Steven (Dongxiao) Zhang

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I am a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at the University of British Columbia. I expect to graduate in 2022 and will be available for interviews at the 4th EJM and the ASSA/AEA virtual meetings.

My job market paper studies the occupational persistence across generations and its consequences on workers' labor market performance over their lifecycle. The paper documents a novel pattern illustrating the heterogeneity of intergenerational persistence across occupations, and discusses the role of information frictions in affecting workers' occupational choices.