Woo Young LIM
林祐永
PhD in Economics
University of Pittsburgh, 2010

Associate Professor
Department of Economics

UG Programs Coordinator (Economics)



(852) 2358 7628
wooyoung@ust.hk
Room LSK6080
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ORCID
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Scopus ID
49961718500




Research Interest Publications Projects Teaching Assignment RPG Supervision Space used




Research Interest

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Game theory
Experimental economics
Economic theory
Microeconomics
Political economy



Publications

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All Years 19 2022 0 2021 1 2020 4 2019 2 2018 2 2017 2 2016 8

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2021 1

Does jump bidding increase sellers’ revenue? Theory and experiment
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, v. 189, September 2021, p. 84-110
Lim, Woo Young; Xiong, Siyang Article

2020 4

Endogenous Authority and Enforcement in Public Goods Games
The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, v. 20, (2), June 2020, article number 20190057
Lim, Woo Young; Zhang, Jipeng Article
Herd immunity and a vaccination game: An experimental study
PLoS ONE, v. 15, (5), May 2020, article number e0232652
Lim, Woo Young; Zhang, Pengfei Article
The Borrowing Puzzle: Why Do Filipino Domestic Workers in Hong Kong, China Borrow Rather than Dissave?
Asian Development Review, v. 37, (2), September 2020, p. 77-99
Lim, Woo Young; Visaria, Sujata Article
Strategic Information Transmission: A Survey of Experiments and Theoretical Foundations
Handbook of Experimental Game Theory / Edited by C. Monica Capra, Rachel Croson, Mary Rigdon and Tanya Rosenblat. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020, p. 311-347
Blume, Andreas; Lai, K. Ernest; Lim, Woo Young Book chapter

2019 2

Eliciting Private Information with Noise: The Case of Randomized Response
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 113, January 2019, p. 356-380
Blume, Andreas; Lai, Ernest K.; Lim, Woo Young Article
The Informational Theory of Legislative Committees: An Experimental Analysis
American Political Science Review, v. 113, (1), February 2019, p. 55-76
Battaglini, Marco; Lai, Ernest K.; Lim, Wooyoung; Wang, Joseph Tao-Yi Article

2018 2

Conventional Contracts, Intentional Behavior and Logit Choice: Equality Without Symmetry
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 110, July 2018, p. 273-294
Hwang, Sung Ha; Lim, Woo Young; Neary, Philip R.; Newton, Jonathan Article
Meaning and Credibility in Experimental Cheap-talk Games
Quantitative Economics, v. 9, (3), November 2018, p. 1453-1487
Lai, Ernest K.; Lim, Wooyoung Article

2017 2

Coordination Via Correlation: An Experimental Study
Economic Theory, v. 64, (2), Aug 2017, p. 265-304
Duffy, John; Lai, Ernest K.; Lim, Woo Young Article
The Emergence of Compositional Grammars in Artificial Codes
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 102, March 2017, p. 255-268
Hong, Fuhai; Lim, Woo Young; Zhao, Xiaojian Article

2016 2

An Experimental Investigation of Stochastic Adjustment Dynamics
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 100, November 2016, p. 208-219
Lim, Woo Young; Neary, Philip R. Article
Voluntary participation in public goods provision with Coasian bargaining
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, v. 126, June 2016, p. 102-119
Hong, Fuhai; Lim, Woo Young Article

2015 1

An experimental analysis of multidimensional cheap talk
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 91, May 2015, p. 114-144
Lai, Ernest K.; Lim, Wooyoung; Wang, Joseph Tao-yi Article

2014 2

Bounded rationality and group size in Tullock contests: Experimental evidence
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, v. 99, March 2014, p. 155-167
Lim, Wooyoung; Matros, Alexander; Turocy, Theodore Article
Communication in bargaining over decision rights
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 85, (1), May 2014, p. 159-179
Lim, Wooyoung Article

2012 2

Authority and communication in the laboratory
Games and economic behavior, v. 74, (2), 2012, p. 541-560
Lai, E.K.; Lim, W. Article
Selling authority
Journal of economic behavior & organization, v. 84, (1), September 2012, p. 393-415
Lim, Wooyoung Article

2009 1

Contests with a Stochastic Number of Players
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 67, (2), 2009, p. 584-597
Lim, Woo Young; Matros, Alexander Article


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Article 1

Does jump bidding increase sellers’ revenue? Theory and experiment
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, v. 189, September 2021, p. 84-110
Lim, Woo Young; Xiong, Siyang


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Article 3

Endogenous Authority and Enforcement in Public Goods Games
The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, v. 20, (2), June 2020, article number 20190057
Lim, Woo Young; Zhang, Jipeng
Herd immunity and a vaccination game: An experimental study
PLoS ONE, v. 15, (5), May 2020, article number e0232652
Lim, Woo Young; Zhang, Pengfei
The Borrowing Puzzle: Why Do Filipino Domestic Workers in Hong Kong, China Borrow Rather than Dissave?
Asian Development Review, v. 37, (2), September 2020, p. 77-99
Lim, Woo Young; Visaria, Sujata

Book chapter 1

Strategic Information Transmission: A Survey of Experiments and Theoretical Foundations
Handbook of Experimental Game Theory / Edited by C. Monica Capra, Rachel Croson, Mary Rigdon and Tanya Rosenblat. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020, p. 311-347
Blume, Andreas; Lai, K. Ernest; Lim, Woo Young


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Article 2

Eliciting Private Information with Noise: The Case of Randomized Response
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 113, January 2019, p. 356-380
Blume, Andreas; Lai, Ernest K.; Lim, Woo Young
The Informational Theory of Legislative Committees: An Experimental Analysis
American Political Science Review, v. 113, (1), February 2019, p. 55-76
Battaglini, Marco; Lai, Ernest K.; Lim, Wooyoung; Wang, Joseph Tao-Yi


Expand All Collapse All


Article 2

Conventional Contracts, Intentional Behavior and Logit Choice: Equality Without Symmetry
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 110, July 2018, p. 273-294
Hwang, Sung Ha; Lim, Woo Young; Neary, Philip R.; Newton, Jonathan
Meaning and Credibility in Experimental Cheap-talk Games
Quantitative Economics, v. 9, (3), November 2018, p. 1453-1487
Lai, Ernest K.; Lim, Wooyoung


Expand All Collapse All


Article 2

Coordination Via Correlation: An Experimental Study
Economic Theory, v. 64, (2), Aug 2017, p. 265-304
Duffy, John; Lai, Ernest K.; Lim, Woo Young
The Emergence of Compositional Grammars in Artificial Codes
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 102, March 2017, p. 255-268
Hong, Fuhai; Lim, Woo Young; Zhao, Xiaojian


Expand All Collapse All


Article 2

An Experimental Investigation of Stochastic Adjustment Dynamics
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 100, November 2016, p. 208-219
Lim, Woo Young; Neary, Philip R.
Voluntary participation in public goods provision with Coasian bargaining
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, v. 126, June 2016, p. 102-119
Hong, Fuhai; Lim, Woo Young


Expand All Collapse All


Article 1

An experimental analysis of multidimensional cheap talk
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 91, May 2015, p. 114-144
Lai, Ernest K.; Lim, Wooyoung; Wang, Joseph Tao-yi


Expand All Collapse All


Article 2

Bounded rationality and group size in Tullock contests: Experimental evidence
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, v. 99, March 2014, p. 155-167
Lim, Wooyoung; Matros, Alexander; Turocy, Theodore
Communication in bargaining over decision rights
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 85, (1), May 2014, p. 159-179
Lim, Wooyoung


Expand All Collapse All


Article 2

Authority and communication in the laboratory
Games and economic behavior, v. 74, (2), 2012, p. 541-560
Lai, E.K.; Lim, W.
Selling authority
Journal of economic behavior & organization, v. 84, (1), September 2012, p. 393-415
Lim, Wooyoung


Expand All Collapse All


Article 1

Contests with a Stochastic Number of Players
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 67, (2), 2009, p. 584-597
Lim, Woo Young; Matros, Alexander


Expand All Collapse All


2016 2

An Experimental Investigation of Stochastic Adjustment Dynamics
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 100, November 2016, p. 208-219
Lim, Woo Young; Neary, Philip R. Article
Voluntary participation in public goods provision with Coasian bargaining
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, v. 126, June 2016, p. 102-119
Hong, Fuhai; Lim, Woo Young Article

2015 1

An experimental analysis of multidimensional cheap talk
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 91, May 2015, p. 114-144
Lai, Ernest K.; Lim, Wooyoung; Wang, Joseph Tao-yi Article

2014 2

Bounded rationality and group size in Tullock contests: Experimental evidence
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, v. 99, March 2014, p. 155-167
Lim, Wooyoung; Matros, Alexander; Turocy, Theodore Article
Communication in bargaining over decision rights
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 85, (1), May 2014, p. 159-179
Lim, Wooyoung Article

2012 2

Authority and communication in the laboratory
Games and economic behavior, v. 74, (2), 2012, p. 541-560
Lai, E.K.; Lim, W. Article
Selling authority
Journal of economic behavior & organization, v. 84, (1), September 2012, p. 393-415
Lim, Wooyoung Article

2009 1

Contests with a Stochastic Number of Players
Games and Economic Behavior, v. 67, (2), 2009, p. 584-597
Lim, Woo Young; Matros, Alexander Article


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Teaching Assignment

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2021-22 Winter 0 2021-22 Fall 2 2020-21 Summer 0 2020-21 Spring 2 2020-21 Winter 0 2020-21 Fall 2

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ECON2113 Microeconomics
ECON5125 Behavioral Economics


ECON4959C Independent Study
ECON5190 Games and Strategic Behavior


ECON4124 Applied Game Theory
ECON6101C Behavioral Economics


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No Teaching Assignments






Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision From January 2019 to December 2022 (As of 30 January 2022)

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All Supervisions Current RPGs Graduated RPGs

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Current RPGs

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Doctor of Philosophy ZHOU, Weixuan
Economics( 2018 - )

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Graduated RPGs

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Doctor of Philosophy LI, Run
Economics( Completed in 2021 )

CHENG, Wing Fung
Economics( Completed in 2019 )

ZHANG, Zilei
Economics( Completed in 2019 )









ProjectsFrom January 2020 to December 2022

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All Projects 3 Leading Projects 2 Participating Projects 1

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Prior Bias, Mistrust, and Garbling: An Experiment


關于先驗偏差、不信任以及信息干擾的實驗研究 Participating


RGC - General Research Fund


Project Team (HKUST)
LIM Woo Young


2021 -




Tie-breaking and Efficiency in Laboratory School Choice


實驗室學校選擇中的打破和效率 Leading


RGC - General Research Fund


Project Team (HKUST)
LIM Woo Young (Lead)


2019 - 2021




Bargaining and Time Preferences: An Experimental Study


議價和時間偏好：實驗研究 Leading


RGC - General Research Fund


Project Team (HKUST)
LIM Woo Young (Lead)


2018 - 2020