Faculty Profiles - AU Pak Hung | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Pak Hung AU
歐栢雄

PhD in Economics
Northwestern University, 2012

Associate Professor
Department of Economics

(852) 2358 7620
aupakhung@ust.hk
Room LSK6069
Personal Web

ORCID

0000-0001-6099-1510

Scopus ID

36970187400

Research Interest Publications Projects Teaching Assignment RPG Supervision Space used

Research Interest

Microeconomics
Managerial economics
Economic theory
Experimental economics
Behavioral economics

Publications

All Years 19 2025 1 2024 1 2023 3 2022 1 2021 2 2020 3 2019 8

2025 1

Price Discrimination and Quality Signaling

Au, Pak Hung; Chen, Bin
Conference paper

2024 1

Attraction via Price and Information

Au, Pak Hung; Whitmeyer, Mark
Conference paper

2023 3

Attraction versus Persuasion: Information Provision in Search Markets

Journal of Political Economy, v. 131, (1), January 2023, p. 202-245
Au, Pak Hung; Whitmeyer, Mark
Article

Correlated Persuasion

Au, Pak Hung; Kawai, Keiichi
Conference paper

Correlated Persuasion and Information Leakage

Au, Pak Hung; Kawai, Keiichi
Conference paper

2022 1

In vino veritas? Communication under the influence - An experimental study

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, v. 197, May 2022, p. 325-340
Au, Pak Hung; Lim, Wooyoung; Zhang, Jipeng
Article

2021 2

Competitive disclosure of correlated information

Economic Theory, v. 72, (3), October 2021, p. 767-799
Au, Pak Hung; Kawai, Keiichi
Article

Matching with peer monitoring

Journal of Economic Theory, v. 192, March 2021, article number 105172
Au, Pak Hung; Chen, Bin R.
Article

2020 3

Competitive Information Disclosure by Multiple Senders

Games and Economic Behavior, v. 119, January 2020, p. 56-78
Au, Pak Hung; Kawai, Keiichi
Article

Negotiated Block Trade and Rebuilding of Trust

International Economic Review, v. 61, (2), May 2020, p. 901-939
Au, Pak Hung; Fong, Yuk Fai; Li, Jin
Article

Pay to Quit and Team Incentives

Journal of the European Economic Association, v. 18, (2), April 2020, p. 964-1008
Au, Pak Hung
Article

2019 2

Objective and subjective indicators in long-term contracting

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, October 2019, Pages 309-331
Au, Pak Hung; Chen, Bin R.
Article

The loser's curse in the search for advice

Theoretical Economics, v. 14, (3), July 2019, p. 1015-1061
Au, Pak Hung
Article

2016 3

Deal or no deal? The effect of alcohol drinking on bargaining

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, v. 127, July 2016, p. 70-86
Au, Pak Hung; Zhang, Jipeng
Article

Effect of weather conditions and weather forecast on cycling travel behavior in Singapore

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, v. 10, (9), 2016, p. 773-780
Meng, Meng; Zhang, Jie; Wong, Yiik Diew; Au, Pak Hung
Article

Price reaction and disagreement over public signal

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, v.130, October 2016, p. 81-106
Au, Pak Hung
Article

2015 1

Dynamic information disclosure

RAND Journal of Economics, v. 46, (4), Winter 2015, p. 791-823
Au, Pak Hung
Article

2012 1

Media capture and information monopolization in Japan

Japanese Economic Review, v. 63, (1), March 2012, p. 131-147
Au, Pak Hung; Kawai, Keiichi
Article

2011 1

Sequentially rationalizable choice with transitive rationales

Games and Economic Behavior, v. 73, (2), November 2011, p. 608-614
Au, Pak Hung; Kawai, K.
Article

Conference paper 1

Price Discrimination and Quality Signaling

Au, Pak Hung; Chen, Bin

Conference paper 1

Attraction via Price and Information

Au, Pak Hung; Whitmeyer, Mark

Article 1

Attraction versus Persuasion: Information Provision in Search Markets

Journal of Political Economy, v. 131, (1), January 2023, p. 202-245
Au, Pak Hung; Whitmeyer, Mark

Conference paper 2

Correlated Persuasion

Au, Pak Hung; Kawai, Keiichi

Correlated Persuasion and Information Leakage

Au, Pak Hung; Kawai, Keiichi

Article 1

In vino veritas? Communication under the influence - An experimental study

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, v. 197, May 2022, p. 325-340
Au, Pak Hung; Lim, Wooyoung; Zhang, Jipeng

Article 2

Competitive disclosure of correlated information

Economic Theory, v. 72, (3), October 2021, p. 767-799
Au, Pak Hung; Kawai, Keiichi

Matching with peer monitoring

Journal of Economic Theory, v. 192, March 2021, article number 105172
Au, Pak Hung; Chen, Bin R.

Article 3

Competitive Information Disclosure by Multiple Senders

Games and Economic Behavior, v. 119, January 2020, p. 56-78
Au, Pak Hung; Kawai, Keiichi

Negotiated Block Trade and Rebuilding of Trust

International Economic Review, v. 61, (2), May 2020, p. 901-939
Au, Pak Hung; Fong, Yuk Fai; Li, Jin

Pay to Quit and Team Incentives

Journal of the European Economic Association, v. 18, (2), April 2020, p. 964-1008
Au, Pak Hung

Article 2

Objective and subjective indicators in long-term contracting

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, October 2019, Pages 309-331
Au, Pak Hung; Chen, Bin R.

The loser's curse in the search for advice

Theoretical Economics, v. 14, (3), July 2019, p. 1015-1061
Au, Pak Hung

Article 3

Deal or no deal? The effect of alcohol drinking on bargaining

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, v. 127, July 2016, p. 70-86
Au, Pak Hung; Zhang, Jipeng

Effect of weather conditions and weather forecast on cycling travel behavior in Singapore

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, v. 10, (9), 2016, p. 773-780
Meng, Meng; Zhang, Jie; Wong, Yiik Diew; Au, Pak Hung

Price reaction and disagreement over public signal

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, v.130, October 2016, p. 81-106
Au, Pak Hung

Article 1

Dynamic information disclosure

RAND Journal of Economics, v. 46, (4), Winter 2015, p. 791-823
Au, Pak Hung

Article 1

Media capture and information monopolization in Japan

Japanese Economic Review, v. 63, (1), March 2012, p. 131-147
Au, Pak Hung; Kawai, Keiichi

Article 1

Sequentially rationalizable choice with transitive rationales

Games and Economic Behavior, v. 73, (2), November 2011, p. 608-614
Au, Pak Hung; Kawai, K.

2019 2

Objective and subjective indicators in long-term contracting

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, October 2019, Pages 309-331
Au, Pak Hung; Chen, Bin R.
Article

The loser's curse in the search for advice

Theoretical Economics, v. 14, (3), July 2019, p. 1015-1061
Au, Pak Hung
Article

2016 3

Deal or no deal? The effect of alcohol drinking on bargaining

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, v. 127, July 2016, p. 70-86
Au, Pak Hung; Zhang, Jipeng
Article

Effect of weather conditions and weather forecast on cycling travel behavior in Singapore

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, v. 10, (9), 2016, p. 773-780
Meng, Meng; Zhang, Jie; Wong, Yiik Diew; Au, Pak Hung
Article

Price reaction and disagreement over public signal

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, v.130, October 2016, p. 81-106
Au, Pak Hung
Article

2015 1

Dynamic information disclosure

RAND Journal of Economics, v. 46, (4), Winter 2015, p. 791-823
Au, Pak Hung
Article

2012 1

Media capture and information monopolization in Japan

Japanese Economic Review, v. 63, (1), March 2012, p. 131-147
Au, Pak Hung; Kawai, Keiichi
Article

2011 1

Sequentially rationalizable choice with transitive rationales

Games and Economic Behavior, v. 73, (2), November 2011, p. 608-614
Au, Pak Hung; Kawai, K.
Article

Teaching Assignment

2025-26 Fall 1 2024-25 Summer 0 2024-25 Spring 5 2024-25 Winter 0 2024-25 Fall 5 2023-24 Summer 0

ECON4134

Economics of Uncertainty and Information

ECON3113	Microeconomic Theory I
ECON3800	ECON UG Honors Thesis I
ECON4800	ECON UG Honors Thesis II
UROP2100O	Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 2
UROP4100O	Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 4

ECON3800	ECON UG Honors Thesis I
ECON4114	Industrial Organization and Competitive Strategy
ECON4670	Economics Research and Communication
ECON4800	ECON UG Honors Thesis II
UROP3100N	Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 3

No Teaching Assignments

Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision

From January 2022 to December 2025 (As of 01 September 2025)

Current RPGs

Doctor of Philosophy

HSU, Ke-cheng
Economics

Projects

From January 2023 to December 2025

All Projects 2

No Projects.
Market Segmentation under Adverse Selection

逆向選擇下的價格歧視 Leading

RGC - General Research Fund
Project Team (HKUST)
AU Pak Hung (Lead)
2025 -
Correlated Persuasion

具相關性的勸說活動 Leading

RGC - General Research Fund
Project Team (HKUST)
AU Pak Hung (Lead)
2021 - 2023

Research Interest

Publications

2025 1

2024 1

2023 3

2022 1

2021 2

2020 3

2019 2

2016 3

2015 1

2012 1

2011 1

Conference paper 1

Conference paper 1

Article 1

Conference paper 2

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 2

Article 3

Article 1

Article 1

Article 1

2019 2

2016 3

2015 1

2012 1

2011 1

Teaching Assignment

Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision

From January 2022 to December 2025 (As of 01 September 2025)

Current RPGs

Projects

From January 2023 to December 2025

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