Faculty Profile

Wenjia Cao is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Singapore Management University whose research bridges labor economics, education, and technology, with a focus on the impacts of AI and policy interventions on labor markets and educational outcomes.

Integrates rigorous empirical methods with timely policy questions at the intersection of labor, education, and technology; recognized for research excellence through multiple awards and fellowships; contributes to understanding the societal impacts of AI and policy interventions.

Focused research areas include Effects of artificial intelligence on heterogeneous skill groups; college major choices in response to technological change; policy impacts such as vaccine mandates on public health and education; transparency and job matching in specialized labor markets.