Xu Tan

About

Alberta C. Corkery Professor in Economics at the University of Washington, Xu Tan's research focuses on social networks, learning, auction, and development economics.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Biology
• Virology
• Immunology
• Internal medicine
• Environmental health
• Cancer research

Selected publications

• Migration and the Value of Social Networks

  The Review of Economic Studies · 2023-12-14 · 85 citations

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  Abstract How do social networks influence the decision to migrate? Prior work suggests two distinct mechanisms that have historically been difficult to differentiate: as a conduit of information, and as a source of social and economic support. We disentangle these mechanisms using a massive “digital trace” dataset that allows us to observe the migration decisions made by millions of individuals over several years, as well as the complete social network of each person in the months before and aft…

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• Dynamic Network Influence: The Art of Strategic Messaging <br>

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025-01-01

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• Ground scientific verification tests for Tianwen-2 payload

  Zhongguo kexue. Wulixue Lixue Tianwenxue · 2025-06-03

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Frequent coauthors

• Miao Mei

  Tsinghua University

  36 shared

• Qiang Zhu

  Xinjiang Medical University

  30 shared

• Jianni Qi

  Shandong Provincial Hospital

  26 shared

• Stephen J. Elledge

  Howard Hughes Medical Institute

  23 shared

• Ning Zheng

  University of Washington

  22 shared

• Hui Guo

  17 shared

• Ya Tan

  Beijing Normal University

  16 shared

• Chengyong Qin

  Shandong University

  16 shared

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