Welcome! I am a PhD candidate in Global Economics & Management at UCLA Anderson. I am supervised by Nico Voigtländer and Martha Bailey. I am affiliated with the California Center for Population Research (CCPR). I hold an M.A. in Economics from Columbia University.

My research focuses on labor economics, urban economics, and applied microeconomics.

Publications

From Connections to Merit: Anti-Corruption Reform and Occupational Mobility in China's Civil Service
The Economic Journal, 135(670), August 2025 · (with Yu Qin, Ya Tan, and Fan Zhang)
Housing Wealth, Fertility and Children's Health in China: A Regression Discontinuity Design
Journal of Health Economics, 97: 102915, 2024 · (with Ya Tan, Yingjia Zhai, Fan Zhang, and Qinghua Zhang)

Working Papers

Land, Lights, and Leaders: The Effects of China's Anti-Corruption Campaign on Urban Development
(with Ya Tan, Yingjia Zhai, and Fan Zhang)

Work in Progress

The Great Recession and the U.S. Transition to Below Replacement Fertility Rates
(with Martha Bailey and Lisa Dettling)
Trade Slowdowns and Deforestation: Evidence from China
(with Yajie Sun, Wayne X. Wan, Chan Yu, and Fan Zhang)

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant to Ricardo Perez-Truglia
MGMTEX 405: Economic Analysis for Managers · Fall 2024 & Fall 2025
Teaching Assistant to Kathleen Ngangoué
MGMTEX 439-7: Economics Information and Strategies in Markets · Spring 2024

Research Experience

Research Assistant to Clemence Tricaud
September 2025 – Present
Research Assistant to Melanie Wasserman
July 2023 – July 2025

Grants & Awards

UCLA Anderson Center for Global Management, Global Research Award · 2025–2026
UCLA Anderson Ziman Center, Gilbert Program in Real Estate, Finance and Urban Economics Research Grant · 2025–2026
UCLA Anderson Ziman Center, Gilbert Doctoral Student Fellowship · 2023–2024

Curriculum Vitae

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Laguna Beach, California