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Chao Fu

Professor, Phipps Distinguished Chair · University of Wisconsin-Madison

Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, holding the Mary Claire Aschenbrener Phipps Distinguished Chair. NBER lists her in the Labor Studies program.

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Published Quarterly Journal of Economics Online 17 Oct 2025 Published Jan 2026
Digital Distractions with Peer Influence: The Impact of Mobile App Usage on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes

Panle Jia Barwick · Siyu Chen · Chao Fu · Teng Li

This paper estimates the causal effects of mobile app usage on college students' academic performance, physical health, and labor market outcomes, while separately identifying behavioral (endogenous) …