Kai Hao Yang
Regular biography
Kai Hao Yang is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Yale University's School of Management. His research focuses on Advertising, Digital Strategy, Economics, Game Theory, and Matching Markets. Using tools from mechanism design and information design, his work examines the economic impact of novel information technologies, including privacy, algorithmic fairness, price discrimination, and online platforms. He also explores topics in political economy and finance, such as gerrymandering and security design. Yang holds a B.A. in Political Science from National Taiwan University and M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago. Prior to joining Yale, he was a postdoctoral associate at the Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics.
Scholar-generated biography
Kai Hao Yang is a researcher at Yale School of Management with a focus on microeconomic theory. His work explores various aspects of market behavior, including optimal market segmentation, privacy-preserving mechanisms, and informational intermediation. Yang's research delves into the implications of personalized pricing, welfare losses in markets, and the design of mechanisms that balance efficiency and privacy. His publications often address the complexities of monopolistic and oligopolistic markets, as well as the role of information in shaping economic outcomes. His contributions span both theoretical and applied microeconomic analysis, with an emphasis on understanding the trade-offs between market efficiency and consumer privacy.