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Prof. XU Wenji (徐文繼教授)

PhD - Economics (University of Chicago)
BSc - Applied Mathematics (National University of Singapore)

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

E-mail:
Address:	9-246, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building City University of Hong Kong
Phone:	+852 34427897
wenjixu@cityu.edu.hk
Personal Web:
https://www.wenji-xu.com

Research Areas

Microeconomic Theory
Information Economics
Industrial Organization
Finance

Dr. Wenji Xu's research interests include microeconomic theory and its applications to the design of market institutions. He received his B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from the National University of Singapore in 2014 and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago in 2020.

Selected Publications

Journal Publications and Reviews
Xu, Wenji / Social learning through coarse signals of others' actions. October 2025; In: Journal of Economic Theory. Vol. 229

Conference Papers
Xu, Wenji; Yang, Kai Hao / Information Design in Bilateral Trade and (Unintended) Welfare Loss. June 2021; 2021 North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society (NASMES 2021), 10/06/2021 - 13/06/2021, Montreal, Canada. Xu, Wenji / Social Learning in General Information Environments. June 2021; 15th International Conference on Game Theory and Management (GTM2021), 23/06/2021 - 25/06/2021, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.

Conference Papers

Xu, Wenji; Yang, Kai Hao / Information Design in Bilateral Trade and (Unintended) Welfare Loss. June 2021; 2021 North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society (NASMES 2021), 10/06/2021 - 13/06/2021, Montreal, Canada.
Xu, Wenji / Social Learning in General Information Environments. June 2021; 15th International Conference on Game Theory and Management (GTM2021), 23/06/2021 - 25/06/2021, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.

Working Papers
Ge, Chunmian; Huang, Hanwei; Liu, Chang; Xu, Wenji / Price Discrimination, Backhaul Problems, and Trade Costs: Theory and Evidence from E-commerce Delivery. May 2024; Xu, Wenji; Yang, Kai Hao / Equivalent Mechanisms for Information Intermediation. February 2024; Xu, Wenji / Social Learning through Action-Signals. July 2023; Xu, Wenji; Yang, Kai Hao / Market-Minded Informational Intermediary and Unintended Welfare Loss. January 2022; Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper.

Working Papers

Ge, Chunmian; Huang, Hanwei; Liu, Chang; Xu, Wenji / Price Discrimination, Backhaul Problems, and Trade Costs: Theory and Evidence from E-commerce Delivery. May 2024;
Xu, Wenji; Yang, Kai Hao / Equivalent Mechanisms for Information Intermediation. February 2024;
Xu, Wenji / Social Learning through Action-Signals. July 2023;
Xu, Wenji; Yang, Kai Hao / Market-Minded Informational Intermediary and Unintended Welfare Loss. January 2022; Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper.