Position：Head of the Economics Experimental Lab cademic Honor：Chang Jiang Scholars  Address：NEXL, Nanjing AuditUniversity; 86 West Yushan Rd., Nanjing, China Email: ycl@nau.edu.cn;

Education

1993.1                                 PhD in Economics, University of Dortmund.       

1987.5                                 Dipl. Volksw. (Master in Econ.), University of Bonn.

Academic Experience

2016.9–                               Professor, Nanjing Audit University (2016 “Changjiang Scholars” distinguished professor)

2007.3– 2016.9                     Researchfellow, Academia Sinica

2011– 2014                           Guest professor,Shandong University

2008– 2009                          Visiting scholar, UC Santa Barbara

01.2006                               Visiting scholar, CESifo, University of Munich

2000.1–2007.3                      Associate research fellow,Academia Sinica

2004 – 2005                          Visiting scholar, UC Santa Barbara

1997,8–2000.1                      Assistant research fellow, Academia Sinica

1996.9–1997.7                      Assistant Professor, University of Magdeburg

1994.10–1996.8                    Post-doc visiting scholar, Econ Dept. Boston University (on grant from German Research Foundation (DFG))

1993.1– 1994.10                    Post-doc, Dept. of Econ., University of Dortmund.

Publications

1.   Chun-Lei Yang, Boyu Zhang, Gary Charness, Cong Li, and Jaimie W. Lien, “Endogenous rewards promote cooperation”, Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences USA, October 2, 2018, 115 (40), 9968-9973. www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1808241115 .

2. Chun-Lei Yang, Maolong Xu, Juanjuan Meng and Fangfang Tang, 2017, “Efficient Large-size Coordination via Voluntary Group Formation: An Experiment”, International Economic Review, Volume 58, Issue 2, 651–668.

3. Chun-Lei Yang and Lan Yao, 2017, “Testing Ambiguity Theories in a New Experiment Design with Mean-preserving Prospects”, Quantitative Economics, Volume 8, Issue 1, 219-238.

4. Binglin Gong, Huibin Yan, Chun-Lei Yang, 2015, “Gender Differences in the Dictator Experiment: Evidence from the Matrilineal Mosuo and the Patriarchal Yi”, Experimental Economics, 18(2), 302-313.

5. Li-Chen Hsu, Kamhon Kan, C.C. Yang, Chun-Lei Yang, 2015, “An Experimental Study on Dividing Gains through Politics”, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 62(5), 546-566.

6. Gary Charness, Chun-Lei Yang, 2014, “Starting Small towards Voluntary Formation of Efficient Large Groups in Public Goods Provision”, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 102, 119-132.

7. Gary Charness, Ninghua Du, Chun-Lei Yang, Lan Yao, 2013, “Promises in Contract Design”, European Economic Review, 64, 194-208.

8. Cheng-Zhong Qin, Chun-Lei Yang, 2013, “Finite-Order Type Spaces and Applications”, Journal of Economic Theory, 148(2), 689-719.

9. Binglin Gong, Chun-Lei Yang, 2012, “Gender Differences in Risk Attitudes: Field Experiments on the Matrilineal Mosuo and the Patriarchal Yi”, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 83(1), 59-65.

10. Gary Charness, Ninghua Du and Chun-Lei Yang, 2011, “Trust and Trustworthiness Reputations in an Investment Game”, Games and Economic Behavior, 72(2), 361-375.

11. Chun-Lei Yang, Ching-Syang Jack Yue, 2010, “Assortative Matching, Information, and Cooperation: An Experiment”, Economics Bulletin, 30(1), 414-420.

12. Cheng-Zhong Qin, Chun-Lei Yang, 2009, “Make a Guess: A Robust Mechanism for King Solomon's Dilemma”, Economic Theory, 39(3), 259-268.

13. Li-Chen Hsu, C.C. Yang, Chun-Lei Yang, 2008, “Positive- versus Zero-Sum Majoritarian Ultimatum Games: An Experimental Study”, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 68(3-4), 498-510.

14. Chun-Lei Yang, Ching-Syang Jack Yue, I-Tang Yu, 2007, “The Rise of Cooperation in Correlated Matching Prisoners Dilemma: An Experiment”, Experimental Economics, 10(1), 3-20.

15. Chun-Lei Yang, Joachim Weimann, Atanasios Mitropoulos, 2006, “An Alternative Approach to Explaining Bargaining Behavior in Simple Sequential Games”, Pacific Economic Review, 11(2), 201-221.

16. Jeannette Brosig, Joachim Weimann, Chun-Lei Yang, 2004, “Communication, Reputation and Punishment in Sequential Bargaining Experiments”, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 160(4), 576-606.

17. Jeannette Brosig, Joachim Weimann, Chun-Lei Yang, 2003, “The Hot vs. Cold Effect in a Simple Bargaining Experiment”, Experimental Economics, 6(1), 75-90.

18. C. Vogt, J. Weimann, Chun-Lei Yang, 2002, “Efficient Rent-seeking in Experiment”, Public Choice, 110(1-2), 67-78.

19. Tarun Kabiraj, Chun-Lei Yang, 2001, “Licensing vs Innovation Incentives under Uncertain Government Policies”, International Review of Economics and Finance, 10(3), 247-261.

20. Joachim Weimann, Chun-Lei Yang, Carsten Vogt, 2000, “An Experiment on Sequential Rent Seeking”, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 41(4), 405-426.

21. Chun-Lei Yang, 1999, “A Complete Resolution of the Efficient Rent-Seeking Paradox”, Taiwan Economic Review, 27(4), 431-459.

22. Chun-Lei Yang, 1999, “Evolution of Cooperation in Prisoners' Dilemma Game with a Knowledgeable Mutant”, Journal of Social Sciences and Philosophy (人文及社會科學集刊), 11(2), 155-182.

23. Erwin Amann, Chun-Lei Yang, 1998, “Sophistication and the Persistence of Cooperation”, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 37(1), 91-105.

24. Chun-Lei Yang, 1998, “Rent-Seeking, Technology Commitment, and Economic Development”, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (Zeitschrift fur die Gesamte Staatswissenschaft), 154(4), 640-658.

25. Wolfgang Leininger, Chun-Lei Yang, 1994, “Dynamic Rent-Seeking Games”, Games and Economic Behavior, 7(3), 406-427.

26. Chun-Lei Yang, 1994, “A Simple Extension of the Dasgupta-Maskin Existence Theorem for Discontinuous Games with an Application to the Theory of Rent-Seeking”, Economics Letters, 45(2), 181-184.

27. Chun-Lei Yang, 1993, “Cooperation by Credible Threats: On the Social Costs of Transfer Contests under Uncertainty”, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (Zeitschrift fur die Gesamte Staatswissenschaft), 149(3), 559-578.

Referee：

Econometrica, American Economic Review, Games and Economic Behavior, European Economic Review, Experimental Economics, J. of Law, Economics and Organization, J. of Economic Behavior and Organization, J. of Mathematical Economics, J. of Theoretical and Institutional Economics, European J. of Political Economy, Economics Letters, J. of Behavioral and Experimental Economics.