Yongmin Chen

Yongmin Chen

Yongmin Chen

Brief Professional Information:听

Education: Ph.D. in Economics, Boston University, 1988-1992.听

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Curriculum Vitae

Academic Positions:

  • Professor, Department of Economics,听University听of听Colorado听at听Boulder, 2005-.
    • Provost鈥檚 Chair, 2018-.
    • Stanford Calderwood Endowed Chair, 2007-2011.
    • Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, 2003-2006.
  • Associate Professor (Awarded tenure in 2001), Department of Economics,听University听of听Colorado听at听Boulder, 2001-2005.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Economics,听University听of听Colorado听at听Boulder, 1996-2001.
  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics,听John听M.听Olin听School听of Business, Washington University, 1992-96.

鈥嬧赌Other Professional Positions/Services:

  • Associate Editor,听RAND Journal of Economics, 2012-.
  • Managing Editor,听International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2013-2019.听
  • 颁辞-贰诲颈迟辞谤,听International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2011-2012.
  • Associate Editor,听European Economic Review, 2002-2012.
  • Associate Editor,听Journal of Industrial Economics,听2004-2010.
  • Associate Editor,听Quantitative Marketing and Economics, 2010-2013.
  • Editorial Advisor,听Canadian Journal of Economics, 2005-2008.
  • Visiting Professor of Economics,听Hong Kong听University听of Science and Technology, Fall 2009.
  • Short-term/summer visiting听professor at several听universities and for various times, since 2001.
  • Consultant,听United States听Federal Communications Commission, 2012.
  • Member,听Vice Chancellor鈥檚 Advisory Committee (VCAC), University听of Colorado听Boulder, 2012-14.
  • Member, Provost鈥檚 Advisory Committee, University of Colorado听Boulder, 2014-15.
  • Panel Member of Hong Kong Research Grants Council:听Business Studies Panel (2014-19),听Collaborative Research Fund Selection Panel (2023-26).

鈥嬧赌Research:

  • Fields: industrial organization (IO);听microeconomic theory
  • Interests:听price theory;听consumer search;听innovation and intellectual property;听law and economics;听antitrust; vertical contracting
  • Working papers and publications;听 听 听听;听 听 听 听

Recognition for Research Excellence:

  • 听听BFA Excellence Award for Research, Scholarly, and Creative Work, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2014-2015.

This award recognizes my work in the field of industrial organization that 鈥has advanced understanding of several crucial issues, including how firms make dynamic price decisions, how they structure vertical relations, and what determine听incentives for innovation.鈥

Recognition for Teaching Excellence:

  • 听听Stanford Calderwood Teaching Excellence Award, Economics Department, 天美传媒-Boulder, 1999.

Recognition for Service Contributions:

  • BFA Faculty Recognition Award, University of Colorado at Boulder, October 2013.

Awards for Research/Scholarship:

  • BFA Excellence Award for Research, Scholarly, and Creative Work, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2014-2015.
  • John Weatherall Distinguished Fellow, Queen鈥檚 University, February 29 - March 4. 2016
  • Summer Research Grant, the NET Institute, 2012.
  • Research Grants Council (RGC),听Hong Kong, Grant # 642211, Co-Investigator, 2011-2012.
  • Chang-Jiang Scholar, Ministry of Education of China, 2009.
  • Stanford Calderwood Endowed Chair, the听University听of听Colorado听at听Boulder, 2007-2011.
  • Summer Research Grant, the NET Institute, 2007.
  • Summer Research Grant, the NET Institute, 2006.
  • Best Published Faculty Paper in Public Policy, Department of Economics, 天美传媒-Boulder, 2005.
  • Faculty Fellowship, Council on Research and Creative Work,听University听of听Colorado听at听Boulder, 2002-03.
  • National Science Foundation, grant #SES 9911229, "Competition and the Vertical Organization of Industries", Principal investigator, 2000-02.
  • Stanford Calderwood Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Economics, 天美传媒-Boulder, 1999.
  • Council on Research and Creative Work,听University听of听Colorado听at听Boulder, Small Grant, 1999.
  • National Science Foundation, grant #SES 9222903, "Dynamic Duopoly and Bounded Rationality", Co-Principal investigator, 1993-94.
  • World Bank Graduate Scholarship, The World Bank, 89-91.
  • Presidential University Graduate Fellowship, Boston University, 88-89.


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