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Agnes Yang

Research Profile

I am a PhD candidate at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. My research focuses on how emerging technologies shape governance and market decisions via disintermediation; i.e., removing a central authority or intermediaries.

 

Specifically, my dissertation aims to address two research problems, in the context of decentralized platforms built on blockchains:

(i) potentials and limitations of decentralized, community governance in DAO*s

(ii) reducing gender and racial pricing disparity in NFT** art market

by eliminating intermediaries such as managers and art galleries.

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By exploring the potential and limitations of blockchain technologies, I aim to guide organizations and marketplaces toward better adoption of decentralized systems suited to their objectives.

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*DAO: Decentralized Autonomous Organization

**NFT: Non-fungible Tokens

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Please refer to this blog post for more about the context of my research, presented in an FAQ format based on common and relevant questions I’ve encountered.​

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AY profile

Education

University of Minnesota

PhD in Information and Decision Sciences (website)

Advisor: Gautam Ray

Dissertation title: 

How Technology Shapes Governance and

Market Decisions via Disintermediation:

Potentials and Limitations of Blockchain

Yonsei

University

B.A. in Economics

M.S. in Finance

Get in Touch

yang6972[at]umn.edu

Minneapolis, MN

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