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470 G Wohlers Hall
1206 S Sixth St
Champaign, IL 61820
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Educational Background
- Ph.D., Technology and Operations, University of Michigan, 2018
- M.A., Applied Economics, University of Michigan, 2014
- B.S., Statistics, Fudan University, 2012
Positions Held
- Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Business Administration, University of Illinois, 2018 to present
Recent Publications
- Jiang, Z., Silberholz, J., Wang, Y., Costa, D., & Sjording, M. (2025). Can Employees' Past Helping Behavior be Used to Improve Shift Scheduling? Evidence from ICU Nurses. Management Science. link >
- Wang, Y., Ball, G., Anand, G., & Park, H. (2025). Obligatory Responses to FDA Inspection Outcomes and Future Drug Shortages. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 27 (3), 789-807. link >
- Liang, X., Wang, Y., & Li, J. (2024). Examining Behavioral Biases in Discretionary Pricing: Evidence from Field and Lab Experiments. Production and Operations Management, 33 (6), 1335-1353. link >
- Wang, Y., Li, J., & Anupindi, R. (2023). Manufacturing and Regulatory Barriers to Generic Drug Competition: A Structural Model Approach. Management Science, 69 (3), 1449-1467. link >
Other Publications
Articles
- Wang, Y., Li, J., Wu, D., & Anupindi, R. (2021). When Ignorance is Not Bliss: An Empirical Analysis of Sub-tier Supply Network Structure on Firm Risk. Management Science, 67 (4), 2029–2048. link >
Presentations
- Wang, Y. (2023). Can Employees' Past Helping Behavior be Used to Improve Shift Scheduling? Evidence from ICU Nurses. MSOM Conference.
- Wang, Y. (2022). Can Employees' Past Helping Behavior be Used to Improve Shift Scheduling? Evidence from ICU Nurses. Wharton Workshop on Empirical Research in Operations Management.
Working Papers
- Astashkina, E., Shunko, M., & Wang, Y. Scaling Peer-to-Peer Food Sharing: The Hidden Costs of Adding Commercial Partners. link >
- Hu, K., Li, X., & Wang, Y. More or Less: How Information Richness Affects Our Decision Consistency. link >
- Wu, A., & Wang, Y. The More Monitoring, the Better Quality? Empirical Evidence from the Generic Drug Industry. link >
Honors and Awards
- Distinguished Service Award (Reviewer), Management Science, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025
- Finalist, Management Science Best Paper Award in Operations Management, 2024
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020-2024
- 3rd Place, POMS College of Healthcare Operations Management Best Paper Competition, 2022
- Finalist, INFORMS Behavioral Operations Management Best Working Paper Competition, 2022
- Meritorious Service Award (Reviewer), M&SOM, 2022
- Winner, 2022 M&SOM iFORM SIG Best Paper Award, 2022
Current Courses
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Structural Estimation Methods (BADM 569) Current and classical literature in the area of Operations Management. The topics covered may vary from year to year and may include performance measures, inventory management, planning, scheduling, location, layout, product design, process design, and forecasting.
Contact
470 G Wohlers Hall
1206 S Sixth St
Champaign, IL 61820


