Muxin Li

Bio

Muxin Li is an Associate Professor jointly appointed at Fudan University and the Shanghai Institute of Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences (SIMIS) since 2026. Prior to this, she was a Research Fellow at Bocconi University from 2021 to 2024. Li earned her PhD in Economics from Indiana University Bloomington in 2019 and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at UCLouvain from 2019 to 2021.

Muxin’s research focuses on Industrial Organization, with a particular emphasis on antitrust analysis, digital platform competition, and mergers. Her findings have been published in top journals such as American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, International Journal of Industrial Organization, and Review of Industrial Organization.

Education Experience

• PhD in Economics, Indiana University
• Master in Economics, Indiana University
• Bachelor in Mathematics, Wuhan University
• Bachelor in Economics, Wuhan University

Work Experience

• 2021-2025: Research Fellow, Bocconi University, Italy
• 2025 European Commission Joint Research Center, Spain
• 2023-2024 Sciences Po, France
• 2019-2021: Postdoctoral Researcher, UCLouvain, Belgium

Honors and Awards

• 2025-2027 Modigliani Research Grant
• 2025-2026 NET Institute Grant, New York University
• 2025 Young Talent Competition Award (First Place)
• 2024-2025 EIEF Grant
• 2024 CRESSE- CPI Young Researchers Awards
• 2023-2024 CIVICA Grant, Bocconi University
• 2023 ACE scholarships 2022-2024 EODS Grant, University of Pennsylvania

Publications

• Competition and Defaults in Online Search (with Francesco Decarolis and Filippo Paternollo)
  American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (2025)
• Sharing economy platforms in the face of crises: A conceptual framework (with Paul Belleflamme and Anaïs Périlleux)
  Sustainability (2025)
• Do Lower Search Costs Benefit Intermediaries?
  Review of Industrial Organization (2023)
• Regulating Online Search in the EU: From the Android Case to the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act (with Francesco Decarolis)
  International Journal of Industrial Organization (2023)