Xi Weng

Peking University

Professor

Beijing, 100871

China

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1.

Can Prospect Theory Explain the Disposition Effect? A New Perspective on Reference Points

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 27 May 2011 Last Revised: 05 Mar 2016
Juanjuan Meng and Xi Weng
Peking University - Guanghua School of Management and Peking University
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disposition effect, prospect theory, loss aversion, reference point

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Target Setting in Tournaments: Theory and Evidence from China

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 21 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2018
Xing Li, Chong Liu, Xi Weng and Li-An Zhou
Peking University - Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, Peking University and Peking University - Guanghua School of Management
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Top-down amplification, bureaucratic incentives, multi-level government, regional competition

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Star Ratings and the Incentives of Mutual Funds

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 09 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2019
Chong Huang, Fei Li and Xi Weng
University of California, Irvine - Paul Merage School of Business, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill and Peking University
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Mutual Fund, Star Ratings, Reputation, Information Acquisition, Morningstar

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Hybrid Contracts, Multitasking, and Incentives: Theory and Evidence from China's Air Pollution Controls

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 27 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 25 May 2023
Guangyu Cao, Xi Weng, Mingwei Xu and Li-An Zhou
Peking University - School of Economics, Peking University, Peking University - Guanghua School of Management and Peking University - Guanghua School of Management
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Minimum Target, High-Powered Incentive, Hybrid Contracts, Intrinsic Motivation, Multitasking, Environmental Regulation

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The Making of Bad Gentry: The Abolition of Keju, Local Governance and Anti-Elite Protests, 1902-1911

Forthcoming, Journal of Economic History
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 04 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2021
Yu Hao, Kevin Zhengcheng Liu, Xi Weng and Li‐An Zhou
Peking University - School of Economics, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics, Peking University and Peking University - Guanghua School of Management
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Observational Learning and Information Disclosure in Search Markets

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 29 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2023
Ziying Fan, Xi Weng, Li‐An Zhou and Yiyi Zhou
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics - School of Public Economics & Administration, Peking University, Peking University - Guanghua School of Management and Stony Brook University
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Observational Learning, Information Disclosure, Search Markets, Housing Search

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Strategic Thinking and Media Bias: Evidence from Chinese Microblog Users

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 12 Aug 2022
Yihong Huang, Juanjuan Meng and Xi Weng
Department of Economics, Harvard University, Peking University - Guanghua School of Management and Peking University
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Optimal Contingent Delegation

Journal of Economic Theory, Vol. 208, March 2023
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 08 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2023
Tan Gan, Ju Hu and Xi Weng
Yale University - Department of Economics, Peking University - National School of Development and Peking University
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Dominant strategy mechanism design, contingent delegation.

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Efficient Learning and Job Turnover in the Labor Market

PIER Working Paper No. 11-040
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 03 Dec 2011 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2016
Fei Li and Xi Weng
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill and Peking University
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Learning, Directed On-the-Job Search, Brownian Motion, Separability

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Robust Persuasion of a Privately Informed Receiver

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 09 Mar 2018
Ju Hu and Xi Weng
Peking University - National School of Development and Peking University
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Bayesian Persuasion, Ambiguity Aversion, Maxmin Utility, Private Information, Robustness

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No Fish in Too Clean Water: Demystifying the GDP Manipulation in China

Number of pages: 92 Posted: 08 Nov 2024 Last Revised: 19 Feb 2025
Xienan Cheng, Changzhou Ma, Xi Weng and Li-An Zhou
Peking University - Guanghua School of Management, Peking University - Guanghua School of Management, Peking University and Peking University - Guanghua School of Management
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Manipulation, moral hazard, non-productive effort

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OPTIMAL TAXATION AND MARKET POWER

Number of pages: 125 Posted: 15 Apr 2024
Jan Eeckhout, Chunyang Fu, Wenjian Li and Xi Weng
Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) - School of Economics and Management, Zhejiang University - College of Economics and Peking University
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Optimal Taxation. Optimal profit tax. Market Power. Market Structure. Markups

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Formal Insurance and Informal Risk Sharing Dynamics: The Role of Social Preferences

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 30 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2018
Wanchuan Lin, Juanjuan Meng and Xi Weng
Peking University - Guanghua School of Management, Peking University - Guanghua School of Management and Peking University
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insurance, risk sharing, crowding-out, social preferences, guilt

14.

Linear Riley Equilibria in Quadratic Signaling Games

Journal of Economic Theory, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 16 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 07 Sep 2023
Xi Weng, Fan Wu and Xundong Yin
Peking University, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) - China Academy of Public Finance and Public Policy (CAPFPP)
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Signaling; Riley Equilibria; Linear Strategy

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Managerial Turnover and Entrenchment

PIER Working Paper No. 15-016
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 21 Mar 2015
Zenan Wu and Xi Weng
School of Economics, Peking Univeristy and Peking University
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entrenchment, managerial turnover, contracting, information order

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Formal Insurance and Informal Risk Sharing Dynamics

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 24 Jun 2019
Wanchuan Lin, Juanjuan Meng and Xi Weng
Peking University - Guanghua School of Management, Peking University - Guanghua School of Management and Peking University
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insurance, risk sharing, crowding-out, social preferences, guilt

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You Get What You Pay For! An Economic Analysis of the Impact of Data Sponsorship on Content Production

Number of pages: 90 Posted: 22 May 2025
Xin Wang, Chong Wang, Liangfei Qiu and Xi Weng
Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Florida - Warrington College of Business Administration and Peking University
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data sponsorship, content quality, data traffic pricing, internet service provider, sponsored data services

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Optimal Taxation and Market Power

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16011
Number of pages: 93 Posted: 24 May 2021 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2021
Jan Eeckhout, chunyang fu, Xi Weng and Wenjian Li
University College London - Department of Economics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Peking University and Zhejiang University
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market power, market structure, Markups, Optimal profit tax, optimal taxation

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Optimal Automation

Posted: 15 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2023
Chunyang Fu, Wenjian Li and Xi Weng
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) - School of Economics and Management, Zhejiang University - College of Economics and Peking University

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Automation; Robot; Regulation; Job Assignment; Wage Inequality; Optimal Taxation