Research

1 Research Interests

  • Topics: Artificial intelligence (AI) for Behavioral Decision-making, Technology policy evaluation, Digital technologies, Economics of AI
  • Methodologies: Applied econometrics, experiments, machine learning, LLM, Causal AI

2 Research

2.1 Digital Technologies and Well-being

  1. Smartphone Use, Social Support, and Sleep Health. Shaokang Yang, Idris Adjerid. SSRN — Under Review at Information Systems Research
    • Accepted to WISE, Nashville, TN, Dec 17–19, 2025
    • Accepted to Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA), Washington, DC, May 2024
    • Presented at Doctoral Consortium of CHITA, Washington, DC, May 2024
    • Presented at 33rd Annual POMS Conference, Orlando, FL, May 2023
    • Accepted to CHITA, Washington, DC, May 2023
  2. Friends over Feeds: How Social Smartphone Use Reduces Screen Time. Shaokang Yang, Idris Adjerid. — In preparation for submission (target: Organization Science)
    • Scheduled at INFORMS, Atlanta, GA, Oct 28, 2025
    • Accepted to CHITA, Austin, TX, Apr 2025
    • Presented at INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, Oct 2024
  3. Pet Ownership and Mental Health During the Pandemic: Evidence from an E-Commerce Platform. Li Lin, Shaokang Yang. — Data collection phase

2.2 Public Policy Evaluation on Health IT

  1. The Abortion War: When Restrictions Meet Technology. Shaokang Yang, Idris Adjerid. — Data collected, working on empirical analysis
  2. Pro-Choice Vs Pro-Life: The Impact of Healthcare Digitalization on Infant Mortality. Shaokang Yang. — Data collected, working on empirical analysis

2.3 AI for Behavioral Decision-making

  1. Prevention is Better Than Cure: Artificial Intelligence-based Nudging to Prevent Digital Addiction. — Ideation phase

3 Talks

  • Shaokang Yang, Idris Adjerid. Smartphone Use, Social Support, and Sleep Health. Workshop on Information Systems and Economics (WISE), Nashville, TN, Dec 17–19, 2025.

  • Shaokang Yang, Idris Adjerid. Friends over Feeds: How Social Smartphone Use Reduces Screen Time. Scheduled on INFORMS Annual Meeting , Atlanta, GA, 2:09 PM – 2:27 PM, Oct 28, 2025.

  • Shaokang Yang, Idris Adjerid. Friends over Feeds: How Social Smartphone Use Reduces Screen Time. Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA), Austin, TX, Apr 2025.

  • Shaokang Yang, Idris Adjerid. Friends over Feeds: How Social Smartphone Use Reduces Screen Time. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, Oct 2024.

  • Shaokang Yang, Idris Adjerid. Smartphone Use, Social Support, and Sleep Health. Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA), Washington, DC, May 2024.

  • Shaokang Yang, Idris Adjerid. Friends over Feeds: How Social Smartphone Use Reduces Screen Time. Doctoral Consortium of CHITA, Washington, DC, May 2024.

  • Shaokang Yang, Idris Adjerid. Smartphone Use, Social Support, and Sleep Health. 33rd Annual POMS Conference, Orlando, FL, May 2023.

  • Shaokang Yang, Idris Adjerid. Smartphone Use, Social Support, and Sleep Health. Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA), Washington, DC, May 2023.