Xinyu Hua (CV)

    Department of Economics
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Clear Water Bay
    Hong Kong

Email: xyhua@ust.hk

Phone: (852)2358-7609   Fax: (852)2358-2084

Education

    Ph.D., Managerial Economics and Strategy, Kellogg School of Management,
    Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Fields of Research Interests

   Industrial Organization, Law and Economics

Professional Service

Associate Editor, RAND Journal of Economics, from Oct 2020 to Sep 2023

Administrative Service

Academic Director, Kellogg-HKUST EMBA program, since May 2025

Publications

• “Holding Platforms Liable,” Xinyu Hua and Kathryn Spier, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2025.
• “Multi-Market Firms and Product Liability: Uniform v.s. Variable Rules,” Yongmin Chen and Xinyu Hua, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2024.
• "Settling Lawsuits with Pirates," Xinyu Hua and Kathryn E. Spier, International Economic Review, 2023, Vol. 64: pp 543-575
• "Indemnification, Monitoring, and Competition: Evidence from R&D Contracts," Di Guo, Xinyu Hua, and Kun Jiang, American Law and Economics Review, 2022, Vol. 24: pp. 203-246.
• “International Protection of Consumer Data,” Yongmin Chen, Xinyu Hua, and Keith Maskus, Journal of International Economics, 2021, Vol. 132.
• “Product Safety, Contracts, and Liability,” Xinyu Hua and Kathryn E. Spier, RAND Journal of Economics, 2020, Vol. 51: pp. 233-259.
• “Agency and Strategic Contracts: Theory and Evidence from R&D Agreements in the Pharmaceutical Industry,” Di Guo, Xinyu Hua, and Kun Jiang, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2017, Vol. 54: pp. 37-64.
• “Competition, Product Safety, and Product Liability,” Yongmin Chen and Xinyu Hua, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2017, Vol. 33: pp. 237-267.
• "Ex ante Investment, Ex post Remedies, and Product Liability," Yongmin Chen and Xinyu Hua, International Economic Review, 2012, Vol.53: pp.845-866.
• "The Right of First Offer," Xinyu Hua, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2012, Vol.30: pp.389-397.
• "Product Recall and Liability," Xinyu Hua, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2011, Vol. 27: pp. 113-136 (accepted in 2009 and in print in 2011).
• "Strategic Ex-ante Contracts: Rent Extraction and Opportunity Costs," Xinyu Hua, RAND Journal of Economics, 2007, Vol. 38: pp. 786-803.
• "Information and Externalities in Sequential Litigation," Xinyu Hua and Kathryn E. Spier, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 2005, 161(2): pp. 215-232.

Selected Working Papers

• “Product Safety in the Age of AI: Autonomy, R&D, and AI Liability,” Yongmin Chen and Xinyu Hua, revise and resubmit, Economic Journal.
• “Platform Liability Rules: Strict Liability versus Negligence,” Xinyu Hua and Kathryn Spier, revise and resubmit, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization.
• “The Mediator’s Proposal: Confidentiality and Social Welfare,” Xinyu Hua and Kathryn Spier
• “Advocates, Information Transmission, and Sequential Search,” Xinyu Hua
• “The Effects of Strategic Break-up Fees on Cooperative Investments,” Xinyu Hua

Teaching Experience

  School of Business and Management, HKUST

• Managerial Microeconomics (MBA, EMBA)
• Strategic Decisions with Economic Insight (EMBA)
• Competitive Strategy (MBA/MSc)
• Strategy and Organization (MBA/MSc/EDP)
• Frontiers in Economics Research (DBA)
• Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy (MSc)

  Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Spring 2004 and 2005

• Statistical Methods for Management Decisions (MBA)

Teaching Award

• Franklin Prize for Excellence in Teaching (MBA Required Course), School of Business and Management, HKUST, 2024
• Franklin Prize for Excellence in Teaching (MBA Required Course), School of Business and Management, HKUST, 2020
• Franklin Prize for Excellence in Teaching (MBA/MSc Elective Course), School of Business and Management, HKUST, 2016
• Franklin Prize for Excellence in Teaching (MBA Required Course), School of Business and Management, HKUST, 2011
• Franklin Prize for Excellence in Teaching (MBA/MSc Elective Course), School of Business and Management, HKUST, 2008
• Doctoral Teaching Award for Distinction in Teaching, Kellogg School of Management, 2005

Research Grants (External)

• PI, Hong Kong RGC General Research Fund #16501225, 2026-2027
• PI, Hong Kong RGC General Research Fund #16500722, Jan 2023-Jun 2025
• PI, Hong Kong RGC General Research Fund #16501019, Jan 2020-Jun 2022
• PI, Hong Kong RGC General Research Fund #16513916, Jan 2017-Jun 2019
• PI, Hong Kong RGC General Research Fund #691113, Jan 2014-Jun 2016
• PI, Hong Kong RGC General Research Fund # 642211, Jan 2011-Jun 2013
• PI, Hong Kong RGC General Research Fund #642008, Jan 2009 -- Ju 2011

Consulting

· Auction and Business Strategy for a few companies

· Anti-trust cases for the anti-trust authority in China