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Senior Research Fellow

Dr. Sophia Chen

Sophia's research examines how digital platforms shape organisational behaviour, with a particular focus on network effects in B2B markets. She is currently running an ESRC-funded study of UK SaaS adoption patterns.

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Methodology
quantitative
Current researchers
4
Supervises
PhD · DBA
Availability
Accepting

Supervision style

How I supervise

"Quantitative-leaning. If you want to run regressions or causal inference, this is the supervision you want. I'll also teach you when not to."

Expertise

What I work on

  • Digital platforms
  • Network effects
  • Behavioural economics
  • Econometrics

Currently on my desk

Reading list

Updated quarterly

  1. 01

    Mostly Harmless Econometrics

    Angrist & Pischke

  2. 02

    Platform Revolution

    Parker, Van Alstyne, Choudary

  3. 03

    Causal Inference: The Mixtape

    Cunningham

Recent work

Selected publications

2025 · Journal article

Network effects in vertical SaaS: evidence from UK accountancy

2024 · Conference paper

Algorithmic pricing and market structure

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