Ran Zhuo

Ran Zhuo is an Assistant Professor in the Technology and Operations department at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. He holds a PhD in Business Economics from Harvard University (2023) and a B.A. from Dartmouth College (2017). His research focuses on the economics of innovation, technology, digitization, and industrial organization. Key areas include digital markets, privacy regulations, and resource allocation in R&D environments. He employs methods like structural estimation, machine learning, and reduced-form analysis.

His work spans studies on software vulnerability management, vaccination behavior dynamics, and U.S.-China decoupling impacts on tech investments. Notable articles include analyses of GDPR effects on internet interconnection and low-price guarantees' anticompetitive outcomes. Current research explores innovation resource allocation and organizational tech adoption strategies.

Publications appear in Research Policy, Journal of Industrial Economics, and Telecommunications Policy. Ongoing projects investigate semiconductor supply coordination and coevolution of vaccine beliefs. No specific awards listed, but active in academic networks including Google Scholar and WDI Publishing.