Huanxing Yang, professor in the Department of Economics, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term beginning July 1, 2023.

Yang is an expert in the areas of contract theory, industrial organization, and game theory. Since coming to Ohio State as an assistant professor in 2004, Yang has taught extensively on microeconomic theory, game theory, and industrial organization. Yang has published nine articles in peer reviewed journals including Rand Journal of Economics, International Economic Review, Theoretical Economics, Economic Theory, and International Journal of Industrial Organization. His current research projects include the studies on competitive nonlinear taxation, the effects of entry on the variety of contracts offered by incumbent firms, cheap talk and delegation with multiple senders, and the impacts of increases in search quality on variety of goods offered by the market.

Yang earned his PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004, just before joining the faculty at Ohio State. He received his BS in Management Information Systems from Renmin University of China and his MA in Economics from Fudan University, Shanghai.