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Kun Qian

Assistant Professor

Marketing

Education

BBA in Accounting, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2015
MS in Marketing, University of Arizona, 2016
PhD in Marketing, University of Texas at Dallas, 2022

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor of Marketing, UMass Amherst, 2024-present
Assistant Professor of Marketing, Southern University of Science and Technology, 2022-24

Research Interests

Quantitative marketing
Content economy
Digital platforms
Digital marketing
Behavioral economics

Teaching Interests

Marketing analytics
Digital marketing
Social media marketing

Awards

The University of Texas at Dallas, Scholar with High Distinction, 2022
Doctoral Fellow, AMA-Sheth Consortium, 2021

Selected Publications

Jain, S. & Qian, K. (2021). Compensating online content producers: A theoretical analysis. Management Science, 67(11), 7075-7090

Qian, K. & Jain, S. (2024). Digital content creation: An analysis of the impact of recommendation systems. Management Science, Forthcoming.