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Ruru Hoong

Ruru Hoong

Doctoral Student

Doctoral Student

Ruru Hoong is a PhD candidate in Economics at Harvard & HBS, on the academic job market AY 2025-26.

Her research interests span artificial intelligence, digital economics, privacy, and social media, primarily focusing on the (i) optimal design and integration of new digital technologies into real-world deployment, and (ii) rigorous evaluation of their heterogeneous impacts—specifically, how variations in user decision-making processes, tasks, and organizational structures shape both individual and firm-level outcomes. She graduated from Stanford in 2019. Prior to graduate school she has worked at BCG London, the World Bank, Singapore’s Ministry of Finance and Education, and GIC.

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Ruru Hoong is a PhD candidate in Economics at Harvard & HBS, on the academic job market AY 2025-26.

Her research interests span artificial intelligence, digital economics, privacy, and social media, primarily focusing on the (i) optimal design and integration of new digital technologies into real-world deployment, and (ii) rigorous evaluation of their heterogeneous impacts—specifically, how variations in user decision-making processes, tasks, and organizational structures shape both individual and firm-level outcomes. She graduated from Stanford in 2019. Prior to graduate school she has worked at BCG London, the World Bank, Singapore’s Ministry of Finance and Education, and GIC.

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Publications

Journal Articles
Journal Articles

  • Hoong, Ruru. "Self Control and Smartphone Use: An Experimental Study of Soft Commitment Devices." Special Issue on Nudges and Incentives. European Economic Review 140 (November, 2021). View Details

Cases and Teaching Materials
Cases and Teaching Materials

  • Kim, John Jong-Hyun, Nancy Dai, and Ruru Hoong. "Riiid: Scaling AI Educational Services Globally." Harvard Business School Case 324-030, November 2023. View Details
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Ruru Hoong is a PhD candidate in Economics at Harvard & HBS, on the academic job market AY 2025-26.

Her research interests span artificial intelligence, digital economics, privacy, and social media, primarily focusing on the (i) optimal design and integration of new digital technologies into real-world deployment, and (ii) rigorous evaluation of their heterogeneous impacts—specifically, how variations in user decision-making processes, tasks, and organizational structures shape both individual and firm-level outcomes. She graduated from Stanford in 2019. Prior to graduate school she has worked at BCG London, the World Bank, Singapore’s Ministry of Finance and Education, and GIC.

Journal Articles
  • Hoong, Ruru. "Self Control and Smartphone Use: An Experimental Study of Soft Commitment Devices." Special Issue on Nudges and Incentives. European Economic Review 140 (November, 2021). View Details
Cases and Teaching Materials
  • Kim, John Jong-Hyun, Nancy Dai, and Ruru Hoong. "Riiid: Scaling AI Educational Services Globally." Harvard Business School Case 324-030, November 2023. View Details
Area of Study
  • Business Economics

Area of Study

Business Economics
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