Job Market Candidates

Haiyan Lin Portrait

Haiyan Lin

Research fields:

Economic Growth, Development Economics and Labor Economics

Profile:

Haiyan Lin is an applied researcher dedicated to addressing real-world economic issues. Her work centers on economic growth, development economics, and labor economics. In her thesis, she explores topics on how income distribution affects economic growth, the impact of technological change on labor market structures, and the dynamic macroeconomic consequences of remittances in developing countries. 

Haiyan's job market paper investigates how the adoption of industrial robots affects labor reallocation between the informal and formal sectors in China, highlighting significant impacts on workers' sectoral transitions.

Website:

https://sites.google.com/view/haiyanlin

Darapheak Tin Portrait

Darapheak Tin

Research fields:

Public Finance, Labor Economics, Macroeconomics, Computational Economics

Profile:

Darapheak Tin is an economist researching at the crossroads of Public Finance, Labor Economics, Macroeconomics, and Computational Economics, integrating these fields to address complex economic questions. His work explores the distributional and aggregate impacts of tax and transfer policies, with a particular focus on their unintended consequences for the intended beneficiaries. Through a blend of empirical and quantitative projects, his research contributes to both academic and policy discussions on optimal public policy design. In addition to his research, he has served as both Head Teaching Assistant and Associate Lecturer, bringing extensive teaching experience and a strong commitment to excellence, consistently reflected in his high teaching performance ratings since 2018. Drawing inspiration from his research, he is passionate about teaching economics as a foundation for critical thinking, where models are tools to structure thought, spark inquiry, and open avenues for deeper empirical investigations.

Website:

https://darapheaktin.github.io/

 

Kazuki Tomioka

Research fields:

Econometrics

Profile:

Kazuki is a PhD candidate in the Research School of Economics at the Australian National University. His research interests are in panel data and time series econometrics with applications to both micro and macroeconomics. Kazuki’s job market paper proposes a new estimation framework for stochastic frontier models (used to quantify the inefficiencies of entities) that can handle heterogeneity of entities arising from a variety of sources. His interests extend to Bayesian methods, both in terms of Bayesian statistical inference and Bayesian decision making.

Website:

https://sites.google.com/view/ktomioka

Yurui Zhang Portrait

Yurui Zhang

Research fields:

Macroeconomics, Public Economics, Quantitative Economics

Profile:

Yurui Zhang is a researcher in Quantitative Macroeconomics with an interest in fiscal policies. Her work focuses on overlapping generations model with heterogeneous agents subject to idiosyncratic income shocks. This approach allows her to explore the impacts of fiscal policies on inequality, consumption decisions, wealth distribution, and other related factors. Her research achievement is reflected in her publication in a well-regarded journal.

Yurui has over a year of experience as an associate lecturer at the ANU. In addition to teaching, she oversees large tutor groups and participates in administrative tasks. These experiences have helped her develop a strong skill set in teaching, supervising, organising, and coordinating large courses, complementing her quantitative research expertise.

Website:

https://sites.google.com/view/yuruizhang