Yao Luo

Yao Luo is an Associate Professor (on leave) in the Department of Economics at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on Industrial organization and Applied econometrics. Luo holds a Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University (2013), an M.A. from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (2008), and a B.S. from Wuhan University (2006). His work includes studies on insurance, structural models, and market competition, with publications in journals such as the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Econometrics, and the RAND Journal of Economics. He teaches courses such as The Economics of Algorithms and Empirical Applications of Economic Theory.

Yao Luo is a researcher at the University of Toronto specializing in Industrial Organization, Auctions, and Applied Microeconometrics. Their work explores topics such as imperfect competition, nonlinear pricing, and structural analysis in markets. Luo's research includes examining the construction industry, Chinese steel firms, and auction models with unobserved heterogeneity. They have also studied the impact of uncertainty on bidding behavior and the identification of dynamic games. Additionally, Luo has investigated the diffusion of diseases in social networks and algorithmic assignment in ride-hailing platforms. Their contributions focus on empirical methods and theoretical frameworks to understand market mechanisms and pricing strategies.