Jane

Jane

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Jane Yi Jiang

I am an Assistant Professor of Operations and Business Analytics at the Max M. Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University. My research centers on marketplaces and information dissemination within them. By employing causal inference, structural models, and machine learning tools, I address novel business challenges and offer practical insights to firms.

I received my Ph.D. degree in Operations Management & Management Science from the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. You may find my CV here.

Research

  1. “An Empirical Study of Blockchain-Driven Transparency in a Consumer Marketplace,” [SSRN], with Ken Moon and Wedad Elmaghraby. Reject and Resubmit at Management Science.
  2. “Impact of Price Strategy on Returns: A Price Transparency and Valuation Uncertainty Story,” [SSRN], with Wedad Elmaghraby and Ozge Sahin. In preparation for submission.
  3. “From Complexity to Clarity: Leveraging Explainable NLP to Enhance Contract Transparency,” with Jiannan Xu and Wedad Elmaghraby.
  4. “The Side Effects of Quality Signaling,” with Farzad Fathi.

Upcoming Talks

  • INFORMS ANNUAL MEETING 2024, Seatle WA, Oct. 2024
    • An Empirical Study of Blockchain-Driven Transparency in a Consumer Marketplace, Oct. 20th (Sun) 10:45am - noon @ Summit-445
    • Impact of Price Strategy on Returns, Oct. 20th (Sun) 12:45pm - 2:00pm @ Summit-336

Teaching

  • Instructor, Introduction to Operations Management (undergraduate core). Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, Autumn 2024.
  • Instructor, Business Statistics (undergraduate core). Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, Summer 2022 and 2023.

Honors & Awards

  • Allan N. Nash Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, UMD, 2024
  • Finalist, 2023 TIMES Best Working Paper Competition, 2023