Publications

• Coevolution of Trader Networks and Follower Dynamics in Social Trading. Ye Liu, Mingwen Yang, Yong Tan (2026). Forthcoming at Production and Operations Management. 

  • CIST 2020, WITS 2021, INFORMS 2023

• One Size Fits All? Informational Accessibility and Inclusivity in Online Platforms. Yu Kan*, Ye Liu*, Uttara M. Ananthakrishnan, and Yong Tan (2026). (*equal contribution) Forthcoming at Management Science. 

  • WISE 2023, CIST 2023, HICSS 2024, ICIS 2024, Platform Strategy Research Symposium 2024        

• The Interplay of Opinions and Behavior in Social Learning: Early Cryptocurrency Adoption Dynamics. Ye Liu, Mingwen Yang, Matthias Pelster, Yong Tan (2026). Information Systems Research. 

  • First place, Best Student Paper Award, INFORMS Social Media Analytics Section, 2024

  • CIST 2022, INFORMS 2022, POMS 2023, ICIS 2024. 

• Choice Models and Permutation Invariance: Demand Estimation in Differentiated Products Markets. Amandeep Singh, Ye Liu, Hema Yoganarasimhan (2026). Marketing Science. (Github Repo)

  • CIST 2023, WDS 2023, NeurIPS Causal Representation Learning Workshop 2023

• Effects of Scarcity-Induced Demand on Crowdfunding Market. Zhijin Zhou, Ye Liu, Chaoliang Ma, Yong Tan (2024). Production and Operations Management. 

Working Papers 

• When Search Becomes a Conversation: The Impact of AI Integration on Demand in Online Marketplaces. Xi Nan, Ye Liu, Mingfeng Lin, Yong Tan (2026). Under Review. 

Selected Work-in-progress (Feedback is welcome!)

• Do LLM Agents Form Echo Chambers? A Replication of Shore et al. (2018) on an AI Social Platform. 

• Do AI Need a Peer? Emotional Support, Critical Feedback, and Self-Evaluation in Multi-Agent Systems.