Xianya Zhou

I am a 5th-year PhD candidate in Applied Economics at Wharton. I will be on the 2026-2027 job market. 

My research lies at the intersection of urban, transportation, and development economics. I study how urban transportation systems affect accessibility and travel behavior, particularly in rapidly growing cities. My work combines large-scale spatial and mobility data with causal inference and discrete-choice methods. 

Before my PhD, I worked as a pre-doctoral research fellow at the University of British Columbia. I received my B.A.&Sc. in Economics and Mathematics from McGill University in 2020.