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)
Publications
- "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
- "Holding Platforms Liable," Xinyu Hua and
Kathryn E. Spier, under review
- "Multi-market
Firms, Judicial Discretion, and Product Liability," Yongmin Chen and
Xinyu Hua, under review
- “Platform
Safety: Strict Liability versus Negligence,” Xinyu Hua and Kathryn E. 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, 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
- PI, Hong Kong RGC General Research Fund
#16500722, 2023-2024
- PI,
Hong Kong RGC General Research Fund #16501019, 2020--2022
- PI,
Hong Kong RGC General Research Fund #16513916, 2017--2019
- PI,
Hong Kong RGC General Research Fund #691113, 2014-June 2016
- PI,
Hong Kong RGC General Research Fund # 642211, 2011-2013
- PI,
Hong Kong RGC General Research Fund #642008, Jan 2009 -- Jun 2011
- PI,
HKUST, SBI Grant # 06/07.BM03, Jan 2007 -- Dec 2009
- PI,
HKUST, DAG Grant # 05/06.BM18, Dec 2005 -- Nov 2008
Consulting
·
Auction and Business Strategy for some companies
·
Anti-trust cases for the anti-trust authority in China