Personal Profile

Shi is currently Assistant Professor at Shenzhen Audencia Financial Technology Institute (SAFTI)/Shenzhen University WeBank Institute of Fintech (SWIFT)

Education Experience

University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D., Economics, 2009 - 2014
M.A., Economics, 2009 - 2010
Peking University, Beijing, China
B.A., Economics, 2005 - 2009
B.S., Applied Mathematics (Double Major), 2005 - 2009

Research Interests

“Targeted Search with Horizontal Differentiation in the Marriage Market”(with Huanxing Yang)
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol 164, 2019, 31-62

“Inter-Dealer Trades in OTC Markets – Who Buy and Who Sell?” (withChung-Yi Tse)
Review of Economic Dynamics, Vol 39, 2021, 220-257

“Unobservable Investments, Trade Efficiency and Search Frictions”
Canadian Journal of Economics, Vol 55(2), 2022, 764-799

“Long-Term Competition for Product Awareness with Learning from Friends”(with Qiang Gong and Huanxing Yang)
RAND Journal of Economics, forthcoming

Work Experience

Shenzhen Audencia Financial Technology Institute ,
Webank Institution of Fintech, Shenzhen University, China
Assistant Professor, Economics, December 2021 - Present
Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Assistant Professor, Economics, August 2014 - November 2021