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Luming Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. His research focuses on industrial organization, environmental and energy economics, and productivity, with particular expertise in analyzing market dynamics in China's industries and their policy implications.
Dr. Chen received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2024, followed by a postdoctoral researcher position at Stanford University during 2024-2025. His educational background has provided him with strong theoretical and empirical foundations for his research on market structures and environmental policy.
Chen's research interests span industrial organization with a focus on market entry, vertical integration, and competitive dynamics, particularly in China's pharmaceutical, movie, and energy sectors. His environmental economics work examines renewable energy policy, electric vehicle infrastructure, and the intersection of industrial organization with environmental regulation. He employs rigorous empirical methods to analyze how policy interventions affect market outcomes and welfare.
His publications demonstrate a consistent focus on policy-relevant research in industrial organization, with particular attention to China's rapidly evolving markets. Chen frequently examines regulatory interventions and their effects on market structure, competition, and efficiency across multiple sectors including energy, healthcare, and entertainment.
Among his notable achievements, Dr. Chen received the Young Economists' Essay Award and Paul Geroski Prize at EARIE 2024 for his work on policy uncertainty in the wind industry. His paper 'The Dynamic Efficiency of Policy Uncertainty: Evidence from the Wind Industry' is currently under revise and resubmit at Econometrica.
At the University of Michigan, Chen teaches ECON 471 Environmental Economics for undergraduates and ECON 661 Environmental Economics at the PhD level, scheduled for Fall 2025. While specific advising information isn't available in the provided materials, his research areas suggest he would be involved with students working on industrial organization, environmental economics, and China-related economic topics.
