Youzong Xu - Department of Economics, Washington University in

Youzong Xu
Department of Economics
Washington University in St. Louis
Campus Box 1208, One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
[email protected]
www.xuyouzong.com
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Washington University in St. Louis
M.A., Economics, Washington University in St. Louis
May 2014 (Expected)
May 2010
Dissertation
“Essays on the Microeconomic Theory of Behavioral Heterogeneity and Information Aggregation”
Committee: John Nachbar (Chair), Marcus Berliant, Elizabeth Maggie Penn
Fields of Specialization
Applied Microeconomic Theory, Political Economy, Public Economics, Finance
Working Papers
“Voting with Behavioral Heterogeneity”
“Behavioral Heterogeneity and Financial Markets: Locked/Crossed Markets under Informationally
Efficient Pricing” (with Bo Li)
“Participation in Referenda by Behaviorally Heterogeneous Voters” (with Bo Li)
“Stability of China's Macro-Financial System” (with Yong Liu)
Conference Presentations
Econometric Society North American Summer Meeting, Los Angeles, CA
Association of Public Economic Theory International Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal
Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
Association of Public Economic Theory International Meeting (Planned), Seattle, WA
Work-in-Progress
“Corruption and Hierarchies in Government” (with Zheng Jian)
“Diffusion of Political Power in Networks” (with Bo Li)
“Core Convergence of a Public Goods Economy”
June
July
March
July
2013
2013
2014
2014
Teaching Experience
Instructor, Department of Economics, Washington University in St. Louis
 Introduction to Macroeconomics (Economics 1021)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Washington University in St. Louis
 Courses for Graduate Students
Public Economics (Economics 543)
Quantitative Methods in Economics (Economics 511)
 Courses for Undergraduate Students
Health Economics (Economics 352)
Public Finance (Economics 445)
Intermediate Microeconomics (Economics 4011)
Optimization and Economic Theory (Economics 4111)
Introduction to Macroeconomics (Economics 1021)
Introduction to Microeconomics (Economics 1011)
Summer 2010, 2011
Fall 2011
Fall 2009
Fall 2011
Spring 2011
Fall 2010
Spring 2010
Spring 2012, 2013
Spring 2010
Awards
John Stuart Mill Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis
Dissertation Fellowship
Summer Research Fellowship
August 2008 - June 2011
August 2013 - Present
Summer 2012, 2013
Membership
 Econometric
Society
 Association for Public Economic Theory
 American
Economic Association
 American Political Science Association
Languages
English (fluent), Mandarin (native)
References
John Nachbar (Chair)
Department of Economics
Marcus Berliant
Department of Economics
Elizabeth Maggie Penn
Department of Political Science
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO 63130
[email protected]
(314)935-5612
St. Louis, MO 63130
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(314)935-8486
St. Louis, MO 63130
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(314)935-7219