Contact Info
West Mall Centre, Room 1650
8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
I am a PhD Candidate in economics at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.
I specialize in consumer demand, structural microeconomics, and applied econometrics. My job market paper develops a data-driven structural framework to analyze how households allocate resources across members when facing high-dimensional product choices. More broadly, my research agenda focuses on using data with limited information to address welfare-related questions, including gender disparities in consumption, economies of scale in cohabitation, and the measurement of cost of living using high-frequency consumer data. I also have award-winning teaching experience across core economics courses and aim to foster clear, inclusive, and rigorous learning.
I am on the 2025/26 job market.
You can find my full CV here.
Education
Ph.D. (Economics) Simon Fraser University, Canada, 2020-Expected 2026
M.A. (Economics) National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 2018-2020
B.A. (Economics) National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 2011-2015
Personal Information
Citizenship: Taiwan, Canadian permanent resident
Language: English (fluent), Mandarin (native)
My legal name is pronounced "Xie Xin-Yuan," with the last name coming first as is customary in Chinese culture. However, please feel free to call me Jeff, which is the name I usually go by and feel most comfortable with here in Canada.