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Ning SUN
Chair Professor
sunn3@sustech.edu.cn

EDUCATION

Ph.D. of Economics, Doctoral Program in Policy and Planning Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan, March 1998

B.S. of Mathematics, Peking University, China, July 1984

 

PROFFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Chair Professor of Economics, SUSTech College of Business, Southern University of Science and Technology, China, November 2022-Present.

  • Professor of Economics, Institute for Social and Economic Research, Nanjing Audit University, China, September 2016-Present.

  • Professor of Economics, School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China, February 2008-September 2016.

  • Visiting Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University, Japan, November 2011-March 2012.

  • Visiting Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University, Japan, May-September 2008.

  • Associate Professor of Economics, School of Economics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, September 2006-January 2008.

  • Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Management Science and Engineering, Faculty of System Science and Technology, Akita Prefectural University, Japan,   April 2002-September 2006.

  • Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Management Science and Engineering, Faculty of System Science and Technology, Akita Prefectural University, Japan,  April 1999-March 2002.

  • Research Assistant, Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan, April 1998-March 1999.

  • Research Assistant, China University of Mining & Technology (Beijing), China,  July 1984-September 1988.


RESEARCH FIELDS

Microeconomic Theory, Auction Mechanism Design, Matching Theory, Market Design

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • February 2023-Present,  SUSTech College of Business, Southern University of Science and Technology

       Course: Advanced Microeconomics, Microeconomics

  • February 2008-September 2016, School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

       Course: Topics on Advanced Microeconomics, Mathematical Economics

  • February 2009-September 2016, School of Economics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

     Course: Advanced Microeconomics II

  • September 2006-January 2008, School of Economics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

     Course: Advanced Microeconomics II, Mathematical Economics

  • April 1999-September 2006, Department of Management Science and Engineering, Akita Prefectural University 

     Course: Microeconomics, Game Theory, Econometrics, Social Systems Theory, 

and so on.

 

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

  • The first prize of the 9th Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Award for Chinese Universities (Humanities and Social Sciences) (The Ministry of Education of China, 2024)

  • Sun Yefang Economic Science Award (Sun Yefang Economic Science Foundation, 2023)

  • Leading Talents in Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Ten Thousand Program, 2016

  • Shanghai Leading Talents (The Shanghai Municipal Government, 2014)

  • Excellent Teaching Award (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, 2010)

  • The Cheung Kong Scholarship (The Ministry of Education of China, 2010)

  • The second prize of the 5th Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Award for Chinese Universities (Humanities and Social Sciences) (The Ministry of Education of China, 2009)

  • An Excellent Teacher of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, 2009

  • Excellent Papers Award (Antai College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2007) 

  • Monbukagakusho Scholarships, provided by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science Sports and Culture, 1989 – 2003


RESEARCH GRANTS

  • “Research on Microeconomic Behaviors for the Purpose of Aiding Economic Policy Design,” the Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 11,305,000 RMB, 2024-2028

  • “Theories of Market Design and Economic Policies,” the first Project of the Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2,400,000 RMB, 2024-2028

  • “Theoretical Research on Market Design,” Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2,100,000 RMB, 2021-2025

  • “Design of Multi-item auction,” General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 485,000 RMB, 2013-2016

  • “Multi-item auction,” Shanghai Pujiang Program, 100,000 RMB, 2007-2009

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

  • Committee Chair, Special interest committee of game theory and applications of China Operations Research Society (November 2021 - present)

  • Editorial Board Member, China Journal of Econometrics (January 2021 - present)

  • Associate Editor, Journal of Mechanism and Institution Design, (August 2015- present)

  • Associate Editor, Journal of Mathematical Economics (June 2013- December 2019)

  • Editorial Board Member, Frontiers of Economics in China (September 2010 - present)

 

PUBLICATIONS

1. Kojima Fuhito, Ning Sun, and Ning Neil Yu (2023): “Job Matching with Subsidy and Taxation,” Review of Economic Studies, Vol. 91, No. 1, pp.372-402.

2. Sun Ning and Zaifu Yang (2021): “Efficiency, stability, and commitment in senior level job matching markets,” Journal of Economic Theory, Vol. 194, June 2021, 105259.

3. Kojima Fuhito, Ning Sun, and Ning Neil Yu (2020): “Job Matching under Constraints,”   American Economic Review, Vol. 110, No. 9, pp. 2935–2947.

4. Rong Jianxin, Ning Sun, and Dazhong Wang (2019): “A New Evaluation Criterion for Allocation Mechanism with Application to Vehicle License Allocations in China,” Journal of Mechanism and Institution Design, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp.39-86. 

5. 荣健欣、孙宁,2015:《汽车牌照配置的混合机制设计——对我国车牌配置机制改进的探讨》,《财经研究》,第12期,62-71页.

6. 宫汝凯、孙宁、王大中,2015:《基于双边交易环境的中间商拍卖机制设计》,《经济研究》,第11期,120-132页.

7. Sun Ning and Zaifu Yang (2014): “An efficient dynamic auction for multiple complements,” Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 122, No. 2, pp.422-466. 

8. Huang He, Hongyan Xu, R. J. Kauffman, and Ning Sun (2013): “Analyzing Auction and Bargaining Mechanisms in E-Procurement with Supply Quality Risk,” Operations Research Letters, Vol.41, pp.403-409. 

9. Sun Ning and Hong Xin Yao: “Manipulable behavior in international trade,” Economic Modelling, Vol. 28, No. 1, 60-66 

10. Ning Yu, Thorsten Chmura, Thomas Pitz, and Ning Sun (2010): “Bargaining Over Perfect Complements Owned Separately: With Experimental Test,” Economics Letters, Vol. 107, No. 2, 115-118. 

11. Sun Ning and Zaifu Yang (2009):“Double-track adjustment process for discrete markets with substitutes and complements,” Econometrica, Vol.77, No.3, pp.933-952.

12. Sun Ning and Zaifu Yang (2009):“A strategy-proof and privacy-preserving fair Allocation mechanism,” Japanese Economic Review,Vol. 60, No. 2, pp.143-151. 

13. Sun Ning, Walter Trockel and Zaifu Yang (2008): “Competitive outcomes and endogenous coalition formation in an n-person game,” Journal of Mathematical Economics, Vol. 44, No. 7, pp.853-860.

14. Sun Ning and Zaifu Yang (2007): “Surjective Function Theorems with Economic Application,” Yokohama Business Review, Vol.28, No.1, pp.79-88.

15. Sun Ning and Zaifu Yang (2006): “Equilibrium and indivisibilities: gross substitutes and complements,” Econometrica, Vol.74, No.5, pp.1385-1402.

16. Sun Ning (2006): “Quasi-equilibria in Banach spaces with lower semi-continuous preference,” Economic Theory, Vol. 27, No.3, pp.691-703.

17. Akiyoshi Shioura, Ning Sun and Zaifu Yang (2006): “Efficient strategy proof fair allocation algorithms,” Journal of the Operations Research Society of Japan, Vol.49, No.2, pp.144-150.

18. Sun Ning (2006): “Bewley’s limiting approach to infinite dimensional economies with l.s.c. preferences,” Economics Letters, Vol.92, No.1, pp.7-13. 

19. Sun Ning and Zaifu Yang (2004): “An exposition on fair division and Elicitation of honest preferences in job assignment,” Yokohama Business Review, Vol.25, No.1, pp.25-34. 

20. Sun Ning and Zaifu Yang (2003): “A general strategy proof fair allocation mechanism,” Economics Letters, Vol.81, No.1 pp.73-79.

21. Sun Ning and Zaifu Yang (2003):“Existence of equilibrium and zero-beta pricing formula in the capital asset pricing model with heterogeneous beliefs,” Annals of Economics and Finance, Vol.4, No.1 pp.51-71.

22. Sun Ning and Zaifu Yang (2002):“The quadratic assignment market,” Yokohama Business Review,Vol.23, No.23 pp.33-42. 

23. Sun Ning (1999): “Open core and quasi-equilibria with lower semi-continuous preferences,” Economic Theory, Vol.13, No.3 pp.735-742.

24. Sun Ning and Sho-Ichiro Kusumoto (1997): “A note on the Boyd-McKenzie theorem,” Economics Letters, Vol.55, No.3, pp.327-332.


AFFILIATIONS

Econometric Society, American Economic Association, Japanese Economic Association

 

REFEREE FOR

American Economic Review, Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Economic Theory, Theoretical Economics, Games and Economic Behavior, Journal of Mathematical economics, China Economic Review, Economics Bulletin, Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering