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Feng Chi

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Department of Economics

1407 W Gregory Dr

Urbana, IL 61801

United States

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1.

The Use and Usefulness of Big Data in Finance: Evidence from Financial Analysts

Nanyang Business School Research Paper No. 22-01
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 15 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 12 Nov 2024
Feng Chi, Byoung-Hyoun Hwang and Yaping Zheng
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and University of Alberta
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Big Data, Alternative Data, Sell-Side Analysts, Investors

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Information Waves and Firm Investment

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 21 Nov 2022 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2025
Feng Chi
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Economics of Data, Firm Investment, Industry Dynamics, Government Statistics

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A Tax-Shaped Retail Landscape

Number of pages: 85 Posted: 27 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2026
Feng Chi, Limin Fang, Mengwei Lin and Nathan Yang
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of British Columbia, Cornell University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Business Dynamism, Entrepreneurship, Firm Size, Market Power, Public Finance, Retail Diversity, Strategic Entry, Tax Incentives, Urban Policy and Revival, Place-Based Policies

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Shared Intelligence and Misaligned Firm Entry

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 30 May 2026 Last Revised: 04 Jul 2026
Feng Chi and Nathan Yang
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Firm Entry, Correlated Errors, Information Externalities, Social Value of Information, Algorithmic Monoculture, Analytics Vendor Concentration, Economics of Data