Fellow
Center for Free Enterprise, University of Louisville, 2022
Award for Excellence in Economic Research
Economics Department, University of Louisville, 2019
Top 20 Reviewers Award
International Journal of Industrial Organization., 2015
Recent Research & Publications
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With linear pricing, can profit‐maximizing monopoly output be socially efficient? -
Neutrality of third-degree price discrimination International Review of Economics Education. December 29, 2020 -
Optimal nonlinear pricing by a dominant firm under competition American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (Forthcoming). May 29, 2020 -
Pay-what-you-want pricing under competition: Breaking the Bertrand Trap Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. July 23, 2019 -
Asymmetry in capacity and the adoption of all-units discounts International Journal of Industrial Organization. July 1, 2019