Biography
I'm a Ph.D. candidate in applied economics at Northeastern University. I'm on the 2018-19 job market and will be available for interviews at the ASSA Meetings in Atlanta.
My research interests include Applied Macroeconomic/Microeconomic Theory and Organizational Economics. I study the strategic behavior of firms, market competition and government regulatory policy concerning the underlining industries.
I'm interested in both abstract models of decision making and real-world economic applications. I seek to ask and answer interesting questions using the full economic toolbox.
Prior to entering NEU, I received a Master's degree in Applied Economics at Western Kentucky University. I got my Bachelor degree in International Economics and Trade from Zhongnan University of Economics & Law, in Wuhan, China
Research and Publications
Research Projects
Use panel data and AIDS model to estimate the effects of Chinese government housing regulations on consumer expenditure behavior and simulated the welfare effects of a proposed housing taxation reform
Investigate the impact of regulatory and geographic constraints on US housing supply in the most recent business cycle, using 2SLS model with instrument variable, and fixed-effects analysis
Examine the relationship between U.S. major airlines’ unbundling of checked bag service and their service quality as measured through their on-time performance, the marginal effects under different route-specific characteristics (e.g. market concentration level) have been calculated
Are Passengers Becoming Picker? Demand Analysis in the U.S. Airline Industry
Publications
1. Economic and Political Factors Affecting Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities, Shun – spring, p.11-15, 2010 (3)
2. Demonstration Comparative Advantage Theory's Empirical Implication for Chinese Economy Development, Shun – spring, p.12-15, 2008 (3)
Working Experience
Instructor---Macroeconomics
Sep. 2012 - Present
Department of Economics, Northeastern University
Independently designed and taught upper-division undergraduate classes in Principles of Macroeconomics in summer terms
Evaluated performance of 40 students per class and reported grades to the university registrar
Advised and motivated students in office hours; increased student confidence in course content
Senior Teaching Assistant---Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Microeconomics
Sep. 2012Â - Present
Department of Economics, Northeastern University
Successfully supported professors in class teaching by assessing students’ assignments, preparing answer keys, advising course content, holding office hours, etc.
Led review sessions for enlarged classes of size 200 students each
Planned and led discussion sections for 4 classes of 20-25 students every week
Program Assistant---SAS
Jan. 2010 - May 2010
D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University
Consulted with School of Business faculty to support a U.S. nationwide hospital study
Cleaned and normalized raw data sets of total 20 GB hospital records from different sources to have a master record for modeling, such as Fuzzy matching, merging, filtering, and function computation in Excel
Devised and applied analytical approaches (such as ANOVA analysis etc.) to address challenging issues arising in the project using SAS
Presented concise explanations for faculty and in the team meeting
Research Assistant---Mobile Marketing
Sep. 2011 - Dec. 2011
D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University
Conducted detailed investigative research on mobile marketing
Independently produced accurate, complete, and organized reports and verbal briefing for the professor
Synthesized professor’s study into PowerPoint slide decks for his speech
Project Assistant---Cost-Benefit Analysis
Jan. 2008 - Jul. 2008
Yellow River Conservancy Commission, Ministry of Water Resources, China​
Reviewed and documented current projects, identified areas for improvement and provided recommendations to the appropriate groups
Gathered data and developed statistical analysis, such as pioneered the use of the cost-benefit analysis on the potential investment project
Coordinated and updated meetings with multi-functional teams