HUA, Xinyu
Source: https://bm.hkust.edu.hk/faculty/hua-xinyu Parent: https://bm.hkust.edu.hk/bizinsight/digital-platform-design-and-strategy
HUA, Xinyu
Associate Professor, Academic Director of Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Program
Department of Economics
Recent Activities
SPIER, Kathryn E.
Should platforms be liable for harms suffered by users? A platform enables interactions between firms and users. Harmful firms impose larger costs on users than safe firms. If firms have deep pockets and are fully liable for harms, platform liability is unnecessary. If firms have limited liability, holding platforms liable for residual harm increases ... Read More
[ Digital Platform: Design and Strategy ]
CHEN, Yongmin
MASKUS, Keith E.
International Protection of Consumer Data
We study the international protection of consumer data in a model where data from product sales generate additional revenue to firms but disutility to consumers. When data usage lacks transparency, a firm suffers a commitment problem and overuses consumer data. Greater transparency enables the firm to commit to less data usage, which boosts consumer demand ... Read More