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Overview
I'm a PhD candidate at Cardiff University.
My research focuses on applied macroeconomics, Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) modelling, and issues related to housing and economic stability, with a particular emphasis on their policy implications, especially non-conventional monetary policy. Currently, I'm investigating the impact of non-conventional monetary policy, specifically adjustments to the reserve requirement ratio and the interest rate corridor (the ceiling on deposit rates and the floor on lending rates), on the housing market in China.
I am supervised by Patrick Minford, David Meenagh, and Zhirong Ou.
Research
DSGE Modelling
Housing Market
Monetary policy, especially non-conventional monetary policy
Teaching
I have worked as a Graduate Tutor at Cardiff Business School during my PhD and achieved an Associate Fellowship from the Higher Education Authority.
My teaching experience covers the following modules:
Postgraduate modules:
Microeconomics: Economics of Uncertainty
Quantitative Method
International Banking
Undergraduate modules:
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Introductory Econometrics
Biography
Before pursuing my PhD, I completed an MSc in International Economics, Banking & Finance at Cardiff Business School and further specialized with an MSc and an MRes in Advanced Economics at Cardiff Business School.