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Education
Ph.D. in Economics, Universtity of Houston, US, 2025 (Expected)
M.A. in Economics and Finance, Hanyang University, Korea, 2018
B.E. in Ocean and Naval Engineering, Tianjin University, China, 2016
Working Papers
“The Long-Term Human Capital Consequences of Natural Disasters: Evidence from India” [Job Market Paper; draft coming soon]
“Are Natural Disasters Disastrous for Learning? Evidence from Seven Asian Countries”, with Jere Behrman, Emily Hannum, Minhaj Mahmud, and Fan Wang, Sep 2024, Revise & Resubmit, Economics of Education Review
Research Experience
Consultant, Asian Development Bank, Jul 2024 - Present
- Project: Strengthening Policies on Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific
Doctoral Researcher, PIRE Project funded by NSF, Jan 2023 - Present
- Abstract: Climate risk, pollution, and childhood inequalities in low- and middle-income countries
- Partners: University of Pennsylvania, University of Houston, Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Regional Institute for Population Studies in Ghana, UNICEF, and World Bank
Graduate Researcher, Institute for Research on Women, Gender and Sexuality, Jun 2022 - Jun 2023
- Census Household Pulse Survey analysis: Tracked households’ experience with hardship and recovery from the Pandemic in Houston/Harris County and how it differs by gender, sexual orientation, and household income level.
- LGBTQ+ support project: Collected data from Montrose Center.
Research Assistant, Prof. Elaine M. Liu, University of Houston, Feb 2022
- Analyzed county-level data spanning 15 years on car accident mortality related to alcohol use, as well as mortality and morbidity from liver disease, using data from (1) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); (2) National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); (3) Mortality Multiple Cause Files; (4) Multiple Cause of Death Data on CDC WONDER.
Teaching Experience
Instructor, Principles of Microeconomics (Undergraduate Level), University of Houston, Spring 2024
Instructor, Ph.D. Math Camp, University of Houston, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023
Teaching Assistant, Econometrics I (Ph.D.), Prof. Nathan J. Canen, University of Houston, Spring 2022
Teaching Assistant, Microeconomics I (Ph.D.), Prof. Janet E. Kohlhase, University of Houston, Fall 2021
Teaching Assistant, Prof. Eleanor Jawon Choi, Hanyang University, Mar 2017 - Jul 2018
- Courses: Applied Econometrics (Graduate), Introductory Mathematical Economics, Econometrics, Empirical Methods in Applied Microeconomics, and Career Development
Working Experience
Client Manager, Bank of Communications, Jiangsu, China, Aug 2018 - Sep 2019
- Served as vice organizer for the Suzhou Gusu branch in “Best Service Bank Branch” national competition, achieving “Four-Star” award from the China Banking Association.
Intern, Loans Department, China Construction Bank, Sichuan, China, Jun - Aug 2017
Professional Activities
Coordinator, UH Econ Student Brown Bag Seminar, University of Houston, 2023 - 2024
Referee for Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Environmental and Resource Economics, Economic Modelling
Discussant at Asian Economic Development Conference 2024; ADBI Conference on Increasing Resilience of Education Systems in Asia and the Pacific
Awards and Fellowships
Cullen Graduate Fellowship Travel Grant, University of Houston, Apr 2024
Graduate Fellowship, University of Houston, Sep 2020 - Present
Teaching Assistantship, Hanyang University, Mar 2017 - Jul 2018
TOPIK Scholarship, Hanyang University, Dec 2017, Mar 2018