Weijie Zhong
Assistant Professor of Economics
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Research Statement
Weijie Zhong is a microeconomic theorist interested in how information interacts with individual’s behavior and market outcomes. His recent research explores the optimal way to acquire information dynamically to facilitate decision-making. It provides an optimization foundation for endogenous breakthroughs in innovation.
Research Interests
- Dynamic Learning
- Mechanism Design
- Market Design
Academic Degrees
- PhD in Economics, Columbia University, 2019
- BSc in Mathematics and Physics, Tsinghua University, 2013
- BA in Economics, Tsinghua University, 2010–13
Awards and Honors
- Fletcher Jones Faculty Scholar for 2021–22
- Padma Desai Dissertation Prize, Columbia University, 2019
- Dissertation Fellowship, Columbia University, 2018–19
- Wueller Pre Dissertation Award, Columbia University, 2016
- Dean’s Fellowship, Columbia University, 2013–18