- Faculty
Yi Chen
- Assistant Professor
Biography
Yi Chen is an assistant professor of economics at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management. He holds a PhD in economics from Yale University, with a focus on game theory and mechanism design. Chen’s research includes both theoretical and applied approaches to principal-agent problems, dynamic games, and organizational economics.
Education
PhD Yale University, 2018 PhM Yale University, 2016 MA Yale University, 2016 MA Peking University, 2012 BS Peking University, 2009 BA Peking University, 2009
Research
- Chen, Yi. "A Revision Game of Experimentation on a Common Threshold"Journal of Economic Theory. 186 (2020): 104997
- Chen, Yi. "Dynamic Delegation with a Persistent State"Theoretical Economics. 17.4 (2022): 1589–1618
- Chen, Yi; Wang, Zhe. "Optimal Sequential Selling Mechanism and Deal Protections in Mergers and Acquisitions"Journal of Finance. 78.4 (2023): 2139-2188
- Chen, Yi; Jungbauer, Thomas; Wang, Zhe. "The Strategic Decentralization of Recruiting"Journal of Economic Theory. 209 (2023): 105639
Awards
- Core Faculty Teaching Award for the One-Year MBA Class of 2022 (2022) Johnson MBA Class of 2022