Yulan Fang

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EDUCATION

Binghamton University, State University of New York Expected May 2021 PhD in Economics

Concentration in Applied Econometrics, Labor Economics, Developing Economics Cumulative GPA: 3.7/4.0

University of Texas at Austin May 2014 - Aug 2015

MA in Economics

Cumulative GPA: 3.7/4.0

Southern Methodist University Aug 2013 – May 2014

Applied Economics and Predictive Analytics (MSAEPA) Cumulative GPA: 4.0/4.0

Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics Zhejiang, China BA in Finance Management May 2012

Skills

• Machine Learning (sklearn, pandas)

• STATA

• R

• MATLAB

• SQL

• Python

Relevant Experience

Student Researcher August 2017 – Present

Department of Economics, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY

• Analyze effects of premarital cohabitation experience on marriage stability and marriage quality using the Propensity Score Matching method (KNN and other matching methods) and survival model with Chinese individual-level complex survey data that contains more than 30,000 observations

• Explore whether certain personal preferences could impact individual and household’s financial and health related decisions using individual-level data

• Estimate influences from regional gender ratio and household’s gender preference on each family’s saving decision using tests of selection on observables and the PSM method with two large observational data sets

• Propose a project about measuring the impact from lockdowns caused by COVID – 19 on E-Commerce through changing individual’s purchase preference in China using Differences-in-Differences method

• Examine the relation between obesity and personal time preference implementing OLS regression and factor analysis Adjunct Lecturer Aug 2020 – Present

Applied Development Economics, Binghamton University

• Illustrate classic economic models to lay a solid theoretical foundation for students to build econometric models and solve microeconomic problems

• Introduce linear regression model and offer opportunities for the students to estimate econometric models using R with simplified data to solve real- world problems and test the hypotheses

• Explain commonly used identification methods, including RCT for experimental data and Differences-in-Differences, Instrumental Variables, Regression Discontinuity Design and Propensity Score Matching for observational data, so that students have the basic idea of how to effectively control factors and identify the causal relationship between two key variables of interests

• Provide step-by-step guidance to students‘ team projects about discussing and presenting academic papers studying economic impacts from COVID- 19 and other trending problems in developing regions, as well as encourage innovative ideas in related fields Teaching Assistant August 2015 – May 2020

Department of Economics, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY

• Planned and led discussions for PhD-level Statistics class to discuss students’ questions about probability, distribution, and hypothesis testing

• Organized and held weekly sessions for more than 70 students to improve their skills in building regression models and estimating models with R and STATA for senior-level Econometrics class

• Assisted students better understand and apply economic models, such as searching models which take the market frictions into consideration, in order to deal with problems in labor markets

• Ensured various aspects of the course were able to run efficiently by collaborating with faculty members on creating course syllabi, preparing the programming aspect of the class, making the exams, as well as grading students’ homework, exams, and papers Lecturer February 2012 – May 2013

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc, Zhejiang China

• Taught one-to-one VIP TOEFL listening courses to customers of different ages

• Became a qualified teacher in 3 months and began giving training sessions to new tutors after being a part of the team for 6 months

• Communicated with customers regularly to avoid any misunderstandings and customized my teaching plans accordingly Leadership and Volunteer Experience

Care Projects for Autistic Children September 2008 – September 2009 Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Zhejiang China

• Voluntarily educated and accompanied students in special organizations for autistic children on a weekly basis

• Designed and conducted a simple survey on citizens’ understandings about autism in children, and wrote a high scored report based on data collected from interviews of around 150 people in Hangzhou, China Students’ Union Vice President September 2009 – September 2011 Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Zhejiang China

• Established and lead a team responsible for planning and executing more than 20 academic and non-academic campus activities

• Hosted or gave speeches in several school-wide activities and conferences like the school’s Drama Festival and Student Congress

• Directed regular meetings to discuss and decide every week’s assignments for the planning department

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