معرفی
Junya Zhou is an Assistant Professor in Managerial Economics at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas. He holds a PhD in Economics from Purdue University (2023) and prior degrees from Central University of Finance and Economics and Beijing Foreign Studies University. His research focuses on behavioral and experimental economics, strategic communication, and information design, with notable work on cognitive skills' impact on strategic behavior and complexity effects in communication systems.
- Education:
- PhD in Economics, Purdue University, 2023
- MS in Economics, Purdue University, 2018
- MA in Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics, 2017
- BA in Economics & English Literature, Beijing Foreign Studies University, 2015
His research explores bounded rationality mechanisms, including how cognitive constraints shape strategic interactions and information transmission. Recent projects examine reference dependence in political contexts and the role of complexity in communication efficiency. He has received multiple awards including the Krannert Doctoral Fellowship and Best Presentation prizes at the Krannert Symposium.
- Awards:
- 2022-2023 Krannert Excellence in Research Award
- 2020-2022 Best Presentation, Krannert PhD Research Symposium
- 2019 Krannert Distinguished Teaching Certificate
Teaching includes advanced capitalism courses with high student ratings (4.7/5 to 4.86/5). Research is supported by grants from Purdue’s PURCE and Krannert funds, and he collaborates with prominent scholars like Tim Cason and Collin Raymond. His GitHub repositories host code for experimental studies on persuasion mechanisms and cognitive complexity effects.
