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."Referrers v.s. Referees: How Do Referral Programs Work on Social Media?" with Cheng Lu, Xiang Hui, and Dennis Zhang
2. "Does Human-algorithm Feedback Loop Lead to Error Propagation? Evidence from Zillow's Zestimate" (NBER working paper No. 29880) by Runshan Fu, Ginger Zhe Jin, and Meng Liu
3. "Quality Certificates Alleviate Consumer Aversion to Sponsored Search Advertising" by Xiang Hui, Meng Liu, and Raphael Thomadsen, revise and resubmit at Marketing Science
4. "The Effect of Intellectual Protection Policies on Online Retail Platforms" by Shuo Zhang, Xiang Hui, Meng Liu, Tat Chan, Tianjun Feng, and Fuqiang Zhang
Peer-reviewed Publications:
1. "Designing Quality Certificate: Insights from eBay" by Xiang Hui, Ginger Zhe Jin, and Meng Liu, Journal of Marketing Research (2024)
2. "Algorithm Aversion: Evidence from Ridesharing Drivers" by Meng Liu, Xiangcheng Tang, Siyuan Xia, Shuo Zhang, and Yuting Zhu, Management Science (Special Issue on The Human-Algorithm Connection) (2023)
3. "Targeted Incentives, Broad Impacts: Evidence from an E-commerce Platform" by Xiang Hui, Meng Liu, and Tat Chan, Quantitative Marketing and Economics (2023)
4. "Do Computers Reduce the Value of Worker Persistence?" by Erik Brynjolfsson, Meng Liu, and George Westerman, Journal of Management Information Systems (2022)
5. "Do Digital Platforms Reduce Moral Hazard? The Case of Uber and Taxis" by Meng Liu, Erik Brynjolfsson, and Jason Dowlatabadi, Management Science (2021), featured article
6. "The Geography of Ridesharing: A Case Study of New York City'' by Tom Lam, Meng Liu, and Xiang Hui, Information Economics and Policy (2021)
8. "Does Machine Translation Affect International Trade? Evidence from a Large Digital Platform" by Erik Brynjolfsson,Xiang Hui, and Meng Liu, Management Science (2019), featured article
1."Referrers v.s. Referees: How Do Referral Programs Work on Social Media?" with Cheng Lu, Xiang Hui, and Dennis Zhang
2. "Does Human-algorithm Feedback Loop Lead to Error Propagation? Evidence from Zillow's Zestimate" (NBER working paper No. 29880) by Runshan Fu, Ginger Zhe Jin, and Meng Liu
3. "Quality Certificates Alleviate Consumer Aversion to Sponsored Search Advertising" by Xiang Hui, Meng Liu, and Raphael Thomadsen, revise and resubmit at Marketing Science
4. "The Effect of Intellectual Protection Policies on Online Retail Platforms" by Shuo Zhang, Xiang Hui, Meng Liu, Tat Chan, Tianjun Feng, and Fuqiang Zhang
Peer-reviewed Publications:
1. "Designing Quality Certificate: Insights from eBay" by Xiang Hui, Ginger Zhe Jin, and Meng Liu, Journal of Marketing Research (2024)
2. "Algorithm Aversion: Evidence from Ridesharing Drivers" by Meng Liu, Xiangcheng Tang, Siyuan Xia, Shuo Zhang, and Yuting Zhu, Management Science (Special Issue on The Human-Algorithm Connection) (2023)
- Best Paper Award Runner-up, 2023 MSI China Conference
- Media: South China Morning Post
3. "Targeted Incentives, Broad Impacts: Evidence from an E-commerce Platform" by Xiang Hui, Meng Liu, and Tat Chan, Quantitative Marketing and Economics (2023)
4. "Do Computers Reduce the Value of Worker Persistence?" by Erik Brynjolfsson, Meng Liu, and George Westerman, Journal of Management Information Systems (2022)
5. "Do Digital Platforms Reduce Moral Hazard? The Case of Uber and Taxis" by Meng Liu, Erik Brynjolfsson, and Jason Dowlatabadi, Management Science (2021), featured article
- NBER Working Paper No. 25015
- Media: VoxEU, MarketWatch, MIT Sloan
- Best Conference Paper Award Runner-up, 2018 Conference on Information Systems and Technology
6. "The Geography of Ridesharing: A Case Study of New York City'' by Tom Lam, Meng Liu, and Xiang Hui, Information Economics and Policy (2021)
- Best Paper Award, Workshop on E-Business, ICIS 2017
- 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
8. "Does Machine Translation Affect International Trade? Evidence from a Large Digital Platform" by Erik Brynjolfsson,Xiang Hui, and Meng Liu, Management Science (2019), featured article
- 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