Dr. Vi Cao joined IBSS as an Assistant Professor in Economics in 2022. She holds a PhD from University of Rochester. Prior to joining IBSS, she was a postdoctoral research fellow at Sichuan University. Her research interests include Game Theory, Dynamic Mechanism Design, Epistemic Game Theory. Currently, she is interested in applying Game Theory to addressing the overtreatment epidemic in healthcare. She has published papers in International Journal of Game Theory and the B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics.
Qualifications
PhD, University of Rochester - 2019
MA, University of Rochester - 2015
BA (Honors), The University of Queensland - 2011
Experience
Assistant Professor in Economics - XJTLU - 2022 to present
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Economics - Sichuan University - 2019 to 2022
Research interests
Game Theory
Dynamic Mechanism Design
Epistemic Game Theory
Articles
CAO, Vi (2022). An Epistemic Approach to Explaining Cooperation in the Finitely Repeated Prisoner's Dilemma. International Journal of Game Theory, 51, 53-85, DOI 10.1007/s00182-021-00785-x
CAO, Vi (2021). Epsilon-Efficiency in a Dynamic Partnership with Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard. The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, DOI 10.1515/bejte-2020-0089
Conference presentations
2021-2022, Australasian Economic Theory Workshop (Sydney)
2018-2019, Midwest Economic Theory Conference (Philadelphia), North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society (Davis), The 29-th International Conference on Game Theory (Stony Brook)
2017-2018, Midwest Economic Theory Conference (Dallas)
Teaching activities
ECO301 Financial Econometrics
ECO204 Mathematical Economics
Courses taught
Benefit-Cost Analysis and Project Evaluation (The University of Queensland)
Quantitative Economics and Business Analysis (The University of Queensland)
Applied Econometrics for Microeconomics (The University of Queensland)
Introductory Econometrics (The University of Queensland)
Intermediate Macroeconomics (The University of Queensland)
Intermediate Microeconomics (University of Rochester)
