Mo Xiao

Contact Information

• 520.621.2192 office
• 520.621.8450 fax
• mxiao@eller.arizona.edu
• McClelland Hall 401DD

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Assistant Professor of Economics

• Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles
  

Current Courses

• ECON 519, Mathematical Economics

Research Interests

• Industrial Organization
• Applied Microeconomics

Current Research

Professor Xiao's research applies microeconomic theory and econometrics to analyze various issues concerning firm behavior and market operation. She has worked on topics concerning firms' strategic provision of information and the impact of public policies on firms' entry, exit and quality choices. Her most recent research in on the relationship of entry and the extent of competition in the broadband market.

Selected Working Papers

• “Do Entry Conditions Vary over Time? Entry and Competition in the Broadband Market: 1999-2003,” (with Peter F. Orazem), September 2005
• “The Impact of Minimum Quality Standards on Firms Entry, Exit, and Quality Choice: The Childcare Market,” (with V. Joseph Hotz), November 2005, NBER working paper 11873
• “Is Quality Certification Effective? Evidence from the Childcare Market,” May 2006.
• “Strategic Information Disclosure: The Case of Multi-Attribute Products with Heterogeneous Consumers,” (with V. Joseph Hotz), August 2005, NBER working paper 11937