Welcome!
I'm an Econ PhD candidate at Georgetown and am on the market this year.
Here is my CV.
About Me
My research interests are in empirical Industrial Organization, with a particular focus on digital markets and online marketplaces. I also study online advertising auctions.
Feel free to reach out here: mx104@georgetown.edu
Research Projects
iPhone Trade-in Project
I developed a dynamic model of iPhone trade-ins to examine two questions: the optimal time interval between new iPhone releases, and the cannibalization effects between models. To estimate how long consumers are willing to wait before upgrading, I designed a nested fixed-point GMM estimation algorithm.
The Dealer's Problem: Two-Sided Pricing and Inventory Management in Second-Hand Markets
Resale platforms serve as intermediaries on both sides of the market, buying used goods from individual sellers and reselling them to buyers. Using transaction-level data from Déjà Vu, a large online marketplace for used books, I examine how the platform can optimally set dynamic prices based on its daily inventory and compare this approach with its current static pricing strategy.
Strategic Entry and Exit in the U.S. Airline Industry (Work in Progress)
The U.S. airline industry is highly competitive, with thousands of routes added or abandoned annually. Notably, small airlines often enter markets abandoned by major carriers, even though these routes are usually unprofitable with low demand. Why do smaller airlines target such "bad" markets?
Online Ads Auction (Work in Progress)
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