CV

Education

• Ph.D. in Public Policy, International Finance and Development, the University of Tokyo, 2026 (expected)
• M.P.P in Economic Policy, the University of Tokyo, 2021
• B.S. in Mathematics, Sun Yat-sen University, 2018

Teaching Experience

• The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Public Policy (Graduate Teaching Fellow)
  • 2024 Autumn: Macroeconomics (Graduate Core)
  • 2024 Autumn: Practice Session for Macroeconomics (Instructor, Graduate Core)
  • 2023 Autumn: Macroeconomics (Graduate Core)
  • 2023 Autumn: Practice Session for Macroeconomics (Instructor, Graduate Core)
  • 2022 Autumn: Macroeconomics (Graduate Core)
  • 2022 Autumn: Practice Session for Macroeconomics (Instructor, Graduate Core)
  • 2020 Autumn: Mathematics for Public Policy (Graduate)

Work Experience

• 2021 - 2025: Research Assistant
  • The University of Tokyo
  • Research project: Covid-19 and Output in Japan.
  • Duties included: Epidemiological Macroeconomics model analysis
  • Supervisor: Professor Taisuke Nakata
• 2021 Autumn: Research Assistant
  • Tongji University
  • Research project: Political Process and Transaction Cost.
  • Duties included: Estimation analysis
  • Supervisor: Professor Changrong Lu

Publications

Transportation Infrastructure and Trade

Zheng Han, Hongtao Li, Transportation Infrastructure and Trade, Japan and the World Economy, Vol. 64, 2022, 101162.

Conference Presentation

• 2022: The 2nd TWID International Finance Conference, The University of Tokyo.
• 2025: Research Workshop, “Recent Development in Pandemic Policy Research”, CiDER, Osaka University.

Fundings

• Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, WINGS-GSDM Designing Future Society Fellowship Research Fund, Project Number 150201SP01. (Stipend paid in 2021 and 2023; not paid in 2022 owing to residence abroad)

Awards and Grants

• Designing Future Society Fellowship, April 2021 - March 2024: full scholarship, provided by Global Leadership Program for Social Design and Management, The University of Tokyo, JASSO. (Stipend paid in 2021 and 2023; not paid in 2022 owing to residence abroad)
• MEXT Honors Scholarship, JASSO, 2020.

Programming Skills

• Matlab
• STATA
• Microsoft Office

Languages

• Mandarin (Native)
• Cantonese (Native)
• Japanese (Fluent)
• English (Fluent)