Runling Wu
Duke University
Welcome!
I am a 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. An archive can be found here
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 participating. Meetings are on Fridays at 10 AM (ET) via Zoom.
Work in progress
- The Land of Jobs and Opportunities (with Xincheng Qiu and Pengpeng Xiao)
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 - 2023
- 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