Zhihan (Helen) Wang

There is an ancient Chinese motto from the pre-Qin dynasty, saying "It takes ten years to grow a tree, but a hundred years to nurture a generation."  

十年树木，百年树人。——《管子》

Welcome to my personal website!

I have completed my PhD in Business and Economics at Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. I will be joining London Business School as an Assistant Professor in Management Science and Operations in 2025-2026.

My research is dedicated to advancing equitable opportunity for the younger generation and underserved populations, with a focus on uncovering and addressing disparities that have long been overlooked by industry practitioners and policymakers in contexts such as Education Technology (EdTech), AI of Education, higher education, and childcare. I employ a variety of empirical and behavioral methods such as econometrics, field experiments, applied machine learning, and natural language processing.

To learn more about me, you can access my CV, LinkedIn profile, SSRN homepage, Google Scholar, or send me an email. Always happy to meet new friends!

News

1. May 2025: I will present three papers at POMS 2025:

• Saturday 5/10 11:30am-1pm at KENNESAW: From Red Tape to Regtech: How Do Online Platforms Facilitate International Trade?

• Sunday 5/11 8-9:30am at EMBASSY E: 30 Million Canvas Grading Records Reveal Widespread Sequential Bias and System-Induced Surname Initial Disparity

• Sunday 5/11 3;4:30pm at EMBASSY F: Close Childcare Retains Talent: An Empirical Study of Childcare Availability and US Knowledge Workers

2. Jan 2025: I presented the paper “30 Million Canvas Grading Records Reveal Widespread Sequential Bias and System-Induced Surname Initial Disparity” at POMS-HK and the 2nd Workshop on Empirical Operations Management at HKU. So glad to connect with the global academic community!

3. Nov 2024: Our poster "Childcare-Eldercare Co-location and Service Quality" has been selected as a finalist of the Social Research, Policy, and Practice section outstanding poster award at 2024 Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting!