Ruolong Xiao (肖若龙)
Postdoctoral Researcher · Economics
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
I am an applied theorist studying information, incentives, and strategies in markets and politics. I received my Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University. I am also a Dota 2 smurfer.
Fields: Political Economy, Industrial Organization.
Selected Papers
Competent governments face more opposition sabotage because successful reform threatens the opposition's chance on power, which creates a paradox where incompetence can improve welfare.
How the timing and rules of public information shape electoral accountability and incumbent incentives in a dynamic agency model.
How two-sided uncertainties----firms face private cost uncertainty and consumers quote different number of prices----affects prices and profits in oligopolistic markets.