Dr. Yan Chen

Professor

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Biography

Yan Chen is the Daniel Kahneman Collegiate Professor at the School of Information, University of Michigan. He is also a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Economics at Tsinghua University. His research interests primarily focus on behavioral experimental economics and market mechanism design. Chen has served as the president of the Economic Science Association, an international organization comprising experimental economists. His work has been featured in leading economics and management journals, such as the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Economic Theory, and Management Science, as well as in general-interest journals like the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. He has also contributed as a Department Editor for Management Science. Yan Chen has been recognized for his academic contributions with several awards, including the Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award from the University of Michigan in 2021 and the Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award from the same institution in 2020.

Research Interests

Awards

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Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award

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Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award

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Carolyn Shaw Bell Award

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science