Li ZHAO

Education:

Ph.D., Economics, Vanderbilt University, 2016.

B.A., Economics, Zhejiang University, 2009.

Research Fields

Microeconometrics, Empirical Industrial Organization, Econometrics of Games

Publication

“Auctions with Selective Entry and Risk Averse Bidders: Theory and Evidence,” with T. Li and J. Lu, RAND Journal of Economics, 46(3), 524-545, 2015

Working Papers

  · The Effect of the Internet on Economic Growth: The Heterogeneous Effects across Country Groups and over Time. (With S. Huang, working paper, 2019.)

An Empirical Study of the “Mineral Rights Model”: With Application to the OCS Auction. (Working paper, 2018.)

Can Fixed Effects Models “Fix” Satellite Data? (Working paper, 2018.)

A Partial Identification Subnetwork Approach to Discrete Games in Large Networks: An Application to Quantifying Peer Effects. (With T. Li, working paper, 2017.)

A Unifying View of Partial Identification Approaches in Discrete Games of Complete Information. (With T. Li, working paper, 2016.)

Equilibrium Selection in Discrete Games of Complete Information: An Application to the Home Improvement Industry. (Working paper, 2015.)

Work in Progress

Judicial Institution and China’s Innovation, with J. Cong and S. Huang.

Government Relocation and Economic Development, with H. Shu and Y. Wang.