Zhi-Hao Lim

Zhi-Hao Lim

Ph.D. Candidate in Economics
Columbia University

Welcome

I am a sixth-year PhD candidate in economics at Columbia University. I work on topics in behavioral economics, labor and personnel economics, and environmental economics, often using experimental methods. I received my B.Soc.Sci. in Economics from the National University of Singapore.

I am on the job market in 2026-27.

Working Papers

To Each Their Own: Heterogeneity in Worker Preferences for and Responses to Peer Information

(latest version: Apr 2026)

Revise & resubmit, Management Science

Testing for Spillovers in Resource Conservation: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

with Lorenz Goette (latest version: Jul 2026)

Forthcoming, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Selected Work in Progress

Peer Earnings Disclosure at Work: Evidence from Two Field Experiments (JMP)

Data Visualization, Representation Dependence, and Rational Inattention

with Ala Avoyan and Mark Dean

Intergenerational Dilemma: Preferences over Resource Allocation

with Mark Dean, Jeffrey Guo, and Hayeon Jeong

Goals and Reminders as Attentional Tools: An Experimental Study

with Lorenz Goette and Junjie Ren

Teaching

Columbia University

Teaching Assistant

Intermediate Microeconomics (UG)

Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024

Behavioral Economics (UG)

Spring 2023

Introduction to Econometrics (UG)

Fall 2022

Ph.D. Bridge Program Tutor

Microeconomic Analysis I (PhD)

Summer 2023

National University of Singapore

Teaching Assistant

Introduction to Economic Analysis (UG)

Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019

Awards:

  • Wueller Fellowship: Best Teaching Fellow for Undergraduate Core Courses (Winner), Columbia, 2022-23
  • Undergraduate Student Teaching Excellence Award, NUS, 2017-18 & 2018-19