A. Yesim Orhun

Associate Professor of Marketing
Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Fellow
Marketing Faculty Doctoral Coordinator

Education
PhD University of California
Berkeley 2006
Biography

Yeşim Orhun is a multi-method quantitative marketing scholar who works in the fields of industrial organization and behavioral economics. In one stream of work, she studies belief formation and belief-based utility, and their consequences for decision-making. In another stream of work, she examines how public and managerial policies shape inequities in consumer access. Her research spans several industries, including health, transportation, retail, consumer packaged goods, online platforms, and education. She has received several competitive grants and awards for her research, including the 2019 Paul E. Green Award.

Yeşim Orhun is an Associate Professor of Marketing and Information and a Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Faculty Fellow at the University of Michigan. She earned her Ph.D. in Business Administration from University of California at Berkeley.  She serves as an AE at Journal of Marketing Research and IJRM, and on the Editorial Board of Marketing Science. Yeşim Orhun also served for four years on the Board of Consumer Reports.

Latest Faculty News & Research
Intrinsic Information Preferences and Skewness
Authors
Masatlioglu, Y., Orhun, Y. and Raymond, C.
Published Date
10/2023
Authors
Masatlioglu, Y., Orhun, Y. and Raymond, C.
Source
American Economic Review
Volume
111
Issue
10
Pages
2615-44
Gender (Still) Matters in Business School
Authors
Krishna, A., Orhun, Y.
Published Date
2/2022
Authors
Krishna, A., Orhun, Y.
Source
Journal of Marketing Research
Volume
59
Issue
1
Pages
191-210
Reaching for gold: Frequent-flyer status incentives and moral hazard
Authors
Orhun, Y., Guo, T. and Hagemann, A.
Published Date
5/2022
Authors
Orhun, Y., Guo, T. and Hagemann, A.
Source
Marketing Science
Volume
41
Issue
3
Pages
548-574
Frugality is Hard to Afford
Authors
Orhun Y., Palazzolo, M.
Published Date
01/2019
Authors
Orhun Y., Palazzolo, M.
Source
Journal of Marketing Research
Volume
56
Issue
1
Pages
1-17
How Price Dispersion Changes when Upgrades are Introduced: Theory and Empirical Evidence from the Airline Industry
Authors
Cui, Y. Orhun, Y., Duenyas, I.
Published Date
2019
Authors
Cui, Y. Orhun, Y., Duenyas, I.
Source
Management Science
Volume
65
Issue
8
Pages
3835-3852.
Perceived Motives and Reciprocity
Authors
Orhun, Y.
Published Date
2018
Authors
Orhun, Y.
Source
Games and Economic Behavior
Volume
109
Issue
May
Pages
436-451
Impact of Competition on Product Decisions: Movie Choices of Exhibitors
Authors
Orhun, Y. and Venkataraman, S. and Chintagunta, P.
Published Date
2016
Authors
Orhun, Y. and Venkataraman, S. and Chintagunta, P.
Source
Marketing Science
Volume
35
Issue
1
Pages
73-92