Xin Gu

Ph.D. Student

Member Of:
  • School of Economics

Overview

Xin Gu is a sixth-year PhD student in Economics at Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. His research fields include labor/education economics, applied microeconomics/econometrics, and experimental economics focusing on peer effects, online education, and human capital measurement. He is on the job market and will be available for interviews at the ASSA 2023 conference.

Before joining Georgia Tech, he worked in Allianz Investment Management SE, Allianz Group and in the Center for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Germany. He has education background around the world, including China, Germany, Sweden and the U.S. He received his M.Sc. in Economics from University of Mannheim, Germany and B.Sc. in Management Science and Engineering from Shanghai University, China.

Faculty Advisor:
Haizheng Li
Education:
  • M.Sc. in Economics, University of Mannheim (Germany), 2016
  • B.Sc. in Management, Shanghai University (China), 2013
  • Exchange, Finance and Economics, Jönköping International Business School (Sweden), 2012
Research Fields:
  • Applied Econometrics
  • Applied Microeconomics
  • Education Policy
  • Experimental Economics
  • Labor Economics
Issues:
  • Chinese Economy
  • Education
  • Human Capital
Courses Taught:
  • ECON-2106: Prin of Microeconomics
  • PUBP-3120: Stat Analysis-Pub Policy