Overview

Research Focus — I develop and apply behavioral economics models to understand decision-making in multi-context environments, with emphasis on social learning, institutional enforcement, and strategic behavior under uncertainty.

Working Papers

Working Paper

Social Learning in Multi-Context Environments

Agent-based computational model examining strategic choice between model-based and model-free learning across multidimensional contexts. Co-authored with Joshua Conrad Jackson.

Working Paper

Institutional Enforcement and Altruistic Punishment

Qualtrics-based public goods experiment with custom JavaScript, examining cooperative decision-making under varying state enforcement conditions. Co-authored with Joshua Conrad Jackson and Ugur Mert Yasar.

Working Paper

The Gender Gap in Gender-Blind University Admissions

Analysis of over 6,000 high school students from Henan Province, uncovering gender disparities in elite university applications using behavioral economics models. Co-authored with Yiming Liu and Yi Han.

Publications

  • Chang, M., Shi, H., Yuan, S., Chen, K., Zhang, Xueyan., & Zhang, J. (2025). How does farmer differentiation effect agricultural water use efficiency? Evidence from China. Agricultural Water Management, 312, 109436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2025.109436