I seek to understand economic development in history from a spatial perspective.
I hold a PhD in Economics and an MRes in Economics from the Department of Economics, University of Warwick, an M.A. in Economics from the National School of Development, Peking University, a B.Sc. in Physics from the School of Physics, Peking University, and a B.A. in Economics from the National School of Development, Peking University.
I am an Assistant Professor at the Social Science Division at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
You can contact me at jinlinwei@ust.hk.
Research Interests
Primary: Economic History and Development Economics
Secondary: Financial Economics and Urban Economics
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I am now looking for a research assistant who can work for three months to assist me digitize old newspapers and extract relevant information. The research assistant need to have the right to work in Hong Kong. Please contact me if you are interested.