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Dr. Shuai Chen
Assistant Professor in Economics
School/Department: Economics, School of
Telephone: +44 (0)116 294 4661
Email: sc956@leicester.ac.uk
Address: Brookfield Mary Seacole Block 0.07 (Entrance 3), 266 London Road, Leicester, LE2 1RQ, United Kingdom
Web: Personal Website
Profile
I am an Assistant Professor in Economics at the School of Economics, University of Leicester, U.K. I am also a Research Affiliate of the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Fellow of the Global Labor Organization (GLO), Research Affiliate of the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) Rotterdam, and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). I was a Researcher in Economics at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) in 2019-2023, and Visiting Associate of the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the LSE in Spring 2018.
Latest CV in pdf format
Research
My research interests are primarily in Applied Microeconomics, Labor Economics, Political Economy, and Behavioral Economics. I apply perspectives and methodologies from these fields to study how policies affect inequality of different sexual/gender groups, racial/ethnic groups, and groups with divergent family background in labor market outcomes, health, and marital outcomes. I also investigate how individuals respond in their attitudes, behaviors, and well-being to big changes in both society and their personal life. In my studies, I exploit both large administrative microdata and survey data from various countries including the United States, Europe, and China.
Please find my publications, working papers, and work in progress on my personal website.