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

Journal of Health Economics, 97: 102915, 2024 · (with Ya Tan, Yingjia Zhai, Fan Zhang, and Qinghua Zhang)

Working Papers

Work in Progress

The Effect of the Great Recession on U.S. 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 & Fall 2026
Teaching Assistant to Kathleen Ngangoué
MGMTEX 439-7: Economics Information and Strategies in Markets · Spring 2024

Research Experience

Research Assistant to Melanie Wasserman
September 2026 – Present; July 2023 – July 2025
Research Assistant to Clemence Tricaud
September 2025 – May 2026

Grants & Awards

UCLA Anderson Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Research Grant · 2026–2027
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
Laguna Beach · photo by me