Yanyou Chen, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

The Limits of Mandated Competition: Evidence from Canadian Rail Interswitching
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$43,110
Algorithmic Wage-Setting and Platform Competition in Ride-Hailing
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$32,842
Neural Network Approaches to Empirical Games with an Application to Ride-Hailing Platforms' Entry/Exit Decisions
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$71,705

All 5 grants and awards

No publications available.

The Limits of Mandated Competition: Evidence from Canadian Rail Interswitching

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Chen, Yanyou

$43,110

Algorithmic Wage-Setting and Platform Competition in Ride-Hailing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Chen, Yanyou

Keywords: platform competition; two-sided market; ride-hailing; labor supply; wage differential; gig economy; dynamic structural model

$32,842

Neural Network Approaches to Empirical Games with an Application to Ride-Hailing Platforms' Entry/Exit Decisions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: LUO, YAO

Keywords: Neural Network; Empirical Game; Dynamic Game; Ride-Hailing; Platform of Platforms; Penalization

$71,705

Algorithmic Wage-Setting and Platform Competition in Ride-Hailing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Chen, Yanyou

Keywords: platform competition; two-sided market; ride-hailing; labor supply; wage differential; gig economy; dynamic structural model

$50,756

Effects of Competition and the Optimal Transport Network of North American Railroads

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Chen, Yanyou

Keywords: Railroads; Horizontal Mergers; Optimal Transport Network; Reciprocal Switching; Network Industry; Effect of Competition; Local Monopoly

$38,568

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Chen, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Limits of Mandated Competition: Evidence from Canadian Rail Interswitching" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]