Short Bio

I am currently an economics Ph.D. candidate at Cornell University, working under the supervision of Prof. Chris Forman and Prof. Matt Marx. My research focuses on the economics of innovation and entrepreneurship. Specifically, I am interested in how firms influence academic science, how scientists and organizations adapt to technological and organizational changes, and the factors that lead some individuals to become entrepreneurs while others do not.

Research Interest

• Innovation: technology commercialization, science of science, business process innovation
• Entrepreneurship: race and enterpreneurship, family entrepreneurship

Education

• Ph.D. in Economics, 2020 - , Cornell University, U.S.
• B.A. in Economics, 2016 - 2020, Peking University, China

What’s New

• [July 2024] I will present my “Million Dollar Plants” paper in NBER SI Innovation Conference in Boston.
• [July 2024] I will present my “Million Dollar Plants” paper in International Conference on Science of Science and Innovation (ICSSI) in Washington DC.

Working Papers

• How Does Industry Shape Academic Science? Evidence from “Million Dollar Plants” (solo-authored).
• Peers Matter: The Heterogeneous Effects of Female Peers on Scientists’ Research Focus (w. Paul Dai).

Works in Progress

• Closing the Racial Gap in Entrepreneurship: The Role of Spousal Public Sector Jobs (w. Qian Wang).
• AI Adoption and Managerial Skills (w. Chris Forman).

Teaching

• [Fall 2021 and 2022] Econometrics (PhD level), rating: 4.9/5.0, Cornell.
• [Spring 2023 and 2024] Introductory Macroeconomics, rating: 4.9/5.0, Cornell.
• [Spring 2024] Digital Platform Strategy (MBA Level), Cornell.
• [Spring 2023] Microeconomics (MBA Level), Cornell.

Contact

Address: 109 Tower Rd, Ithaca, NY 14853
Office Location: Uris Hall at Cornell University
Email: hx276 (at) cornell.edu