Zixuan FU

Toulouse School of Economics
Toulouse
France

About Me

Bonjour! I am an MRes + Doctoral student at the Toulouse School of Economics, where I struggle with coming up with research ideas. Acknowledgement to one of the greatest supervisors, Prof. Thierry Magnac, who has put up with my silliness. Here is my CV, which I am a bit ashamed of sharing it with the world.

My research has not started yet, but my interests are ever-evolving among applied econometrics (e.g., empirical Bayes), economics of education, mechanism design (matching), urban/transport economics and empirical IO methods (of course they are not mutually exclusive). Anyway, my interests are more fascinating than what my mind can currently offer.

I have spent a little less than 4 years at HKUST, which has crystal-clear skies and a sapphire-blue sea. I also lived in the ever-expensive yet magnificent Lausanne, Switzerland, during a semester exchange at EPFL. Thanks to these experiences, I can speak fluent Cantonese and French at restaurants and supermarkets :) If you are interested in chatting with me, feel free to drop me an email.

Education

PhD | Toulouse School of Economics
Time: Sep 2024 - who knows when.

Bachelor | Mathematics and Economics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

MGPA: 4/4.3 CGA: 3.8/4.3
Time: Sep 2019 - Jun 2023.

Projects

Experience

Research Assistant | Department of Economics, HKUST
Time: May 2022 - Aug 2023. Supervisor: Prof. Edwin LAI

Data analyst intern | Jebsen Group
Time: Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

Services

  • Teaching assistant:
     M1 R programming, S1, 2024-2025
     M1 Empirical Industrial Organization, S2, 2024-2025

Awards

  • TSE PhD Fellowship, TSE, 2023.
  • The 17th Mathematics Epsilon Fund Award, HKUST, 2022
  • University's Scholarship Scheme for Continuing Undergraduate Students, HKUST, 2022.
  • Dean's List in 2019, 2021

Miscellaneous

  • Things that I enjoy watching
      People making fun of languages and accents
      Films, TV series, Cartoon:)
      Badminton games
      Well-designed architecture
  • Things that I enjoy doing
     Going into the nature (P.S. The profile photo is taken at the south face of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Dolomiti, Italy.)
     Spending time with friends
     Having Chinese food...

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