I am a PhD candidate in Applied Economics at Cornell University.
My research investigates how firms' strategic choices impact innovation and technological changes. I have a broad interest in studying various innovation mechanisms and how different policies and strategies shape innovation through these mechanisms.

You can find my CV here.

Research Interests

  • Innovation
  • Empirical Industrial Organization
  • Firm Strategy
  • Dynamic Structural Econometric Modeling
  • Applied Microeconomics

Working Papers

  • The Compounding Effect of Experience in Innovation Dynamics - Saleh Zakerinia (2023), Working paper, Cornell University.
  • The Economic Benefits of Modular Innovation - Saleh Zakerinia, N. Yang, and V. Rao (2023), Working paper, Cornell University.
  • Two Hours or Two Days? Impact of Faster Delivery Service on Online Shopping - Saleh Zakerinia and J. Liaukonyte (2023), Working paper, Cornell University.
  • Climate Change Policy: Dynamics, Strategy, and the Kyoto Protocol - Saleh Zakerinia and C. C. Lin-Lawell (2020), Working paper, Cornell University.

Work in Progress

  • Impact of Experience in AI on Firm’s Profitability - Saleh Zakerinia (2023), Working paper, Cornell University.
  • How Do Firms Strategically Innovate in AI? - Saleh Zakerinia and N. Yang (2023), Working paper, Cornell University.
  • Using Quantum Game Theory to Model Competition - V. Rao, N. Yang, and Saleh Zakerinia (2023), Working paper, Cornell University.

Teaching Experience

  • Winter 2020 and 2022, “Strategic Pricing”, Teaching Assistant for Professor Jura Liaukonyte, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
  • Fall 2021 and 2022, “Advertising Strategy”, Teaching Assistant for Professor Jura Liaukonyte, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
  • Fall 2021, “The Economics and Psychology of Sustainable Business”, Teaching Assistant for Professor William Schulze, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
  • Fall 2020, “Applied Macro Economics”, Teaching Assistant for Professor C.-Y. Cynthia Lin Lawell, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
  • Spring 2020, “Resource Economics”, Teaching Assistant for Professor C.-Y. Cynthia Lin Lawell, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
  • Fall 2019, “Behavioral Economics and Managerial Decisions”, Teaching Assistant for Professor William Schulze, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
Saleh Zakerinia

Email: mz497 at cornell dot edu