Curriculum Vitae

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The PDF is the authoritative version and includes contact details for my references. Last updated September 2026.

Education

University of Cambridge, PhD in EconomicsAdvisors: Eric French and Weilong Zhang. Research visit at the University of Oslo (October–November 2025), hosted by Eivind Ystrøm.2022–present
University of Cambridge, MPhil in Economic ResearchDistinction2020–2021
University of Edinburgh, MA in EconomicsFirst Class Honours, ranked first in cohort2016–2020
University of Pennsylvania, exchange yearGPA 3.96/4.0, Dean's List2018–2019

Research Interests

Health economics, labor economics, behavioral genetics, applied microeconomics.

Research

My job market paper, working papers, and work in progress are described on the Research page.

Scholarships and Awards

Mercatus Fellowship approx. £2,0002026
University of Cambridge Faculty Trust Funding Award £4,5002025
SHARE Foundation Egalitarian Capitalism Award £1,5002025
ESRC Doctoral Training Programme Studentship approx. £85,0002022–2025
Forethought Fellowship £5,0002022
Open Philanthropy Early Career Funding £15,0002022
University of Edinburgh Prizes for Top Dissertations and Overall Performance £1,0002020
Japanese Government MEXT Undergraduate Studies Scholarship offered, approx. £65,0002017

Conferences and Seminars

2026: Cambridge Labor/Public Reading Group (×2); Cambridge Applied Micro PhD Workshop; European Social Science Genetics Network (ESSGN) Conference; LSE Wellbeing Seminar Series; CEPR Longevity and Ageing Conference; European Economic Association Meeting*; Mental Health and the Labor Market*; EDGE Jamboree*; Annual Health Econometrics Workshop*; UCL*; USC CESR Seminar Series in Social Science Genetics*. * scheduled

2025: Cambridge Labor/Public Reading Group (×2); ESSGN Conference; LSE Wellbeing Seminar Series; Economics of Mental Health Workshop; University of Oslo (×2); Darwin College Social Science Seminar Series.

2024: Cambridge Public Health Showcase; ESSGN Conference; Cambridge Applied Micro PhD Workshop; Cambridge Labour/Public Reading Group.

2023: Cambridge Macroeconomics Reading Group; Cambridge PhD Macro Workshop; Cambridge Public Health Showcase.

2022: Cambridge PhD Macroeconomics Workshop.

Selected Professional Experience

European Central BankTrainee, Euro Area External Sector and Euro Adoption Division2021
InvesTAO LtdResearch Intern2020
Barclays Investment BankIntern, Equity Research2019

Teaching

Lecturer for the Downing College Summer Programme (University of Cambridge) and the Mawhiba International Enrichment Programme, and teaching assistant at the University of Cambridge and the Sun Yat-Sen Business School Executive MBA Programme. Details are on the Teaching page.

Service

Refereeing: Journal of Labor Economics, The Economic Journal.

Organizer, Cambridge Labor Economics Reading Group2025–2026
Co-Coordinator, Economics PhD Applicant Mentoring Program (AMP)2024
Mentor, Economics PhD Applicant Mentoring Program (AMP)2022–2025
President, Darwin Entrepreneurs' ClubFounded and organized the £5,000 Darwin College Business Plan Competition2023–2025
Lecturer, Gonville & Caius College Outreach Programme2023, 2025
Undergraduate Thesis Supervisor, University of Cambridge2023–2024
Undergraduate Admissions Interviewer, Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge2023, 2024

Personal Information

Languages
English (native), French (advanced), Japanese (advanced), Irish (intermediate)
Citizenship
Ireland
Programming
R, MATLAB, Stata, Python, Julia

References

Eric French
Montague Burton Professor of Industrial Relations and Labour Economics
University of Cambridge

Weilong Zhang
Associate Professor of Economics
University of Cambridge

Kai Liu
Professor of Economics
University of Cambridge

Email addresses for my references are given in the PDF version of my CV.