Hello, I'm
XIBO WAN(万溪博)
An Applied Economist From University of Connecticut
I am a postdoc associate in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics in University of Connecticut. Before joining Uconn, I was a postdoc associate at the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research. I received my Ph.D. in Economics from Iowa State University. I am on the 2024-25 academic job market.
Welcome to My Space
My Research
My research primarily explores the economic applications of mobility data, employing a comprehensive approach that involves various methodologies such as econometric analysis, empirical IO, and machine learning. This multifaceted approach is applied to address significant questions in the realms of environmental and food fields.
Food Access Disparity
grasping nutritional health disparities and refining the precision of food aid targeting;
Human Mobility
developing economic methodologies for mobility data applications;
Environmental (Dis)amenities
understanding individual behavior and preferences regarding environmental amenities and climate hazards;
Research
Beyond Mobility Data
In addition to utilizing cell phone data, my research also utilizes large datasets from sources like retail scanners, housing transactions, and customs data to evaluate policy effectiveness and derive behavioral insights crucial for environmental and food policy making.
Research
Ongoing Projects and Additional Works
Experience
Teaching, Services, and Skills
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant: Principles of Microeconomics (ISU, 2016-2019), Economics of Discrimination (ISU, 2017-2019), Intermediate Environmental and Resource Economics (ISU, 2018), Microeconomics Analysis I (ISU, 2019)
Guest lecturer: Principles of Microeconomics (Uconn, 2024)
Teaching certificate: Transforming Your Research Into Teaching (TYRIT) (ISU, 2020)
Services and Skills
Referee: National Science Foundation (NSF – SBIR/STTR), Journal of Regional Science (JRS), Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics (CJAE), Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (JAERE), Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting Abstract (AAEA), Southern Economics Association Annual Meeting Abstract (SEA)
Campus and Department Services: Economics Graduate Student Association (President, 2018), Economics Graduate Student Seminar (Coordinator, 2018), China Center for Human Capital and Labor Market Research (President, 2014)
Skills: Python, Stata, Matlab, R, QGIS, SQL, Latex, Office, JavaScript
Contact Me
I Want To Hear From You
Please fill out the form on this section to contact with me. Or call between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday
Address
Ratcliffe Hicks Arena, Unit 108, Storrs, CT 06269
xibo.wan@uconn.edu
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