Biography

Prof. Shi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He got his PhD at the University of Virginia in 2016. He conducts empirical research on consumer choice and firm behavior in different markets, using new data and structural models. His research interests include Empirical Industrial Organization, Industrial Organization Theory, Applied Microeconomics, and Media Economics.

Research

• “Health Policy, Price Regulation, and Innovation: Evidence from China’s Vaccine Industry.” forthcoming, with Hao Geng, Journal of Development Economics
• “Differential Pricing of Internet Traffic: Theory and Evidence from a Chinese ISP.” 2024, with Danhou Li, the NET Institute working paper 
• “The Interplay Between Innovation and Marketing: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry.” 2023, with Y. Zhao 
• “The impact of broadband Internet on public media: Evidence from China.” 2023, with Danhou Li, Information Economics and Policy, 65: 101058
• “Air Pollution and Advertising Spending.” 2022, with Peng Zhang
• “Evaluating Hong Kong Consumption Voucher Scheme.” 2022, with Hao Geng and Micheal Song
• “Research Exemption and Pharmaceutical Innovation.” 2021, with Y. Zhao.
• “The Impact of Media on Trade: Evidence from the 2008 China Milk Contamination Scandal.” 2020, Tuan Luong and Zheng Wang.
• “Catching (Exclusive) Eyeballs: Multi-Homing and Platform Competition in the Magazine Industry.” 2018.

Awards and Honours

• P.I., Hong Kong RGC General Research Fund #14506021, 2021-2023
• P.I., Hong Kong RGC General Research Fund #14503219, 2019-2021
• P.I., Hong Kong RGC Early Career Scheme #24502017, 2017-2019
• P.I., CUHK Direct Grant for Research, 2016-2017

• 2022–2023 Digital Economy Open Research Pioneer Award
• CUHK Faculty of Social Science Exemplary Teaching Award, 2020, 2023
• China Health Economics Development Forum Outstanding Paper Award, 2023
• China Law & Economics Forum Best Paper Award, 2019
• Steer Family Endowed Fund Fellowship, University of Virginia, 2014
• Bankard Pre-doctoral Fellowship, University of Virginia, 2014–2015

Courses Taught