Runling Wu
Duke University
Welcome!
I am an incoming first-year Ph.D. student in Economics at Duke University.
My research interest is Labor Economics. I am actively seeking research to understand how labor market prospects and lifetime location choices shape inequalities.
You can download my CV . You can contact me at: runling.wu@duke.edu
- Labor Economics
Ph.D. in Economics, in progress
Duke University
M.A. in Economics, 2023
Duke University
B.A. in Economics and Mathematics, 2021
University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Labor, Public and Spatial” Reading Group
Jesse Wedewer and I co-organize “Labor, Public and Spatial” Virtual Reading Group from 2023 Summer.
Our primary focus will be on exploring the intersection of Labor and Public economics, with a particular emphasis on economic inequality and welfare issues.
Please contact labor.public@gmail.com if you are interested in participation. Meetings are on Thursdays at 10 AM (ET) via Zoom.
Work in progress
Research Experience
- Research Assistant for Professor Peter Arcidiacono, Duke University, 2022 - present
- Research Assistant for Professor David Berger, Duke University, 2022
- Research Assistant for Professor Arnaud Maurel, Duke University, 2022
- Research Assistant at Samuel DuBois Cook Center, Duke University, 2021 - 2022
- Research Assistant for Professor Kim Ruhl, UW-Madison, 2020 - 2021
Honors
- Dean’s Research Award for Master’s Student Fellowship, Duke University, 2022-2023
- Dean’s Research Award for Master’s Student Fellowship, Duke University, 2021-2022
- M.A. Merit Scholar, Duke University, 2021, 2022
- Distinctive Scholastic Achievement, UW–Madison, 2021
- Dean’s List, UW–Madison, 2019-2021
- China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Scholarship, 2019