Department of Economics

Susan Chen

Assistant Professor

Office Address:	STV 426E
Mailing Address:	Illinois State University Department of Economics Campus Box 4200 Normal IL 61790-4200
Office Phone:	(309).438.3616
Office Hours:	MW 11a.m.-12p.m. or by Appointment
Email:	Contact Susan Chen (jchen4)
Website:	Visit Susan Chen’s Website

Teaching Schedule:

Teaching Interests: Research Interests: Industrial Organization, Applied Econometrics, Applied Game Theory and Strategy, and E-Commerce Education:

Teaching Interests:

Research Interests:

Industrial Organization, Applied Econometrics, Applied Game Theory and Strategy, and E-Commerce

Education:

Selected Publications: “Where Do New Economics Ph.D.s Go? Evidence from Recent Initial Labor Market” (with Qihong Liu and Sherrilyn Billger), Journal of Labor Research, forthcoming. “Price Volatility and Contract Maturity: Evidence from an Online Futures Market for Sports Tickets” (with Xiaoyong Zheng), Eastern Economic Journal, forthcoming. “Pricing Strategies in the Electronic Marketplace,” in e-business Strategic Management (Francisco J. Martínez-López Ed.), New York, Springer Publisher, forthcoming. “Information Gatekeepers, Product Markets, and Vertical Merger” (with Qihong Liu), Journal of Economics and Finance, 2013, 37(1), 33-61. "The Effect of Most-Favored Customer Clauses on Prices" (with Qihong Liu), Journal of Industrial Economics, 2011, 59(3), 343-371. (Lead Article) "Do Countercyclical-Weekend Effects Persist in Online Retail Markets?" (with Jeffery A. Livingston and Patrick A. Scholten), Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 2009, 8(4), 174-181. (Lead Article) “Backward Integrated Information Gatekeepers and Independent Divisions in the Product Market,” The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 2008, 8(1), Article 7. “Differences in Average Prices on the Internet: Evidence from the Online Market for Air Travel,” Economic Inquiry, 2006, 44(4), 656-670. "Price Dispersion, Product Characteristics, and Firms' Behaviors: Stylized Facts from Shopper.com" (with Patrick A. Scholten) in Advances in Applied Microeconomics (M. R. Baye, Ed.), JAI Press, 2003, 12, 143-164.

Selected Publications:

“Where Do New Economics Ph.D.s Go? Evidence from Recent Initial Labor Market” (with Qihong Liu and Sherrilyn Billger), Journal of Labor Research, forthcoming.

“Price Volatility and Contract Maturity: Evidence from an Online Futures Market for Sports Tickets” (with Xiaoyong Zheng), Eastern Economic Journal, forthcoming.

“Pricing Strategies in the Electronic Marketplace,” in e-business Strategic Management (Francisco J. Martínez-López Ed.), New York, Springer Publisher, forthcoming.

“Information Gatekeepers, Product Markets, and Vertical Merger” (with Qihong Liu), Journal of Economics and Finance, 2013, 37(1), 33-61.

"The Effect of Most-Favored Customer Clauses on Prices" (with Qihong Liu), Journal of Industrial Economics, 2011, 59(3), 343-371. (Lead Article)

"Do Countercyclical-Weekend Effects Persist in Online Retail Markets?" (with Jeffery A. Livingston and Patrick A. Scholten), Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 2009, 8(4), 174-181. (Lead Article)

“Backward Integrated Information Gatekeepers and Independent Divisions in the Product Market,” The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 2008, 8(1), Article 7.

“Differences in Average Prices on the Internet: Evidence from the Online Market for Air Travel,” Economic Inquiry, 2006, 44(4), 656-670.

"Price Dispersion, Product Characteristics, and Firms' Behaviors: Stylized Facts from Shopper.com" (with Patrick A. Scholten) in Advances in Applied Microeconomics (M. R. Baye, Ed.), JAI Press, 2003, 12, 143-164.