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
The Dynamics of Goal Setting: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
with Lorenz Goette and Hua-Jing Han (latest version: Jun 2025)
Publication
Testing for Spillovers in Resource Conservation: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
with Lorenz Goette
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Volume 140, September 2026, 103401
Selected Work in Progress
Peer Information 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