HU Zihan
Full-time Faculty
Assistant Professor of Economics
School of Economics
SOE
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ph.D. in Economics, Cornell University, 2023
- M.A. in Economics, National University of Singapore, 2017
- A.B. in Economics, Peking University, 2014
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
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Human Capital
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Labour Economics
Research Areas and Areas of Expertise
Strategic Priorities
HighlightsZihan Hu is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Singapore Management University, specializing in labor and development economics with a focus on policy impacts and welfare outcomes.
Combines rigorous empirical methods with policy-relevant research addressing labor, health, and development issues in Asia; recognized with multiple fellowships and awards for research excellence; active in international academic presentations and collaborations.
Focused research areas include Impacts of environmental and social policies on labor markets and welfare; peer effects and competition in education; labor supply and productivity; demographic policy impacts; agricultural and industrial policy evaluation in developing economies.
Combines rigorous empirical methods with policy-relevant research addressing labor, health, and development issues in Asia; recognized with multiple fellowships and awards for research excellence; active in international academic presentations and collaborations.
Focused research areas include Impacts of environmental and social policies on labor markets and welfare; peer effects and competition in education; labor supply and productivity; demographic policy impacts; agricultural and industrial policy evaluation in developing economies.
Areas of Expertise
Labor economicsDevelopment economics
Past Awarded Grant
- Ernest Liu '64, Ta-Chung and Ya-Chao Liu Memorial Fellowship, Department of Economics, Cornell University, 2022-2023
- Humane Studies Fellowship, Insititute for Humane Studies, George Mason University, 2022
- Hsien Wu and Daisy Yen Wu Scholarship, Graduate School, Cornell University, 2022
- Sadov Graduate Student Fellowship, College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University, 2021
- Excellence in Research Fellowship, Department of Economics, Cornell University, 2021
Latest Publications
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- S Chen, Z HuReview of Economics and Statistics, 1-27, 2024
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QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ph.D. in Economics, Cornell University, 2023
- M.A. in Economics, National University of Singapore, 2017
- A.B. in Economics, Peking University, 2014
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
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Human Capital
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Labour Economics