Research

Publications

• Yang, Y. S. J. (2026). Motivation in All‐Pay Contests. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 28(1), e70100.

Working Papers

• Discriminated but not Discouraged: Investment Responses to Algorithmic Discrimination (Job Market Paper; submitted)

Work in Progress

• Ambiguity and the variance of gambles: an experiment (with Margaret Samahita and Karl Whelan)
• Rejection and Toxic Messaging: Heterogeneous Responses in Online Dating (with Kun Wu)