This is the final episode of 2021 and what better way to wrap up than to unwrap one of the greatest gifts of my economics career in 2021. I walk through my experiences with publishing my first economics paper in the Journal of International Money and Finance. Tune in to hear the TLDR of the paper, my experiences working on the paper, and some really interesting stories that came from working on the paper. If you're interested in reading the paper, please visit Elsevier's website (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0261560621000486?dgcid=coauthor) or the working paper versio ..read more

In this episode, Shivram Viswanathan is back as he talks about his Luce Scholar experience, all the way from the application process to what he's doing right now in Korea. Tune in to hear about how COVID has impacted his original proposed schedule, his experiences in Korea, what he learned about Korean history, politics, and economics, and some of the projects he is working on in Korea. We cap it off with a nice game to put his international knowledge to the test! Be sure to check out Episode 13 for part 1 of the interview! To keep up with Shiv's research activities and interests, follow him o ..read more

No matter what we do, we all have our "day one(s)". In this episode, I catch up with my "day one" from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Financial Intermediation Research Group and Luce Scholar, Shivram Viswanathan, who will be starting a Political Economy and Government PhD at Harvard University in the coming fall. There's a lot to unpack here, such as his enthusiasm in his undergraduate economics coursework, his breadth of research interests, his experiences as an Research Analyst at the New York Fed, his definition of political economy, and exciting working or upcoming projects (I may or ..read more

In this episode, I catch up with a former colleague from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Research Group, Rachel Pomerantz, an aspiring economist soon to enter her Economics PhD Program at Harvard University. We talk about her interests in urban economics, her experiences working at major policy institutions such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Reserve System, the media's portrayal of economic policy, and her passion to promote economic literacy. She also offers some advice to those that are interested in pursuing higher education in Economics. To keep up with her r ..read more

In this episode, I catch up with one of my ultimate frisbee club teammates, Anjile An, a Programmer Analyst and Statistician at Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia MPH and UC Berkeley Alum. She is a person of many talents and interests, as we dive in and unpack her interests in design, public health, epidemiology, and statistics. We talk about her undergraduate and MPH coursework, transition from design to public health, research and career interests, and passion for teaching science. To keep up with what she is up to right now, follow her on Twitter (@anjile_an). Special shoutout to our club ..read more

In this episode, I catch up with... well myself! This is the 10th episode of the podcast during possibly the best time of the year (sorry those with seasonal allergies). While I have interviewed many people up to this point, I thought I'd take some times to catch up with what I've been up to recently. I talk about some personal updates in terms of my current research, volunteer, and extracurricular activities (yes, I did perm my hair again). Special shoutout to SASE, The Adult Table Podcast, and my co-authors. I also talk about my general impressions of the podcast up until now, potential cont ..read more

In this episode, I catch up with a former colleague at the New York Fed RA program Karen Ni, a first year Economics/Public Policy PhD student at the Harvard Kennedy School. We dive into how she decided on pursuing economics, recounting our RA experiences at the New York Fed, how she developed her interests in education policy, labor economics, and peer effects/networks, and some future projects she hopes to work on. We discuss two research projects she is currently working on: (1) examining the effect of gender of professors on women pursuing STEM and (2) examining the effect of housing prices ..read more

In this episode, I catch up with a former colleague at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Research Analyst Program Cindy Chung, a first-year Economics PhD student at Stanford GSB. We dive into her path to the Economics PhD, which went from considering studying pre-med to mathematics, statistics, and economics in undergrad, from management consulting to research after graduating. Hear about her research interests within economics, her passions for learning and constantly exploring new subjects, and how she ultimately decided on pursuing an Economics PhD. Check out her most recent work on Data ..read more

In this episode, Sonya Chen returns to talk about her personal experiences grappling with race and gender as a Political Science PhD Student, finding supportive academic communities, and research in diversity. I also introduce a research paper by Pascaline Dupas, Alicia Sasser Modestino, Muriel Niederle, Justin Wolfers and The Seminar Dynamics Collective that examines economics seminar behavior between male and female economists (https://www.nber.org/papers/w28494).  If you haven't already, check out Episode 5 of the podcast to learn more about Sonya. Check out and interact with Sonya's b ..read more

CW: Death, Violence, Murder, Suicide, Misogyny. Please note that this is an ongoing discussion and all mistakes are my own. Please let me know what you think or if there are other literatures to recommend, as these topics are important, yet not very easy, to discuss. Please be advised that the episode may sound disjointed or unclear because of my emotions, and that if there are any mistakes or things poorly said, I will do my best to fix these issues.  In this episode, I talk about my reactions and a quick literature review of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes and Gun Violence in the United States ..read more