Li, Wenze (李文泽)





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Ph.D. Candidate
School of Social Science,
Nanyang Technological University.
50 Nanyang Ave, 639798, Singapore.

E-mail: wenze001@e.ntu.edu.sg
ORCID: 0000-0002-0495-0586

About me

I obtained the Master's degree in Applied Economics from the School of Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 2020. I am currently pursuing Ph.D. degree in Economics at the same institution. My research interests lie in the fields of Applied Microeconomics and Econometrics, with a particular focus on Trade, Labor, and Energy Economics.

Research Interests

  • Trade Economics

  • Labor Economics

  • Energy Economics

  • Health Economics

Education

August 2020 — Present                   Nanyang Technological University

 
Ph.D. in Economics
 
Cumulative GPA: 4.86/5.00

October 2018 — January 2020          Nanyang Technological University

Supervisor: Leong Kaiwen
 
Master of Applied Economics
 
Cumulative GPA: 4.73/5.00 (Ranked 4 out of 53)

September 2013 — June 2017          Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Bachelor of Management in Financial Management (Bilingual)
 
Cumulative GPA: 3.67/4.00 (Ranked 3 out of 30)

Research

  1. Publication

    • Li, Wenze (2023). Investigating Racial Salary Discrimination and the Role of Bargaining Power: Evidence from the NBA. The Singapore Economic Review.

  2. Working Papers and Work in Progress:

    • Firm-Level Network Effects of US-China Trade Shocks, with Liyu Dou, Ming Li, Wenjie Wang

    • Dissecting Electricity Market via Machine Learning, with Wenjie Wang, Jinbo Cai

    • Health Consequences of the Medical Price Shocks: Evidence from Diabetes in China, with Wenjie Wang

    • A Valid Alternative Method of IV Inference, with Liyu Dou, Wenjie Wang

  3. Conference and Seminar Presentations:

    • 7th International Conference on Econometrics and Statistics (EcoSta 2024), Chair and Presenter, Beijing, July 2024

    • Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society (AMES), Presenter, Singapore, July 2023

    • Singapore Rising Scholars Conference (SRSC), Singapore, May 2023

    • 8th Trilateral Workshop in Economics (Nanyang Technological University, Chulalongkorn University, Thammasat University, Online, Nov 2021

    • Brown-bag Seminars (Nanyang Technological University), Singapore, Nov 2021

Experience

Research Assistant

  1. Research Assistant to Prof. Dou Liyu, Singapore Management University , March 2023 - Present

    • Conducted literature reviews, analyzed data, and prepared research reports, slides, and manuscripts.

  2. Research Assistant to Prof. Wang Wenjie, Nanyang Technological University, Nov 2021 - Present

    • Conducted literature reviews, analyzed data, and prepared manuscripts.

  3. Research Assistant to Prof. Leong Kaiwen, Nanyang Technological University, May 2019 - May 2023

    • Conducted literature reviews and data analysis.

  4. Research Assistant to Prof. Huang Weihong, Nanyang Technological University, May 2019 - September 2019

    • Conducted applied research project supervised by Associate Professor Huang Weihong.

    • Employed Gary Becker’s model to investigate race discrimination in the NBA from 1990 to 2018

    • Retrieved data and statistics from the NBA official website, ESPN, and relevant reference websites

    • Utilized STATA to manage and analyse panel data

    • Designed linear regression modelsto explain employer and customer discrimination with annual salary and average home attendance

    • Discovered statistically significant salary discrimination against blacksfrom 2010 to 2018 and suggested future research areas from the findings

Work

  1. Tax Agent, Finance Department, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, June 2017 - October 2018

    • Administered the tax declaration of GDUFS and its affiliated institutions

    • Recorded and processed monthly wages and other allowances to enable future review

    • Analysed taxation data and initiated tax planning to achieve budget control

  2. Intern, Assistant in Auditing Department , GP Certified Public Accountants, January 2016 - February 2016

    • Managed voucher confirmation

    • Participated in the audit of an IPO project of pharmaceutical firm and assisted in the completion of audit reports

    • Organized various confirmation requests including bank confirmation, accounting confirmation and certificate of creditability

    • Supervised the asset inventory including fixed assets, inventories and cash

Honors & Awards

  1. Honorable Academic Merit (Top 1%),GDUFS Jun. 2015 & Jun. 2016

  2. Scholarship for Academic Excellence (Top 1%),GDUFS Jun. 2015

  3. National Encouragement Scholarship (Top 3%), Education Department Jun. 2015 & Jun. 2016

  4. Scholarship for Comprehensive Performance (Top 4%),GDUFS Jun. 2016

  5. Excellent Youth League Member (Top 5%),GDUFS Jun. 2016

Teaching

  1. Teaching Assistant, Intermediate Microeconomics, Nanyang Technological University, Jan 2023 - May 2023

    • Assistant to Assistant Professor Yan Jubo and Assistant Professor Jonathan Yeo

    • Conducted tutorial classes and summarized the lecture content for a group of 182 undergraduate students (seven hours per week over 14 weeks)

    • Assisted in quiz development and reviewed the design of midterm and final exam papers

    • Invigilated and graded midterm and final exams

  2. Instructor, Science & Technology for Humanity, Nanyang Technological University, Jan 2023 - May 2023

    • Taught a group of 93 undergraduate students from various disciplines, including engineering, physics, biology, and social sciences, and business (six hours per week over 14 weeks)

    • Guided and graded projects

    • Invigilated quizzes

  3. Teaching Assistant, Advanced Microeconomics, Nanyang Technological University, Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

    • Assistant to Assistant Professor Jonathan Yeo

    • Conducted tutorial classes and summarized the lecture content for a group of 100 undergraduate students (six hours per week over 14 weeks)

    • Reviewed the design of midterm and final exam papers

    • Invigilated and graded midterm and final exams

    • Provided project consultation to students

  4. Peer Tutoring, Advanced Macroeconomics and Advanced Microeconomics, Nanyang Technological University, Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

    • Assistant to Assistant Professor Tang Yang and Assistant Professor Jonathan Yeo

    • Provided lecture notes, tutorials, and project consultation to students

  5. Teaching Assistant, Nanyang Technological University, May 2019 - November 2020

    • Assistant to Assistant Professor LEONG Kaiwen, helped develop better comprehension in economic knowledge and monitored students’ performance

    • Tutored 50 master students in Advanced Microeconomics (an hour per week over 12 weeks)

    • Designed and delivered Python workshop for 15 undergraduate students majoring in Economics

    • Guided and coached a group of undergraduate students to design surveys for Final Year Project

    • Received positive feedback from students taught

 

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