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Wei Chen
Ph.D. Candidate Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics The Ohio State University, 2014-Present B.A. in Economics B.S. in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Peking University, 2014 Email: chen.4863@osu.edu Phone: (+1) 614-390-3787 342 Agricultural Administration Building 2120 Fyffe Road, Columbus, OH 43210 |
I am an environmental economist working in developing countries. I develop and extend the theory of micro-level decision making to motivate empirical analysis of equilibrium outcomes arising from individual behavior, and use applied econometric techniques to model these equilibrium outcomes. My dissertation examines three different equilibrium outcomes resulting from micro-level behavior in developing country contexts: 1) levels of traffic in Chinese cities resulting from drivers’ response to roadway infrastructure investment; 2) quality of life across Indonesia based on households’ location choices that are influenced by government expenditure on local amenities; 3) patterns of aggregate recreation behavior as influenced by deforestation in Mexico.
In addition to my dissertation, I have also conducted research on policy relevant issues of local importance to Ohio and the United States, such as the effects of E. coli and harmful algal blooms on recreational behavior in Lake Erie and the structural change in price spreads of WTI-Brent crude oil.
I am planning to attend the ASSA/AEA meeting in Atlanta in January. Please check my CV and research pages for more information.
In addition to my dissertation, I have also conducted research on policy relevant issues of local importance to Ohio and the United States, such as the effects of E. coli and harmful algal blooms on recreational behavior in Lake Erie and the structural change in price spreads of WTI-Brent crude oil.
I am planning to attend the ASSA/AEA meeting in Atlanta in January. Please check my CV and research pages for more information.
