Research

1 Research Interests

  • Topics: Policy evaluation on health IT, Digital technologies, Economics of AI
  • Methodologies: Causal inference with econometrics, machine learning, statistical learning

2 Working Papers

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

  2. Friends over Feeds: How Social Smartphone Use Reduces Screen Time. Shaokang Yang, Idris Adjerid. – In preparation for submission (target: Organization Science)

  3. Pet Ownership and Mental Health During the Pandemic: Evidence from an E-Commerce Platform Li Lin, Shaokang Yang – Data collection phase

2.2 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 Telehealth Abortion on Infant Health. – Data collected, working on empirical analysis

3 Presentations

  • Friends over Feeds: How Social Smartphone Use Reduces Screen Time.
    Shaokang Yang, Idris Adjerid
    • Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA) — Apr 2025, Austin, TX
    • INFORMS Annual Meeting — Oct 2024, Seattle, WA
  • Smartphone Use, Social Support, and Sleep Health.
    Shaokang Yang, Idris Adjerid
    • Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA) — May 2024, Washington, DC
    • 33rd Annual POMS Conference — May 2023, Orlando, FL
    • Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA) — May 2023, Washington, DC