I seek research assistants, master's advisees, and PhD advisees on a rolling basis. Ideal candidates are undergraduates or first-year master's/PhD students with strong interests in empirical research. For undergraduates, having taken my Urban Economics course is a plus.

• Fluency in English.
• Proficiency in Stata, Python, GIS, SQL, or the ability to learn quickly.
• Academic curiosity, dedication, diligence, independence, initiative, and effective communication.
• For potential research assistants:
  • Commitment for at least one year.
• For master's/PhD advisees:
  • Good grades in the first semester.

• Coauthorship for students who make a substantial, independent contribution to a project.
  • Students at every level have earned it: undergraduate, master's, and PhD students on my projects have coauthored papers in top field journals.
  • Coauthorship is earned through contribution, not assigned with the position.
• Academic mentorship, research guidance, and learning resources.
• Honest letters of recommendation.
• Research assistant stipend.

• PhD, directly from undergraduate: University of Toronto (Rotman School of Management), National University of Singapore (Economics).
• PhD, from master's: Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (Economics).
• Master's, from undergraduate: Duke University (Economics & Computation), National University of Singapore (Quantitative Economics), University of Hong Kong (Economics).

• Topics: technology platforms, urban amenities.
• Toolkits: causal inference, spatial analytical tools.

If you are interested, please email ychen@xmu.edu.cn with your CV, transcript, and a paragraph describing how you are a good fit for the position.