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Associate Professor, Department of Economics

Xinyu Hua

PhD in Managerial Economics and Strategy, Northwestern University

Associate Professor, Department of Economics

Xinyu Hua

PhD in Managerial Economics and Strategy, Northwestern University

CEP Research Areas

Competition

Areas of Expertise

Industrial organization, Law and economics, Contract theory

Biography

Xinyu Hua obtained his Ph.D. degree from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is currently an associate professor in the department of economics at HKUST. He also serves as an associate editor at RAND Journal of Economics. His areas of research interests include law and economics, industrial organization, and contract theory. He has been working on topics such as the strategic use of contracts, litigation/settlement, product liability and firm strategies, enforcement of intellectual property rights, consumer data protection, etc. He teaches managerial microeconomics, strategy and organization, and antitrust economics and competition policy at HKUST. He has also provided consulting services for the anti-trust authority in China and some companies.  

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Competition
Research Affiliate Yuk Fai FONG Prof. Yuk-fai Fong is Professor of Economics and Associate Dean at the HKUST Business School, overseeing the Bilingual HKUST EMBA Program and Executive Education. Prior to that, he was Professor of Economics, Professor of Management and Strategy, and Associate Dean (Taught Postgraduate) at the HKU Business School. Before returning to Hong Kong in 2011, he was Assistant Professor of Management and Strategy at Kellogg School of Management.  
Competition
Research Affiliate Zhitao YIN Zhitao is an Assistant Professor at the School of Business and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research focuses on addressing the following three problems via econometrics as well as computational techniques (e.g., machine learning, natural language processing, network analysis) to provide evidence for the design of algorithmic, business, and policy interventions that can be implemented in the business and public sectors. (1) What are the risks that emerge when human delegate tasks to or collaborate with algorithm-based machines?
Competition
Conference, Symposium, Forum Asia Pacific Industrial Organization Conference 2023 The Asia Pacific Industrial Organization Conference (APIOC) 2023 will take place on December 15-17, 2023 by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Useful links Conference Program is available here. Time schedule is available here. Campus map is available here.
  • 2023-12-15 ~ 2023-12-17
  • 12:00am - 12:00am
Competition
Current Student Research Intern Jenny Chow Jenny Chow is a year 3 student majoring in Economics and Finance and minoring in Sustainability. She is also interested in sustainable finance and ESG issues. She is currently assisting Prof. Alminas ZALDOKAS to work on Collusion and Innovation project.
Competition
Search Algorithm, Repetitive Information, and Sales on Online Platforms The CEP working paper “Search Algorithm, Repetitive Information, and Sales on Online Platforms” authored by our research affiliate Yangguang Huang(with Yu Xie) was published at International Journal of Industrial Organization on 15 February 2023.
Competition
Publications Resource Allocation Among Competing Innovators Many innovative products are designed to satisfy the demand of specific target consumers; thus, the innovators will inevitably compete with each other in the product market. This paper investigates how a profit-maximizing principal should properly allocate her limited resources to support the innovations of multiple potentially competing innovators. The study finds that, as the available resources increase, the optimal diversification of investment may first increase and then decrease. By Yangguang Huang, Ying-Ju Chen, Pin Gao, Xiaoshuai Fan
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