Professor ZHANG TianleBSc (Sun Yat-sen); MSc (HKUST); PhD (Colorado)Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Lingnan University
Director,Centre for Competition Policy and Regulation

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Professor Tianle Zhang is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economicsand the Director of Centre for Competition Policy and Regulation (CCPR) at Lingnan University. His research areas include Industrial Organization and Competition Policy. Professor Zhang has published in academic journals including American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, Economic Journal, International Economic Review, Management Science, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization,andInternational Journal of Industrial Organization.Professor Zhang has received several research grants from the HKSAR Government and has been an associate editor of International Journal of Industrial Organization since 2018.
Publications
Publications14. Experience Goods and Consumer Search (with Y. Chen and Z. Li), American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, Vol. 14 (3), 591-621, 2022.
13. Product Liability, Multidimensional R&D and Innovation (with P. Lin), Journal of Economics, Vol. 136,25–45, 2022.
12. Advance Selling Programs: When to Introduce and What to Inform Consumers (with Y. Ding), Managerial and Decision Economics, Vol. 43 (3), 779-790, 2022
11. Financing Orphan Drugs through a Blockchain-supported Insurance Model (with L. Ho, C. Kwok, K. Wat, F. Tai and S. Li), Frontiers in Blockchain, Vol. 5, 2022.
10. Vertical Integration and Disruptive Cross-market R&D (with P. Lin and W. Zhou), Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Vol. 29 (1), 51-73,2020.
9. Price-directed Consumer Search (with Y. Ding), International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol. 58, 106-135, 2018.
8. Patentability, R&D Direction, and Cumulative Innovation (with Y. Chen and S. Pan), International Economic Review, Vol. 59, 1969-1993, 2018.
7. Intermediaries and Consumer Search. (with Y. Chen), International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol. 57, 255-277, 2018.
6. Entry and Welfare in Search Markets. (with Y. Chen), Economic Journal, Vol. 128, 55-88, 2018.
5. Tax Reform for a Fairer, More Vibrant Economy. (with L. S. Ho), Modern Economy, Vol. 07,881-893, 2016.
4. Interpersonal Bundling. (with Y. Chen), Management Science, Vol. 61, 1456-1471, 2015.
3. (When) Do Stronger Patents Increase Continual Innovation? (with Y. Chen and S. Pan), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol. 98, 115–124, 2014.
2. Patenting in the Shadow of Independent Discoveries by Rivals.International Journal of Industrial Organization,Vol. 30, 41-49, 2012.
1. Equilibrium Price Dispersion with Heterogeneous Searchers.(with Y. Chen), International Journal of Industrial Organization,Vol. 29, 645-654, 2011.
Teaching
TeachingECO3104 Tools for Economics Analysis
ECO4316 Industrial Economics and Competition Policy
CLA9010 Social Problem Solving and Decision Making in the Modern World
Contact
Contact Information??Email: tianlezhang@LN.edu.hk
Address: WYL212, 2/F, Dorothy Y. L. Wong Building, Lingnan University
Phone: (852) 2616 7202
Fax: (852) 2891 7940
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