Academic Experience
Associate Professor (with tenure), the Institute for Economic and Social Research, Jinan University, Oct 2021-present.
Associate Professor, the Institute for Economic and Social Research, Jinan University, Oct 2018-Sept 2021.
Assistant Professor, the Institute for Economic and Social Research, Jinan University, Sept 2016-Sept 2018.
Visiting scholar, the University of Michigan, Jan-Jun 2015.
Associate Professor, the Institute for Economic and Social Research, Jinan University, Oct 2018-Sept 2021.
Assistant Professor, the Institute for Economic and Social Research, Jinan University, Sept 2016-Sept 2018.
Visiting scholar, the University of Michigan, Jan-Jun 2015.
Education
Ph.D., Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
M.A., China Center for Economic Research, Peking University.
B.L. & B.S., Peking University.
M.A., China Center for Economic Research, Peking University.
B.L. & B.S., Peking University.
Awards
Gregory Chow Best Paper Honorable Mention, The Chinese Economist Society, 2021.
Annual Teaching Excellence Award, Jinan University, 2021.
Best Teaching Award, IESR, Jinan University, 2019.
Best Paper Nomination Award, IESR, Jinan University, 2018, 2019.
Outstanding Doctoral Thesis on Economics Research in China, National Economics Foundation, 2017.
(10 awardees out of all doctoral graduates in Economics in China over 2013-2016)
Best Paper Award in Experimental Economics, WISE, 2016.
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, 2013-2016.
(189 fellows out of 4000+ applicants from 40+ counties and regions)
Overseas Research Award, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2015.
CES-NA Travel Award, China Economic Society North America, 2015.
RES Travel Award, Royal Economic Society, 2015.
Certificate of Academic Merit, China Center for Economic Research, Peking University, 2007-2008.
Annual Teaching Excellence Award, Jinan University, 2021.
Best Teaching Award, IESR, Jinan University, 2019.
Best Paper Nomination Award, IESR, Jinan University, 2018, 2019.
Outstanding Doctoral Thesis on Economics Research in China, National Economics Foundation, 2017.
(10 awardees out of all doctoral graduates in Economics in China over 2013-2016)
Best Paper Award in Experimental Economics, WISE, 2016.
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, 2013-2016.
(189 fellows out of 4000+ applicants from 40+ counties and regions)
Overseas Research Award, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2015.
CES-NA Travel Award, China Economic Society North America, 2015.
RES Travel Award, Royal Economic Society, 2015.
Certificate of Academic Merit, China Center for Economic Research, Peking University, 2007-2008.
Grants
General Program Fund, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2022-2025.
Young Scientists Fund, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2018-2020.
Foster Research and Innovation Fund, Jinan University, 2017-2018.
Faculty Initiation Grant, Jinan University, 2016-2019.
Research Travel Grant, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2014, 2015.
PhD Studentship, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2011-2013.
First Class Studentship, China Center for Economic Research, Peking University, 2007-2010.
Guanghua Scholarship, Peking University, 2007-2008.
President Fund Scholarship, Peking University, 2004.
Young Scientists Fund, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2018-2020.
Foster Research and Innovation Fund, Jinan University, 2017-2018.
Faculty Initiation Grant, Jinan University, 2016-2019.
Research Travel Grant, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2014, 2015.
PhD Studentship, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2011-2013.
First Class Studentship, China Center for Economic Research, Peking University, 2007-2010.
Guanghua Scholarship, Peking University, 2007-2008.
President Fund Scholarship, Peking University, 2004.
Conference & Seminar Presentations
2022
AEA; Early Stage Workshop on the Chinese Economy; Seminar (Renmin University of China); JOPE Spring Conference; NASMES; EALE Conference; AMES; JOPE Summer Conference
2021
IESR Brownbag; The 5th Conference on Children of Migrants; Seminar (East China Normal University); International Economic Association World Congress; North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society; CES Annual Conference; AMES; CCER Summer Institute; The 3rd "China Development Theory" International Annual Conference; HECO-IESR workshop; Workshop on Banking and Finance in Emerging Markets; NEUDC (Boston University); Renmin University of China; International Symposium on Contemporary Labor Economics (WISE); Shenzhen University; The Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics Conference (PKU); RUC-GLO conference; NCER-CCER conference (Tsinghua University)
2020
IESR Brownbag; Seminar (SUFE); Third IESR-GLO Joint Conference on COVIT-19 (discussant); IESR Labor Workshop; KDIS-3IE-ADB-ADBI Conference on Impact Evaluation; Workshop for Early-Stage Research on Chinese Economy; Sustainable Development Goals (RUC); International Symposium on Contemporary Labor Economics (JNU); Delhi Winter School 2020 (Delhi School of Economics); Third Renmin University - GLO Conference
2019
IESR Brownbag; Seminar (HKUST); Seminar (HIT-Shenzhen); IESR Labor Workshop; Asia Meeting of the Econometric Society (Xiamen); China Meeting of the Econometric Society (JNU); 1st Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Area Research Forum on Business; Biennial Conference of China Development Studies (Shanghai Jiaotong U); China Economics Summer Institute (PKU); The Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics Conference (NUS); International Symposium on Contemporary Labor Economics (CUHK).
2018
4th Winter School on Migration (Georgetown U at Qatar); IESR-GLO joint workshop; Society of Labor Economists Conference (Toronto); CCER Summer Institute (Yantai); IESR workshop (JNU); Annual Conference of Game Theory and Experimental Economics (JNU); National Science Foundation Conference (Suzhou); 9th Annual APRU Research Conference on Population Aging (HKUST); Delhi Winter School 2018 (U of Delhi).
2017
Royal Economic Society Conference (U Bristol); RES Symposium of Junior Researchers (U Bristol); Labor workshop (NSD at Peking U); Seminar (HKBU); Health and Development Conference (Academia Sinica); Biennial Conference of China Development Studies (Shanghai Jiaotong U); China Economic Society Conference (Nanjing U); Camphor Economic Forum (JNU); Firms in Emerging Economies Workshop (JNU); IESR Labor Conference (JNU); Seminar (HKUST); ICID/IZA/Renmin University/UCW Workshop (RUC); Seminar (CHLR); Brownbag (IESR); Seminar(SLHR at RUC); Labor Economics Frontier Forum (JNU); Symposium on Contemporary Labor Economics (IESR).
2016
American Economic Association Meeting (San Francisco); Royal Economic Society Conference (U Sussex); Overseas Young Scholars Experimental Economics Lecture Series (DUFE); 9th Migration and Development Conference (EUI); Asian Family in Transition Conference on Migration (JNU), Young Economist Society Conference (SCNU); International Conference on Experimental Economics (WISE); International Symposium on Human Capital and the Labor Markets (CHLR).
2015
Royal Economic Society Conference (U Manchester); RES Inaugural Symposium of Junior Researchers (U Manchester); Labor Seminar (U Michigan); Health, History, Demography, and Development Seminar (U Michigan); China Economic Society-North America Conference; Georgetown Center for Economic Research Biennial Conference (Georgetown University); Biennial Conference of China Development Studies, (Shanghai Jiaotong University); China Youth Economists Forum (Xiamen University); Singapore Economic Review Conference (Singapore); NEUDC (Brown); Workshop on "Migration, Human Capital and Child/Youth Development" (SUFE).
2014
International Wellbeing and Public Policy Conference (Hamilton College); China Organizational Economics Symposium (Renmin University); China Economics Annual Conference (Peking University).
2013
International Conference on the Chinese Economy (CERDI, France); Advances in Happiness Economics (Erasmus University).
Before 2013
International Symposium on Contemporary Labor Economics (Xiamen University), 2009, 2010.
AEA; Early Stage Workshop on the Chinese Economy; Seminar (Renmin University of China); JOPE Spring Conference; NASMES; EALE Conference; AMES; JOPE Summer Conference
2021
IESR Brownbag; The 5th Conference on Children of Migrants; Seminar (East China Normal University); International Economic Association World Congress; North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society; CES Annual Conference; AMES; CCER Summer Institute; The 3rd "China Development Theory" International Annual Conference; HECO-IESR workshop; Workshop on Banking and Finance in Emerging Markets; NEUDC (Boston University); Renmin University of China; International Symposium on Contemporary Labor Economics (WISE); Shenzhen University; The Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics Conference (PKU); RUC-GLO conference; NCER-CCER conference (Tsinghua University)
2020
IESR Brownbag; Seminar (SUFE); Third IESR-GLO Joint Conference on COVIT-19 (discussant); IESR Labor Workshop; KDIS-3IE-ADB-ADBI Conference on Impact Evaluation; Workshop for Early-Stage Research on Chinese Economy; Sustainable Development Goals (RUC); International Symposium on Contemporary Labor Economics (JNU); Delhi Winter School 2020 (Delhi School of Economics); Third Renmin University - GLO Conference
2019
IESR Brownbag; Seminar (HKUST); Seminar (HIT-Shenzhen); IESR Labor Workshop; Asia Meeting of the Econometric Society (Xiamen); China Meeting of the Econometric Society (JNU); 1st Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Area Research Forum on Business; Biennial Conference of China Development Studies (Shanghai Jiaotong U); China Economics Summer Institute (PKU); The Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics Conference (NUS); International Symposium on Contemporary Labor Economics (CUHK).
2018
4th Winter School on Migration (Georgetown U at Qatar); IESR-GLO joint workshop; Society of Labor Economists Conference (Toronto); CCER Summer Institute (Yantai); IESR workshop (JNU); Annual Conference of Game Theory and Experimental Economics (JNU); National Science Foundation Conference (Suzhou); 9th Annual APRU Research Conference on Population Aging (HKUST); Delhi Winter School 2018 (U of Delhi).
2017
Royal Economic Society Conference (U Bristol); RES Symposium of Junior Researchers (U Bristol); Labor workshop (NSD at Peking U); Seminar (HKBU); Health and Development Conference (Academia Sinica); Biennial Conference of China Development Studies (Shanghai Jiaotong U); China Economic Society Conference (Nanjing U); Camphor Economic Forum (JNU); Firms in Emerging Economies Workshop (JNU); IESR Labor Conference (JNU); Seminar (HKUST); ICID/IZA/Renmin University/UCW Workshop (RUC); Seminar (CHLR); Brownbag (IESR); Seminar(SLHR at RUC); Labor Economics Frontier Forum (JNU); Symposium on Contemporary Labor Economics (IESR).
2016
American Economic Association Meeting (San Francisco); Royal Economic Society Conference (U Sussex); Overseas Young Scholars Experimental Economics Lecture Series (DUFE); 9th Migration and Development Conference (EUI); Asian Family in Transition Conference on Migration (JNU), Young Economist Society Conference (SCNU); International Conference on Experimental Economics (WISE); International Symposium on Human Capital and the Labor Markets (CHLR).
2015
Royal Economic Society Conference (U Manchester); RES Inaugural Symposium of Junior Researchers (U Manchester); Labor Seminar (U Michigan); Health, History, Demography, and Development Seminar (U Michigan); China Economic Society-North America Conference; Georgetown Center for Economic Research Biennial Conference (Georgetown University); Biennial Conference of China Development Studies, (Shanghai Jiaotong University); China Youth Economists Forum (Xiamen University); Singapore Economic Review Conference (Singapore); NEUDC (Brown); Workshop on "Migration, Human Capital and Child/Youth Development" (SUFE).
2014
International Wellbeing and Public Policy Conference (Hamilton College); China Organizational Economics Symposium (Renmin University); China Economics Annual Conference (Peking University).
2013
International Conference on the Chinese Economy (CERDI, France); Advances in Happiness Economics (Erasmus University).
Before 2013
International Symposium on Contemporary Labor Economics (Xiamen University), 2009, 2010.
Survey Participation
Program of Reallocating the Poor in China, 2017.
China Employer-Employee Survey (CEES), HKUST-IEMS, 2014-2016.
China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), 2008-2009.
"Education Research Network", World Bank-CIEFR, 2007.
Land Institution and Urbanization, Development Research Center of the State Council, 2005.
China Employer-Employee Survey (CEES), HKUST-IEMS, 2014-2016.
China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), 2008-2009.
"Education Research Network", World Bank-CIEFR, 2007.
Land Institution and Urbanization, Development Research Center of the State Council, 2005.
Referee Service
Journal Referee
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, BMC Public Health, China Economic Review (x6), Economic Development and Cultural Change, Fundamental Research, Health Economics, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Journal of Development Economics (x6), Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Journal of Population Economics (x15), Labour Economics, Oxford Economic Papers, PLoS ONE, Research on Aging, Social Science & Medicine, SSM-Population Health, World Development (x3), 经济学（季刊）(x4), 经济学报
Conference Reviewer
AAEA Annual Meeting 2021, China Meeting of the Econometric Society 2019, International Symposium on Contemporary Labor Economics 2020
Grant Reviewer
China Natural Science Foundation General Project, Natural Science Foundation General Project of Guangdong
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, BMC Public Health, China Economic Review (x6), Economic Development and Cultural Change, Fundamental Research, Health Economics, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Journal of Development Economics (x6), Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Journal of Population Economics (x15), Labour Economics, Oxford Economic Papers, PLoS ONE, Research on Aging, Social Science & Medicine, SSM-Population Health, World Development (x3), 经济学（季刊）(x4), 经济学报
Conference Reviewer
AAEA Annual Meeting 2021, China Meeting of the Econometric Society 2019, International Symposium on Contemporary Labor Economics 2020
Grant Reviewer
China Natural Science Foundation General Project, Natural Science Foundation General Project of Guangdong
