Jiding Zhang

Jiding Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Operations Management at NYU Shanghai.

Jiding's primary research interests lie in the field of marketplace analytics. In her recent work, she analyzes the operations and economics of various digital platforms using both data analytic and mathematical modeling tools. She is also interested in developing data-driven methods for analysis of online markets. Her research has appeared in leading academic journals and has been recognized with multiple awards.

Jiding obtained her PhD from the Operations, Information and Decisions Department of The Wharton School, under supervision of Professors Senthil Veeraraghavan, Ken Moon and Sergei Savin.

Academic Positions

• New York University Shanghai
  • Assistant Professor of Operations Management 2021 –
  • Instructor of Operations Management 2020 – 2021
• New York University
  • NYU Global Network Assistant Professor 2021 –

Education

• The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 2015 – 2021 Operations, Information and Decisions Department Ph.D. in Managerial Science and Applied Economics Committee: Dr. Senthil Veeraraghavan, Dr. Ken Moon, Dr. Sergei Savin
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2011 – 2015 B.A. in Economics (Honors Program)
• The University of Texas at Austin Fall 2013 Exchange Undergraduate Student

Research Interests

• Marketplace Analytics
• Digital Platforms
• Causal Inference
• Machine Learning
• Structural Estimation