Biography
Dr. Tong Wang is a senior lecturer in business economics at the University of Edinburgh Business School. He received his PhD in Economics from Toulouse School of Economics and he was a Jean-Monnet Fellow, working on regulation and competition policy at the European University Institute before he joined Edinburgh. His research interest covers Fintech, Digital Economics, and Economics Theory.
Interests
- Fintech
- Digital Economics
- Economics Theory
Education
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PhD in Economics, 2011
Toulouse School of Economics
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Master in Management, 2004
Guanghua School of Management, Peking University
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BSc in Material Physics, 2002
University of Science and Technology of China
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BSc in Management Science, 2002
University of Science and Technology of China
Working Experience
Senior Lecturer in Business Economics (Associate Professor)
Associate fellow (Visiting Professor)
Lecturer in Business Economics (Assistant Professor)
Postdoctoral Researcher
Jean-Monnet Fellow
Research
Published Work
(2023).
Nonlinear Pricing in Multidimensional Context: An Empirical Analysis of Energy Consumption.
In International Journal of Industrial Organisation (In Press).
(2023).
A Bayesian estimation approach of random switching exponential smoothing with application to credit forecast.
In Finance Research Letters, p.104525.
(2023).
Peer Recognition, Badge Policies, and Content Contribution: An Empirical Study.
In Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 214, pp.691-707.
(2022).
Does Soft Information in Expert Ratings Curb Information Asymmetry? Evidence from Crowdfunding and Early Transaction Phases of Initial Coin Offerings.
In Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 81, p.101661.
(2021).
Is solicitation status related to rating conservatism and rating quality?.
In Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 72, p.101341.
(2021).
Why does regional information matter? evidence from peer-to-peer lending.
In European Journal of Finance, 27(4-5), pp.346-366.
(2019).
Blockchain-based Crypto-currency, Initial Coin Offerings and their Regulatory Implications.
In Commission Report.
(2016).
Assortative Matching and Risk Sharing.
In Journal of Economic Theory, 163, pp.248-275.
(2016).
History in Economics.
In Peking University Press.
(2013).
Non-Obviousness and Screening.
In The Journal of Industrial Economics, 61(3), pp.700-732.
Honours and External Recognition
Blockchain Stable Economic Model Design Competition Championship
Overall Satisfaction Teaching Award
I was awarded this title in 2018, 2019
Best Teaching Innovation
Inspirational Teaching Award
Zhihu Honourable Membership in Economics
Best Course Teaching Award
I was awarded this title in 2015, 2016
EUSA Teaching Award Nomination
I was awarded this title in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Recent & Upcoming Talks
Contact
- tong.wang@ed.ac.uk
- +44 131 651 5551
- 29 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 9JS