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General Information
| Full Name | Hongdi Zhao (she/her) |
| Languages | Mandarin (Native), English |
Education
- Expected 2026
PhD, Applied Economics and Management
Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA
- Minor in Data Science
- Development Economics
- Machine Learning
- 2018
Master in International Development
Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA
- 2016
Bachelor of Science in Statistics
East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Research & Work Experience
- May 2024 - Aug 2024
Economist Intern
Amazon, Seattle WA
- Sep 2020 - Jul 2021
Research Analyst
International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC
- PIs are Katrina Kosec, Catherine Ragasa
- Jul 2019 - Aug 2020
Pre-doctoral Research Fellow
Yale Economic Growth Center, New Haven, CT
- PIs are Rohini Pande, Erica Field, Giorgia Barboni
- Jul 2018 - Jul 2019
Research Fellow
Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA
- PIs are Rohini Pande, Erica Field, Giorgia Barboni
Services
- 2024 - current
- STARS Program, Peer Mentor
- 2023 - Current
- Economics That Really Matters (ETRM) - Editor-in-Chief (FA24 - Current) - Assistant Editor (SP23-FA24)
- 2023 - 2024
- E&E Green Farms in Rwanda, Project Lead, The Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Teams (SMART) Program, Cornell University
- Child Marriage in Nigeria, Project Lead, The Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Teams (SMART) Program, Cornell University
- 2022 - Current
- Graduate Resident Fellow, Flora Rose House, Cornell University
- 2021 - 2022
- Developing a U.S. Sustainable Tourism Index, Project Lead, The Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Teams (SMART) Program, Cornell University
Interests
- Hobbies: Hiking, Traveling
- Love: My Family & Cats!