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Zhu, Leon 朱阳
Contact Information
Associate Professor
Data Sciences and Operations
Marshall School of Business
Phone: (213) 740-7598
Email: leonyzhu@usc.edu
Education
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PhD, MA, University of Florida
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BA, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Links
Curriculum Vitae
Personal Website
Background
Leon Yang Zhu (Chu) is an operations management scholar whose research interests include contract and market mechanism design, game theory, and applied optimization. Professor Zhu's papers have been published in the American Economic Review, European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Journal of Economic Theory, Management Science, Operations Research, and Rand Journal of Economics.
Selected Publications
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Zhu, L. (2016) "Quality Provision with Heterogeneous Consumer Reservation Utilities", Production and Operations Management, 5, 883-901, 25.
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Chu, L. Y., and Wang, Y. (2014) "Bundled Procurement for Technology Acquisition and Future Gain," Manufacturing and Service Operations Management.
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Chu, L. Y., and Sappington, D. E. (2014) "Contracting with Private Knowledge of Production Capacity," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy.
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Chu, L. Y., and Sappington, D. E. M. (2013) "Motivating Energy Suppliers to Promote Energy Conservation," Journal of Regulatory Economics, 43 (3), 229-247.
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Chu, L. Y., and Lai, G. (2013) "Salesforce Contracting under Demand Censorship," Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 15 (2), 320-334.
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Bassamboo, A., Chu, L. Y., and Randhawa, R. S. (2013) "Designing Flexible Systems Using a New Notion of Supermodularity," Operations Research Letters, 41 (1), 107-111.
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Chu, L. Y., and Sappington, D. E. M. (2012) "Designing Optimal Gain Sharing Plans to Promote Energy Conservation," Journal of Regulatory Economics, 42 (2), 115-134.
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Chu, L. Y., and Zhang, H. (2011) "Optimal Pre-order Strategy with Endogenous Information Control," Management Science, 57 (6), 1055-1077.
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Chu, L. Y., and Sappington, D. E. M. (2010) "Contracting with Private Knowledge of Signal Quality," Rand Journal of Economics, 41 (2), 244-269.
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Chu, L. Y., and Shen, Z. M. (2010) "A Power-of-two Ordering Policy for One-Warehouse Multi-Retailer Systems," Operations Research, 58 (2), 492-502.
Honors and Awards
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2012-2014, Management Science Distinguished Service Award
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2011-2013, M&SOM Meritorious Service Award
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2011, Management Science Meritorious Service Award
Featured Articles
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?