Murphy-Economics Seminar: Le Wang (Virginia Tech)

The Murphy Institute Spring Seminar Series in Economics

Each semester The Murphy Institute sponsors a series of seminars organized by the Tulane Department of Economics that provides an opportunity for faculty, researchers, and practitioners to present their latest research and pressing issues related to topics in political economy. Research presented covers all aspects of contemporary economics, including the economics of education, health economics, and public economics, as well as in economic history, international economics, and core areas in political economy.  Papers are distributed one week beforehand to the participants who read the paper and prepare discussion questions for the presenter.

Le Wang is the David M. Kohl Chair and Professor of Economics at Virginia Tech. His work explores a diverse array of timely and emergent policy issues, ranging from economic inequality and social mobility to educational outcomes, environmental policy, and the efficacy of food aid programs. Within the realm of econometrics, his focus is on advancing our understanding of causal inference, distributional and nonparametric methods, as well as the innovative applications of causal machine learning techniques. He currently serves as a co-editor of China Economic Review and the Journal of Labor Research, and as an associate editor of Econometric Reviews.