Meng Liu
Hello! I am an assistant professor of marketing at
Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis.
My research is empirically oriented, covering topics in
Economics of AI/Algorithms, Market Design, Quantitative Marketing,
Digital Platforms, Economics of Digitization.
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Working Papers:
1.."Does Human-algorithm Feedback Loop Lead to Error Propagation? Evidence from Zillow's Zestimate" (NBER working paper No. 29880)
Runshan Fu (NYU), Ginger Jin (U. of Maryland and NBER), and Meng Liu
2. "Quality Certificates Alleviate Consumer Aversion to Sponsored Search Advertising"
Xiang Hui (WUSTL), Meng Liu, and Raphael Thomadsen (WUSTL)
3. "The Effect of Intellectual Protection Policies on Online Retail Platforms"
Shuo Zhang (SJTU), Xiang Hui (WUSTL), Meng Liu, Tat Chan (WUSTL), Tianjun Feng (Fudan U.), and Fuqiang Zhang (WUSTL)
Peer-reviewed Publications:
1. "Do Digital Platforms Reduce Moral Hazard? The Case of Uber and Taxis" published in Management Science, featured article
Meng Liu, Erik Brynjolfsson (Stanford and NBER), and Jason Dowlatabadi (Uber)
2. "Does Machine Translation Affect International Trade? Evidence from a Large Digital Platform" published in Management Science,, featured article
Erik Brynjolfsson (MIT and NBER), Xiang Hui (WUSTL), and Meng Liu
3. "Forecasting the Spread of COVID-19 under Different Reopening Strategies'' published in Scientific Reports
Meng Liu, Raphael Thomadsen (WUSTL), and Song Yao (WUSTL)
4. "The Geography of Ridesharing: A Case Study of New York City'' published in Information Economics and Policy
Tom Lam (Clemson U.), Meng Liu, and Xiang Hui (WUSTL)
Erik Brynjolfsson (Stanford and NBER), Meng Liu, and George Westerman (MIT)
6. "Targeted Incentives, Broad Impacts: Evidence from an E-commerce Platform" forthcoming in Quantitative Marketing and Economics
Xiang Hui (WUSTL), Meng Liu, and Tat Chan (WUSTL)
7. "Algorithm Aversion: Evidence from Ridesharing Drivers" forthcoming in Management Science (Special Issue on The Human-Algorithm Connection)
Meng Liu, Xiaocheng Tang (Meta), Siyuan Xia (SJTU), Shuo Zhang (SJTU), and Yuting Zhu (NUS)
Xiang Hui (WUSTL), Ginger Jin (U. of Maryland and NBER), and Meng Liu
1.."Does Human-algorithm Feedback Loop Lead to Error Propagation? Evidence from Zillow's Zestimate" (NBER working paper No. 29880)
Runshan Fu (NYU), Ginger Jin (U. of Maryland and NBER), and Meng Liu
2. "Quality Certificates Alleviate Consumer Aversion to Sponsored Search Advertising"
Xiang Hui (WUSTL), Meng Liu, and Raphael Thomadsen (WUSTL)
3. "The Effect of Intellectual Protection Policies on Online Retail Platforms"
Shuo Zhang (SJTU), Xiang Hui (WUSTL), Meng Liu, Tat Chan (WUSTL), Tianjun Feng (Fudan U.), and Fuqiang Zhang (WUSTL)
Peer-reviewed Publications:
1. "Do Digital Platforms Reduce Moral Hazard? The Case of Uber and Taxis" published in Management Science, featured article
Meng Liu, Erik Brynjolfsson (Stanford and NBER), and Jason Dowlatabadi (Uber)
- NBER Working Paper No. 25015
- Media: VoxEU, MarketWatch, MIT Sloan
- Best Conference Paper Award Runner-up, 2018 Conference on Information Systems and Technology
2. "Does Machine Translation Affect International Trade? Evidence from a Large Digital Platform" published in Management Science,, featured article
Erik Brynjolfsson (MIT and NBER), Xiang Hui (WUSTL), and Meng Liu
- cited by the 2024 Economic Report of the President
- Media: Washington Post, VoxEU, Slator, MIT Sloan, NBER Digest
- Best Conference Paper Award Runner-up, 2018 Workshop on Information Systems and Economics
3. "Forecasting the Spread of COVID-19 under Different Reopening Strategies'' published in Scientific Reports
Meng Liu, Raphael Thomadsen (WUSTL), and Song Yao (WUSTL)
- Our COVID-19 forecast website
- Media: NBC, MedicalXpress, WebMD, US News and Word Report, Salon, The Hill, BGR, HealthDay, DailyMail, The Times of India, UPI, Consumer Affairs, WUSTL theSource, Healio, among others
4. "The Geography of Ridesharing: A Case Study of New York City'' published in Information Economics and Policy
Tom Lam (Clemson U.), Meng Liu, and Xiang Hui (WUSTL)
- Best Paper Award, Workshop on E-Business, ICIS 2017
Erik Brynjolfsson (Stanford and NBER), Meng Liu, and George Westerman (MIT)
6. "Targeted Incentives, Broad Impacts: Evidence from an E-commerce Platform" forthcoming in Quantitative Marketing and Economics
Xiang Hui (WUSTL), Meng Liu, and Tat Chan (WUSTL)
7. "Algorithm Aversion: Evidence from Ridesharing Drivers" forthcoming in Management Science (Special Issue on The Human-Algorithm Connection)
Meng Liu, Xiaocheng Tang (Meta), Siyuan Xia (SJTU), Shuo Zhang (SJTU), and Yuting Zhu (NUS)
- Best Paper Award Runner-up, 2023 MSI China Conference
- Media: South China Morning Post
Xiang Hui (WUSTL), Ginger Jin (U. of Maryland and NBER), and Meng Liu