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Jin (Jane) Chen

Statistician / Economist
Palo Alto,CA

Summary

Self-motivated statistician and economist with exceptional quantitative analysis skills, passionate about applying cutting edge machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques in solving real world problems.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Economist

Cornerstone Research
08.2019 - Current
  • Collaborated with clients (professors, attorneys, and end clients) to address complex economic issues and drive impactful solutions in legal settings, where I applied machine learning methods in analyzing unconventional data.

Research Assistant for Professor Frank Wolak

Stanford University
10.2014 - 07.2019
  • Worked on various research projects on economic empirical studies, where I applied quantitative techniques including quasi-experimental research designs, time series analysis, causal inference, treatment effect analysis, structural modeling, and counterfactual analysis.

Quantitative Research Summer Intern

Moody's Analytics
6 2017 - 8 2017
  • Constructed metrics and built an empirical model to predict European bank performance.

Education

PhD - Economics

Stanford University
10.2013 - 2019.05

MS - Operations Research

Columbia University
09.2011 - 2013.05

Bachelor - Mathematical Economics

Fudan University
09.2007 - 2011.05

Skills

Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Python, R, SQL, C

Honors and Awards

  • SIEPR Dissertation Fellowship, Stanford University (2018)
  • Graduate Fellowship, Stanford University (2013-2014)
  • Course Assistantship (Merit-based), Columbia University (2012)

Timeline

Economist

Cornerstone Research
08.2019 - Current

Research Assistant for Professor Frank Wolak

Stanford University
10.2014 - 07.2019

PhD - Economics

Stanford University
10.2013 - 2019.05

MS - Operations Research

Columbia University
09.2011 - 2013.05

Bachelor - Mathematical Economics

Fudan University
09.2007 - 2011.05

Quantitative Research Summer Intern

Moody's Analytics
6 2017 - 8 2017
Jin (Jane) ChenStatistician / Economist