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. "Algorithm Aversion: Evidence from Ridesharing Drivers" minor revision at Management Science
Meng Liu, Xiaocheng Tang (Meta), Siyuan Xia (SJTU), Shuo Zhang (SJTU), and Yuting Zhu (NUS)
2. "Targeted Incentives, Broad Impacts: Evidence from an E-commerce Platform" conditionally accepted at Quantitative Marketing and Economics
Xiang Hui (WUSTL), Meng Liu, and Tat Chan (WUSTL)
3. "Designing Quality Certificate: Insights from eBay" (NBER working paper No. 29674) revise and resubmit at Journal of Marketing Research
Xiang Hui (WUSTL), Ginger Jin (U. of Maryland and NBER), and Meng Liu
4."Human-Algorithm Interactions: Evidence from Zillow.com" (NBER working paper No. 29880)
Runshan Fu (NYU), Ginger Jin (U. of Maryland and NBER), and Meng Liu
5. "Quality Certificates Alleviate Consumer Aversion to Sponsored Search Advertising"
Xiang Hui (WUSTL), Meng Liu, and and Raphael Thomadsen (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)
Other Publications:
1. "Artificial Intelligence Can Transform the Economy" Op-Ed, The Washington Post, September 2018.
Erik Brynjolfsson (MIT and NBER), Xiang Hui (WUSTL and MIT), and Meng Liu
1. "Algorithm Aversion: Evidence from Ridesharing Drivers" minor revision at Management Science
Meng Liu, Xiaocheng Tang (Meta), Siyuan Xia (SJTU), Shuo Zhang (SJTU), and Yuting Zhu (NUS)
2. "Targeted Incentives, Broad Impacts: Evidence from an E-commerce Platform" conditionally accepted at Quantitative Marketing and Economics
Xiang Hui (WUSTL), Meng Liu, and Tat Chan (WUSTL)
3. "Designing Quality Certificate: Insights from eBay" (NBER working paper No. 29674) revise and resubmit at Journal of Marketing Research
Xiang Hui (WUSTL), Ginger Jin (U. of Maryland and NBER), and Meng Liu
4."Human-Algorithm Interactions: Evidence from Zillow.com" (NBER working paper No. 29880)
Runshan Fu (NYU), Ginger Jin (U. of Maryland and NBER), and Meng Liu
5. "Quality Certificates Alleviate Consumer Aversion to Sponsored Search Advertising"
Xiang Hui (WUSTL), Meng Liu, and and Raphael Thomadsen (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
- 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)
Other Publications:
1. "Artificial Intelligence Can Transform the Economy" Op-Ed, The Washington Post, September 2018.
Erik Brynjolfsson (MIT and NBER), Xiang Hui (WUSTL and MIT), and Meng Liu