Hi, I’m Bing Bai
I am an Assistant Professor of Operations Management at Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University.
My research focuses on data-driven problems in the digitization of online platforms. I implement field experiments, and use structural models, causal inference and machine learning to study human behaviors and the human-algorithm connections on platforms.
Research Interests
Online Platforms, Human-algorithm Connection
Education
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Ph.D. in Supply Chain, Operations, and Technology
Washington University in St. Louis, 2017–2023 (Advisor: Dennis J. Zhang, Fuqiang Zhang)
- B.S. in Mathematics and Physics
Tsinghua University, 2013–2017
Research
Link to SSRN, Google Scholar
Papers
1. “ The Impacts of Algorithmic Work Assignment on Fairness Perceptions and Productivity: Evidence from Field Experiments ,” with Hengchen Dai, Dennis J. Zhang and Fuqiang Zhang, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (2022).
- Second Place, CSAMSE Best Paper Award Competition, 2021
- Third Place, Wharton People Analytics White Paper Competition, 2021
- Finalist, AOM Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division (MOC) Best Student-led Paper, 2021
- One of the best accepted papers, Academy of Management Annual Meeting program, 2021
- MSOM SCM SIG Conference, 2021
- Finalist, CBOM Junior Scholar Paper Competition, 2020
2. “ The Value of Logistic Flexibility in E-commerce ,” with Tat Y. Chan, Dennis J. Zhang, Fuqiang Zhang, Yujie Chen and Haoyuan Hu, major revision in Management Science.
- Honorable Mention, CBOM Junior Scholar Paper Competition, 2023
3. “Motivating E-commerce Sustainability: Structural Estimation From a Package Recycling Program,” with Tat Y. Chan, Dennis J. Zhang and Fuqiang Zhang, Work in Progress.
4. “Ridesharing Platforms Impact on Healthcare Access,” with Nick Clyde and Dennis J. Zhang, Work in Progress.
Conference Presentations
- The Value of Logistic Flexibility in E-commerce.
- China India Insights Conference, Palo Alto, CA, 2023
- MSOM Conference, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2023
- POMS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2023
- Rotman Young Scholar Seminar Series
- INFORMS Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, 2022
- Workshop on Empirical Research in Operations Management, Philadelphia, PA, 2022
- AOM Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 2022
- POMS International Meeting, Virtual Conference, 2022
- ISMS Marketing Science Conference, Virtual Conference, 2022
- POMS Annual Meeting, Virtual Conference, 2022
- INFORMS Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, 2021
- INFORMS Annual Meeting, Virtual Conference, 2020
- The Impacts of Algorithmic Work Assignment on Fairness Perceptions and
Productivity: Evidence from Field Experiments.
- POMS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2023
- INFORMS Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, 2022
- POMS Annual Meeting, Virtual Conference, 2022
- Psychology of Technology Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, 2021
- INFORMS Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, 2021
- Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Virtual Conference, 2021
- International Annual Conference of CSAMSE, Virtual Conference, 2021
- MSOM SCM SIG Conference, Virtual Conference, 2021
- POMS Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, 2021
- INFORMS Annual Meeting, Virtual Conference, 2020
Service
- Reviewer for Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management
- Track chair for 2024 POMS College of Behavioral Operations Management
- Session chair
- INFORMS Annual Meeting (2021-2023)
- POMS Annual Conference (2022-2024)
- ISMS Marketing Science Conference (2022)
Awards
- Honorable Mention, CBOM Junior Scholar Paper Competition, 2023
- Second Place, CSAMSE Best Paper Award Competition, 2021
- Third Place, Wharton People Analytics White Paper Competition, 2021
- One of the best accepted papers, Academy of Management Annual Meeting program, 2021
- Moog Scholar Award, Olin Business School, 2021
- Finalist, CBOM Junior Scholar Paper Competition, 2020
Contact
You can find me via email: bing.bai3@mcgill.ca
Address: Bronfman Building, 1001 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1G5