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ST, New York, NY 10025
EDUCATION
Columbia University , Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, New York, NY
Master of Arts in Economics , Expected June 2016
Relevant Courses: Econometrics, Microeconomic Analysis, Macroeconomic Analysis, Mathematical Methods for Economists
Cornell University , College of Arts and Sciences, Ithaca, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, minors in Mathematics and International Relations, May 2015
Overall GPA: 3.6 Major GPA: 3.9
Cornell Summer School in Turin, Turin, Italy
Visiting Student , June 2012
GRE: 170 Quantitative Reasoning, 161 Verbal Reasoning, 4.5 Analytical Writing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BEDA Institute of Urban-Rural Planning & Design, Beijing, China
Research Assistant July—August 2015 l Provided advisory service to the government of Turpan city in Xinjiang province around economic development strategies l l
Communicated frequently with government officials and identified the historical and geographic importance of Turpan
Recommended establishing historical tourist attractions and air cargo hubs as development strategies l l
Completed the initial draft of development suggestions within the one week deadline and presented to Turpan Mayor
Cornell University Applied Economics and Management Department , Ithaca, NY
Research Assistant June — December 2014
Hypothesized that the issuance of land certificates in China has positively influenced farm land productivity l l l
Reviewed related literature and suggested using annual investments in organic fertilizers as an intermediate variable
Built an OLS regression model with eight variables over 11,000+ data points from 1161 households using STATA
Found that the distribution of land-use certificates has a statistically significant positive influence on fertilizer investments
GROUP PROJECT
Price Discrimination and Business Cycle in US Airline Industry
ECON 4660 Industrial Organization November 2014 l Served as group leader and delegated research tasks to all group members based on their interests and backgrounds l Selected an OLS fixed effect regression model on airline price discrimination using variables including GDP and HHI l Concluded that price discrimination behaviors are highly correlated to the macroeconomic business cycle
LEADERSHIP AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Beijing, China
Staff June 2015 l Oversaw receptionist area with the AIIB secretariat at the Signing Ceremony of the Articles of Agreement l Liaised with more than 200 foreign delegates, handled inquires and built good relationships between AIIB and delegates
Cornell Rise Dance Troupe , Ithaca, NY
Performing Team Member January 2012 —May 2015 l l
Participated in 180 group rehearsals and 21 campus wide performances, garnering 2,000+ audience members in total
Performed regularly for the Elderly Partnership program to facilitate the relationship between students and local elders
Cornell Project Hope , Ithaca, NY
Correspondence Chair January 2012 —May 2013 l Organized events such as Hope Night and bake sales and raised over 5,000 dollars for underprivileged students in China l Visited the corresponding high school in Anhui province during winter break and distributed donations to local students
SKILLS & INTERESTS
Computer: STATA, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Language: Mandarin Chinese (Native), English (Fluent), Spanish (Advance Intermediate)
Interests: Literature, Ballet, Running, Traveling