Profiles of PhD students currently enrolled at the School of Economics, including supervisors and research interests. NameEmailResearch InterestsShubhangi Agrawalsagrawal@ed.ac.uk Luis Aguilar-LunaL.A.Aguilar-Luna@sms.ed.ac.ukLabour EconomicsEconomics of CrimeMacroeconomicsInternational TradeAyushmaan Dev Vermaaverma2@ed.ac.ukSignalling TheoryGame TheoryMicroeconomicsKezhen Chens1935572@ed.ac.ukKezhen's current research interests lie in microeconomic theory. He has particular interests in the functioning of scientific peer review and topics of corruption.Tuocheng Chens1924850@ed.ac.ukTuocheng's main research areas are microeconomic theory, game theory, information design, mechanism design.Yahui Fanyfan5@ed.ac.ukYahui's primary research interests lie in labour economics, financial economics and macroeconomics.Kunquan Huk.hu-25@sms.ed.ac.ukStructural MacroeconomicsLeqing Huanglhuang34@ed.ac.ukMacroeconomicsHeterogenous agents and inequality Vishnu Kantv.kant@sms.ed.ac.ukApplied:- Efficacy of Judicial Systems and hte Number of Judges in IndiaAubrey LiS2077662@ed.ac.ukGame Theory and Mechanism DesignChenchen Lic.li-101@sms.ed.ac.uk Jiaying Lis1941036@ed.ac.uk Shunhan Lis.s.li-1@sms.ed.ac.ukEconomic Transformation;Public Policy;Urban Economics Jinge Lius2028952@ed.ac.ukDevelopment Economics, Applied econometrics, MicroeconometricsShihao Luolluo@ed.ac.ukShihao is mainly interested in Information Design, such as Bayesian Persuasion. Tianfei Lyutlyu@ed.ac.ukMacroeconomics and Labour economicsHugo Manfields1830101@ed.ac.uk Alex McQuittyAlex.McQuitty@ed.ac.ukAlex's research interests are labor-macro and the economics of technological change, with a focus on modeling heterogeneity of assets and the distribution of wealth and inequality.David Mesa-RuizD.Mesa@ed.ac.uk (student email) / dmesa@ed.ac.uk (staff email)WP: Did low-skilled men crowd low-skilled women out of the UK labour market?Hidden figures behind two-vehicle crashes: An assessment of the risk and external costs of drunk driving in Spain (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001457519302726)Mili Mukimm.mukim@sms.ed.ac.ukLabour economics (Gender Wage Gap), Applied Econometrics, MicroeconometricsJenny PetersJenny.Peters@ed.ac.ukMacro Labour ModellingGender EconomicsFamily EconomicsAnton Polousa.polous@sms.ed.ac.ukEconomic TheoryYuhan Shaoyuhan.Shao@ed.ac.ukMacroeconomicsIntergenerational mobilityYating Shens1984430@ed.ac.ukYating is interested in (evolutionary) game theory, behavioural and experimental economics.Jamie Smithjsmith47@ed.ac.ukJamie's research is focused on the underlying causes of regional inequalities within the United Kingdom.Regional inequalities of income and productivityStructural modellingHuman capitalLabour market outcomesEconometricsZijue Wangzijue.wang@ed.ac.ukMacroeconomics; Intergenerational mobilityYiqi Xus1793361@ed.ac.ukYiqi's current research interests lie in the areas of macroeconomic theories about inflation and wage determination. She is also interested in certain topics in financial economics, such as leverage and credit cycles. Additonally, she also would like to make developments on numerical methods for macroeconomic models.Jiahao ZhangJ.Zhang-265@sms.ed.ac.ukApplied econometrics, Microeconometrics, Job flexibility and Child penalty Find Job Market Candidates Find a list of our Tutors This article was published on 2025-10-14
