Areas of Focus
- Innovation Economics
- Digital and Platform Economy
- Development Economics
- Applied Econometrics
Work Experience
- 2021/06-present - Tsinghua University, School of Social Sciences, Institute of Economics - Associate Professor
- 2017/03-2021/06 - Tsinghua University, School of Social Sciences, Institute of Economics - Assistant Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2011-2016 Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics: University of California, Berkeley
- 2007-2011 Master's in Agricultural and Resource Economics, Statistics, Civil Engineering: University of California, Berkeley
- 2003-2007 Bachelor's in Civil Engineering: Tsinghua University
Publications
- Welfare Analysis of Platform Operator Mergers: Market Positioning and Account Interoperability, Zhen Sun, Xinzhen Xu, Yong Wang, 2024
- Predicting the value of Chinese patents using patent characteristics: evidence based on a Chinese patent auction, Zhifeng Yin, Zhen Sun, 2023
- Citations backward and forward: insights into the patent examiner’s role, Zhen Sun, Brian Wright, 2022
- Government targets, end-of-year patenting rush and innovative performance in China, Zhen Sun, Zhen Lei, Brian D. Wright, Mark Cohen, Taoxiong Liu, 2021
- Cross-platform competition and platform market segmentation: Evidence from price dispersion in China's online market, Zhen Sun, Jianping Liu, Taoxiong Liu, 2021
- Financial Market Reactions to Patent Litigation: An Event Study of Litigation in Korea, Junbyoung Oh, Zhen Sun, Kineung Choo, 2023
- The impact of digital credit and online social interactions on the development of the sharing economy: An analysis based on the online second-hand goods market, Yong Wang, Kaiyuan Jin, Weiyi Zhang, Zhen Sun, 2023
- Patent system in the digital era – Opportunities and new challenges, Xin Ouyang, Zhen Sun, Xinzhen Xu, 2022
- How do patent trolls affect the technological innovation of Chinese enterprises? Evidence from enterprise patent survey data in China, Zhifeng Yin, Jian Guo, Zhen Sun, Mindan Zhou, 2022
- Air pollution and procyclical mortality: Evidence from China, Zhen Sun, Lei Cheng, 2021
- The white elephant in IP management market frictions, market connections and escalation of commitment, Lei Cheng, Zhen Sun, 2021
- Consideration of culture is vital if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, Zheng et al., 2021
- Technology reserves, technology relevance and patent litigation outcomes, Zhifeng Yin, Qiqiong Yan, Zhen Sun, 2020
- Do politically connected independent directors matter? Evidence from mandatory resignation events in China, Lei Cheng, Zhen Sun, 2019
- The mystery of individual patent maintenance in China: Evidence of market frictions, Zhen Sun, 2019
- Innovation policy in China: nationally promulgated but locally implemented, Zhen Sun, Zhen Lei, Zhifeng Yin, 2018
- Error analysis and comparison of two algorithms measuring compensated income, Zhen Sun, Yang Xie, 2013
Awards
- 2023: Best Team Award for Admissions Work, Tsinghua University
- 2021: Excellent Class Advisor (Second Prize), Tsinghua University
- 2020: Outstanding Online Teaching Award during Spring Semester COVID-19 Pandemic, Tsinghua University
- 2018: Excellent Social Practice Instructor, Tsinghua University
