Tat Chan


Philip L. Siteman Professor of Marketing

Tat Chan

Tat Chan


Professor Tat Chan is the Philip L. Siteman Professor of Marketing at the Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis. He received a Ph.D. in Economics at Yale University in 2001. His research interests are in empirical modeling consumer choice and firm competition using econometric methodologies. He has conducted various research projects in the domain of economics and marketing. His research has been published in top economics and marketing journals.

Area of Expertise


Econometrics, Microeconomics/ Industrial Organization, Advertising, Consumer Products Marketing, Marketing Management and Strategy, Marketing Research, Pricing

Education


  • Ph D 2001, Yale University
  • Masters of Philosophy 1999, Yale University
  • MA 1998, Yale University
  • MBA 1994, University of Hong Kong
  • BBA 1992, University of Hong Kong

Awards/Honors


  • Yale Dissertation Fellowship, Yale University
  • Olin Award, 2012
  • Yale University Fellowship, Yale University, 1996

Research Interests


Industrial organization, applied econometrics, applied microeconomics, and marketing

Personal Interests


Professor Chan enjoys drinking wine and whiskey (mainly with his wife) and watching soccer (mainly his sons' games).

Selected Publications


  • "Incentives from Career Concerns in a Contract Package: An Empirical Investigation", Management Science, with Bicheng Yang, Hideo Owan, Tsuyoshi Tsuru
  • "Targeted Incentives, Broad Impacts: Evidence from A Large Digital Platform", with Xiang Hui, Meng Liu, 2023
  • "The Value of Verified Employment Data for Consumer Lending: Evidence from Equifax", Marketing Science, with N. Hamdi, Xiang Hui, Z. Jiang, 2022
  • "Relational Aspects of Vicarious Retribution: Evidence from Professional Baseball", Journal of Applied Psychology, with X. Zhang, William Bottom
  • "Incentives from Compensation and Career Movements on Work Performance: Evidence from a Reform of Personnel Policies", with Hideo Owan, Tsuyoshi Tsuru, Bicheng Yang
  • "Collaborate to Compete: An Empirical Matching Game under Incomplete Information in Rank-Order Tournaments", Marketing Science, with YiJun Chen, Chunhua Wu
  • "The Influence of Peers in Worker Misconduct: Evidence from Restaurant Theft", Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Issue 4, 952-973, with YiJun Chen, Lamar Pierce, Daniel Snow, 2021
  • "Learning, Private Information and the Economic Evaluation of Randomized Experiments", Journal of Political Economy, 997-1040, with Barton Hamilton, 2006
  • "The Influence of Peers in Worker Misconduct: Evidence from Restaurant Theft", Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Issue 4, 952-973, with YiJun Chen, Lamar Pierce, Daniel Snow, 2021
  • "An Econometric Model of Location and Pricing in the Gasoline Market", Journal of Marketing Research, Issue 4, 622-635, with V. Padmanabhan, Seethu Seetharaman, 2007