General Information
- Gender: Female
- Age: 23
- Nationality: Chinese
Research Interests
- Primary: Social Network.
- Secondary: Industrial Organization, Applied Econometrics, etc.
- You may also find my latest interest on my Academic Blog (in English) or Life Blog (in Chinese).
Current Position
Marketing Analyst (June, 2012 - )
- eBay
Economic Consultant (Aug, 2011 - May, 2012)
- Shanghai In-Flow Infotech Ltd.
- Designed and operated large-scale randomized field experiments on cellphone users.
- Implemented data mining and econometric methods on micro-level big data with R, SQL and Python.
- Delivered business proposals, evaluation reports, and visual presentations.
- Directed project-based team work by constructing cooperation flow.
Education
M.Sc in Economics
- Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, Spain, July, 2011.
- GPA: 8.4/10.
Bachelor in Economics
- School of Economics, Shandong University, P.R.China, June, 2010.
- Major: Economics [course list]
- Minor: Mathematics [course list]
- Major GPA: 3.92/4 Overall: 3.74/4 (89%)
Experience
Research in Economics:
- Master Thesis: Expectations and the Social Network: Modeling Health Risk Perception among U.S. Adolescents (with Mahesh Karra). June, 2011.[
Awarded as A+ level thesis, Part]
- Modeled the health risk perception among adolescents based on their social networks, with consideration of network effects and social distance.
- Examined the network effects using the Add Health dataset with GMM-IV method in panel data.
- Coursework: Has Financial Innovation Boosted Industrial Growth? Evidence fromthe Emergence of Piaohao in 19th-20th Century China. June, 2011.
- Coursework: Mere Exposure Effect in Partner Matching: Why Does Social Distance Matter? (with Hrvoje Stojic). April, 2011.
- Bachelor Thesis: Social Network, the Internet and Information Transmission (
- Examined the influences of social networks and public media on information transmission, in particular, the speed and quality of information distribution.
- Analyzed co-author relationship data and performed computational simulations of different social network structures demonstrating the extent to which the Internet influences individual utility levels.
- Working Paper: What Do We Pay For Asymmetric Information? The Mechanism Evolution in Online Markets Nov, 2009.
- Published as The Mechanism Evolution and Information Transmission in Online Markets (我国网上交易的机制演化与信息传导) (with Yue Qiao), Journal of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (CSSCI), 2012, 192 (03).
- Download the Chinese version here.
- Built a sequence of principal-agent models based on incentive theories, and discussed the impact of different mechanism designs on market outcomes and the additional cost needed.
- Examined mechanisms of the reputation, punishment, and barriers to entry and evaluated their respective boundary validation conditions.
- Book: Play Econometrics with R (working in process, in Chinese) [Preview]
- Compiled a manual on the realizations of modern econometric methods in R.
More: list of [Papers and Presentations ]
Conference:
- A First Course on Statistical Thinking with News, Speaker, the 5th China-R Conference, Renmin University of China. May, 2012
- Analyzing Social Network Experiments in R, Chair and Speaker, the 4th China-R Conference, East China Normal University, Shanghai. Nov, 2011.
- Experiments in Social Networks, Speaker, the 6th Chinese Conference of Complex Networks, UESTC, Chengdu. Oct, 2011.
- Econometrics and Statistics Using R, Speaker, the 2nd Chinese R Conference, Renmin University Of China, Beijing and East China Normal University, Shanghai. Dec, 2009.
Teaching:
I was responsible for the recitation session. If you want, you may see the presentations I used here: Recitation Session
- Provide popular science tranings on statistics for journalists, organized by songshuhui.net [Link for the record ]
- Teaching Assistant, Intermediate Microeconomics (3rd undergraduate), Shandong University, 2009-2010. [Job description ]
Consulting:
- Board Moderator of COS (Capital of Statistics), Renmin University of China, 2009-now.
- Adviser for Association of Statistics Communication, Central South University, 2009-now.
Communication Media:
It is a wonderful bridge between my readers and me, and brings me numerous friends from different industries.
Journalist and Photographer [Job description ] 2006-2008 Program planner for high school TV station [Job description ] 2004-2006 Editor of middle school magazine [Job description ] 2001-2003 Blog owner of loyhome.com (a Blog focused on Economics and the Internet) [Details ] 2004-now Computer and Website:
Position Institution Time Developer and Website Administrator college's website (www.eco.sdu.edu.cn) and several sub-sites
[Job description, ScreenShot ]2006-now Codex Translator and Graphic Designer WordPress (an Open-source software)
[Job description, Themes ]2008-2009 Graphic Designer and Tool Developer Maxthon (a popular web browser, free software)
[Job description, Released Works ]2007-2008 Program Developer, Graphic Designer and Technical Supporter Student Online (online.sdu.edu.cn, a university website)
[Job description, ScreenShots ]2006-2008 Others:
- Trainee of China Unicom (a Telecom Operator, a FORTUNE 500 company) [Job description ], 2006-2007
Other Knowledge
Computer Science:
- Data Mining, Algorithm
- C/C++ Programming Language (
- Network Technology (
- Software Development, etc.
Biology:
- Physiology, Microbiology, Ecology, Biochemistry, Genetics, etc.
Also see [Interests ].
Computational Skills
Languages:
- For Programming:
- C/C++ (Excellent)
- Java (Good)
- Basic (Little)
- For Website Service[Works ]:
- PHP (Excellent: I have developed a large web-service software system using it)
- Asp and .net (Good)
- Jsp (Good)
- Python (Little)
- SQL (Excellent)
- HTML+CSS+JavaScript (Excellent)
- Ajax (Good)
Softwares:
- Mathematics and Statistics Softwares: R (favourite~), Stata, Matlab
- Database Management System: Mysql, Oracle, Access
- Graphics:
Photoshop [Works ],
Flash [Works ],
Illustrator [Works ]
- Other:
,
Word,
Excel,
PowerPoint,
Dreamweaver
Operating Systems:
- Linux (Ubuntu)
- Windows
Languages
- Chinese (native)
- English (fluent)
- Spanish (basic)
Academic Courses
Economics (Main):
- Advanced Microeconomics (Ph.D level)
- Advanced Macroeconomics (Ph.D level)
- Econometric Methods (Ph.D level)
- Topics in Development (Ph.D level)
- International Economic History (Ph.D level)
- Game Theory and Information Economics
- Time Series Analysis, Mathematical Economics
- History of Economic Theories
- Economic Statistics
- Labor Economics (both undergraduate and Ph.D levels)
- Law and Economics
- Economic Law
- International Economics
[Textbook: International Economics, By Dominick Salvatore]
- International Trade
- International Finance
- Finance and Investment
- Money and Finance Market
- Public Finance
- Basic Accounting
- Management
- Ecological Economics
- Social Cost-Benefit Analysis and Applications in Environmental Economics
- Development Economics
see also: [my Reading List (record from Douban.com) ]
Mathematics:
- Mathematical Analysis (3 semesters)
- Real Analysis (graduate level)
- Advanced Algebra (2 semesters)
- Theory of Probability
- Mathematical Statistics
- Numerical Analysis (with Matlab and R)
- Functional Analysis
- Operational Research (optimal programming, dynamic programming, graph theory, etc.)
- Complex Analysis
Reference
- Massimo Motta
- Dean of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and CREI Researcher at Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Tel: (+34) 93 542 2058
- Fax: (+34) 93 542 1860
- Email: massimo.motta@upf.edu
- Personal Webpage: http://www.barcelonagse.eu/MassimoMotta.html
- Gábor Lugosi
- ICREA research professor at Department of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Tel: (+34) 93542-2766
- Fax: (+34) 93542-1746
- Email: GABOR.LUGOSI@gmail.com
- Address: Ramon Trias Fargas 25-27, 08005, Barcelona, Spain
- Personal Webpage: http://www.econ.upf.edu/~lugosi/
- Thijs van Rens
- CREI Researcher, CREI and Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Tel: (+34) 93 542 2598
- Fax: (+34) 93 542 1860
- Email: tvanrens@crei.cat
- Personal Webpage: www.crei.cat/~vanrens/
- Address: Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27, 08005 Barcelona, SPAIN
- Gino Gancia
- CREI Researcher, CREI and Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Tel: (+34) 93 542 2732
- Fax: (+34) 93 542 2826
- Email: ggancia@crei.cat
- Address: Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27, 08005-Barcelona
Honors & Awards
- Excellent Graduation Thesis (for bachelor's degree, top 2% out of 325), Shandong University, 2010
- Excellent student scholarship, Shandong University, 2009
- Challenge Cup (National Undergraduate Curricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition, twice) [Description ]
- Outstanding Working Performance Award (2 of 110) [Description]
I was the first one who was honored only after the first-year's work- usually it is the ultimate award for the members who have made contributions to this organization.- Outstanding Public Relations Title (5 of 80, twice) [Description]
I have wrote many articles published on newspapers and built the college's website.- Excellent League Cadre and Excellent Student Cadre (10 of 200, twice) [Description ]
Papers and Presentations
Papers/Reports
- Master Thesis: Expectations and the Social Network: Modeling Health Risk Perception among U.S. Adolescents (with Mahesh Karra). June, 2011.[Part]
- Coursework: Has Financial Innovation Boosted Industrial Growth? Evidence fromthe Emergence of Piaohao in 19th-20th Century China. June, 2011.
- Coursework: Mere Exposure Effect in Partner Matching: Why Does Social Distance Matter? (with Hrvoje Stojic). April, 2011.
- Book: Play Econometrics with R (working in process, in Chinese) [Preview]
- Graduation Thesis: Social Network, the Internet and Information Transmission, 2010. [Part I, and the rest will be published online later]
- What Do We Pay For Asymmetric Information? The Mechanism Evolution in Online Markets, 2009. [Details Published Chinese version ]
- Horizontal Merger Simulation in The Iron Ore Market: Case from BHP and Rio (in Chinese), 2009.
- An Evaluation of the Ecological Economic Functions of Jinan Liubu National Forest Park (in Chinese), 2008. [
- Infrastructure and FDI: Evidence from Kunshan and Dongguan, China [Details ], 2008.
- What Do Current Students Plan to Do after Graduating? A Sample Survey among University Seniors (in Chinese), 2007. [Details ]
For details, see[Papers and Presentations ]
Discussions/Presentations
- LaTeX and Its Application in Economics, 2009. [Details ]
- From Economics to R: Using R in Economics and Econometrics, 2nd Chinese R Conference, 2009. [Details ]
- On the Back of Website, 2007. [Details ]
- Price Informativeness and Investment Sensitivity to Stock Price, 2008. [Details ]
- Consumption and Conception of Values in Ancient China and Greece: Differences in Thinking Between China and the Western World, 2008. [Details ]
- Regional Differences in Household Income and Living Condition , 2007. [Details ]
Extra-curricular Service
- Vice-Chair of Public Relations Department of the Student Union
- Coordinated the union's relationships with companies and public media to spread our influence.
- Job Interviewer for University Press
- Served as an interviewer to help the press select technical supporters.
- Volunteer for Amateur Astronomers Association
- Organized group activities and publicized the non-profit association.
- Volunteer for the college's anniversary meeting
Interests
Besides of economics, computer science, mathematics and biology, I also have strong interests in the following fields:
- Astronomy: Since my childhood, my dream is to own a telescope.
- Art and Design: I like the feeling of creating. See Part [Design ]
- Photography: After class and especially in holidays, I love wandering and shooting as a record of life's beauty. See Part [Photography ]
- Communication Media: It's interesting and challenging to report what is happening.
- Philosophy: Thinking is a good choice when spending a long silent night alone.
- Poetry: Sometimes I write some poems just following inspiration.
- Collection: letter paper, envelope, game box
Contact Information
Address: Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27, 08005 Barcelona
Email: cloudlychen@gmail.com Website: www.cloudlychen.net Chinese Blog: www.loyhome.com