Mengyi Zhong, PhD is an economist specializing in empirical industrial organization. Dr. Zhong’s research explores digital platforms, rental markets, and data governance, combining rigorous empirical methods with policy-relevant insights.

She has conducted analysis supporting third-party sellers in online retail. She also has experience managing enterprise surveys across multiple countries, including overseeing fieldwork operations, controlling data quality, and evaluating survey methodologies.

Dr. Zhong’s academic research has been published in the International Journal of Industrial Organization, Network Law Review, and CPI Antitrust Chronicle. She has collaborated with leading scholars on projects examining the economic implications of privacy laws and platform governance.

Dr. Zhong is fluent in English and Chinese.