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• Economist CV (2026)

Contact

• Worcester, MA, USA
• Email: lshen@clarku.edu
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lily-shen

Education

• Clark University, Worcester, MA
  Ph.D. in Economics, expected August 2026
• The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
  M.A. in Economics, May 2019
• Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
  M.S. in International Economics and Finance, May 2018
• Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
  B.Mgmt. in Accounting, June 2014

Research Experience

The Local Multiplier Effects of Trade (Job Market Paper), 2024-Present

• Developed a multi-sector, 31-province quantitative spatial model calibrated to China’s 2017 MRIO table.
• Identified own-trade share as a key source of heterogeneity in local GDP multipliers.
• Estimated a real export-GDP multiplier of at least 1.721 with shift-share IV.
• Calibrated trade costs, productivity, and input-output coefficients using MRIO, ICIO, and Chinese Customs data.

High-Speed Rail and Market Integration, 2022-2025

• Built a panel with 3.99 million city-pair-month observations from wholesale prices in 117 Chinese cities.
• Matched price data with AutoNavi intercity mobility indices.
• Leveraged staggered HSR rollout and the Green Passage Policy for identification.
• Found that HSR connectivity reduced intercity price dispersion by about 2% on average and up to 5% in short-haul markets.

Applied Econometric Research and Forecasting, 2017-2019

• Modeled determinants of Intel Corporation’s net revenue with regression methods.
• Coauthored publication in Engineering and Technology Quarterly Reviews.
• Forecasted international passenger demand using seasonal ARIMA models in SAS.

Financial Auditor, Datong Jiaye Property Management Co., Ltd., 2014-2016

• Conducted internal audits and inventory reconciliation.
• Prepared general-ledger journal entries and accounting documentation.

Teaching Experience

• Teaching Assistant, Clark University (2020-2025)
  Supported graduate finance and undergraduate economics courses; coached students in quantitative and computational methods.

Publications

• Ozgur, C., Shen, L., Shen, Y., Chen, H., and Bridwell, A. (2019).
  “The Effect of Time, Price of Stock Research and Development, and Number of Bugs on Net Revenue for Intel Corporation.”
  Engineering and Technology Quarterly Reviews, 2(1).

Honors and Distinctions

• Sheftel Award (Research Excellence), 2025 (twice)
• Veendorp Best Field Paper Award, 2022
• Doctoral Fellowship, 2019-Present
• Kaggle Silver Medal, 2024
• Kaggle Bronze Medals, 2023

Technical Skills

• Econometrics: difference-in-differences, shift-share IV, staggered adoption, event studies, panel methods, gravity models.
• Modeling: quantitative spatial modeling, counterfactual simulation, time-series forecasting (ARIMA), input-output analysis.
• Programming: Python, SQL, Stata, MATLAB, R, SAS.
• Data and communication: GeoPandas, ArcGIS, Tableau, ggplot2, LaTeX.