Xuezhen Tao

Associate Professor of Economics

College of Business, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

I am an associate professor of economics at the College of Business, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. My research focuses on empirical industrial organization and quantitative marketing analysis.

My current work studies the role of private information in synergy pass-through across market settings, and the extent of innovation pass-through under downstream competition, especially in medical device markets.

Research focus: empirical work on market structure, information, pass-through, and innovation.

1

Dynamic Oligopoly Pricing with Asymmetric Information: Implications for Mergers

With Andrew Sweeting, Xinlu Yao American Economic Journal: Microeconomics Vol. 16, No. 3, August 2024, pp. 345-73

2

Should We Expect Merger Synergies To Be Passed Through to Consumers?

With Andrew Sweeting, Mario Leccese Journal of Industrial Economics Vol. 73, No. 1, March 2025, pp. 1-30

3

Top-up design and health care expenditure: Evidence from cardiac stents

With Ginger Jin, Hsienming Lien China Economic Review Vol. 93, October 2025