Profile

Yuchen is a doctoral researcher in International Economics at the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID). Her research is supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and currently focuses on urban economics, with a particular emphasis on discrete choice models and simulations, as well as the intersection of international trade and development economics.

Yuchen holds a master's degree in Applied Economics with distinction from City University of Hong Kong and a bachelor's degree in Economics and Finance from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Prior to her doctoral studies, she gained extensive research experience working with faculty at HKUST, HKU, and CityU in Hong Kong.
 

Research Interests
 

• Urban Labor Markets, Spatial Frictions and Disparities
• Industrial Organization
• Trade Network
• The Dynamics of Shock Propagation through Global Value Chains
   

Affiliations
 

• PhD Affiliate to the Hoffman Center for Global Sustainability (HCGS)
• Research Assistant funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)