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2026-01-03: I wrote an invited policy article for ProMarket (Stigler Center, UChicago Booth) based on my working paper. Comments and feedback are very welcome!

About Me

I am a PhD student in Operations Management (DOTM) at UCLA Anderson School of Management, advised by Auyon Siddiq.

I study the strategic behavior of economic agents in algorithmically mediated markets. My current research spans online labor markets, algorithmic collusion, large language models, and blockchain.

Before UCLA, I studied applied mathematics at Penn and worked at the Crypto and Society Lab (CASL), where I was mentored by Brett Hemenway Falk and Gerry Tsoukalas.

Feel free to reach out if you would like to learn more about my research or talk about film photography.

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Working Papers

"Too Noisy to Collude? Algorithmic Collusion Under Laplacian Noise", Zhang, N. (2025). Working Paper.
"Fairness Behind the Veil: Eliciting Social Preferences from Large Language Models", Dong, Y., M. Ma, N. Trigo, and N. Zhang (2025). In Preparation.

Submitted / Under Review / Under Revision

"Economics of NFTs: The Value of Creator Royalties", Falk, B., B. Gu, G. Tsoukalas, and N. Zhang (2022).
Information Systems Research, Major Revision, under revision for resubmission.

Published / Accepted

"Can AI Detect Wash Trading? Evidence from NFTs", Falk, B., G. Tsoukalas, and N. Zhang (2025).
Research Policy, Forthcoming.

Theses

"Being An Artist Is Hard: Navigating the Dynamics of Money and Power", Zhang, N. (2021).
Master's Thesis, cited in peer-reviewed research (e.g., Computers in Human Behavior, 2025).

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