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Education<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ph.D., Economics, Boston University, Boston MA, May 2026<\/p>\n

M.A., Economic Policy, Boston University, Boston, MA, May 2019<\/p>\n

B.A., Economics (Summa Cum Laude)<\/em>, Boston University, Boston, MA, May 2017<\/p>\n

B.S., Mass Communication Studies (Summa Cum Laude)<\/em>, Boston University, Boston, MA, May 2017<\/p>\n

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Fields of Interest <\/strong><\/p>\n

Labor Economics (Family Economics), Environmental Economics, Urban Economics<\/p>\n

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Working Papers<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFor Better or For Worse: The Added Worker Effect in the 21st<\/sup> Century U.S.,\u201d October 2025. Job Market paper.<\/p>\n

\u201cDisplacement and Domestic Dynamics: Life Cycle, Parenthood, and Paths to Recovery,\u201d (joint with Keren Horn), Octorber 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cChildhood Exposure to State Child Support Guidelines and Long-Run Labor Market Outcomes,\u201d October 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Motherhood Penalty: From the Homosexual Perspective,\u201d March 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarriage Effect on Wage Income for Homosexuals and Within-Household Specializations: Evidence from 2013-14 American Community Survey,\u201d (joint with Kevin Lang, Daniele Paserman, and Steve Rogers), April 2017.<\/p>\n

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Work in Progress<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHurricanes, Floods and Fires: Understanding the Disparate Employment Impacts of Climate Change\u201d (joint with Keren Horn and Dania Francis)<\/p>\n

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Special Sworn Status (SSS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Obtained security clearance to perform statistical research in a Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC) using restricted microdata<\/p>\n

– U.S. Census Bureau, Cambridge, MA (Spring 2022 \u2013 present) <\/em><\/p>\n

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Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n

WERISE Conference, Boston, MA, 2025 [poster presentation]<\/p>\n

Economics of the Household Conference, San Diego, CA, 2017 [presentation by coauthor]<\/p>\n

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Fellowships and Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lu Lingzi Scholarship, Boston University, Fall 2017 \u2013 Spring 2019<\/p>\n

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Work Experience <\/strong><\/p>\n

Research Assistant, Dept of Economics, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Spring 2025-present<\/p>\n

Research Assistant, Dept of Economics, Tufts University, Fall 2021 \u2013 Fall 2024<\/p>\n

Research Assistant, Dept of Economics, Boston University, Spring 2018<\/p>\n

Research Assistant, Dept of Small & Micro-Businesses, YuanHu Sub-branch, GuangXi Zhuang Autonomous Region Brach, China Construction Bank, Summer 2015<\/p>\n

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Teaching Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

Instructor, Empirical Economics 2, Dept of Economics, Boston University, Summer 2024<\/p>\n

Teaching Fellow, Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis, Dept of Economics, Boston University, Spring 2021 & Spring 2022<\/p>\n

Teaching Fellow, Introductory Microeconomic Analysis, Dept of Economics, Boston University, Fall 2020<\/p>\n

Academic Tutor, Athletic Department, Boston University, Fall 2016 \u2013 Fall 2018<\/p>\n

Academic Mentor, College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University, Spring 2015 & 2016<\/p>\n

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Languages: <\/strong>Fluent in Chinese (Mandarin) and English<\/p>\n

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References<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Daniele Paserman<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Department of Economics, Boston University<\/p>\n

Phone: (617) 353-5695<\/p>\n

Email: paserman@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Professor Johannes Schmieder<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Department of Economics, Boston University<\/p>\n

Phone: (617) 358-5923<\/p>\n

Email: johannes@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Professor Keren Horn<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts-Boston<\/p>\n

Phone: (617) 287-6950<\/p>\n

Email: kerenhorn@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Professor Robert<\/strong><\/em> Margo<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Department of Economics, Boston University<\/p>\n

Phone: (617) 353-6819<\/p>\n

Email: margora@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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