Liang Xu

Instructor

University of Washington•  January 2019 - Present

Taught Econ 200 Introduction to Microeconomics.

Economist

Red Peak Economics Consulting•  August 2019 - Present

- Worked with the top-notch economists on antitrust cases in food and financial sectors involving monopolization, class certification, price-fixing, mergers, and damages. - Collected and constructed large datasets. Developed machine learning and econometric methodologies for prediction purposes and causal inference. - Explored and visualized data, evaluated client portfolios, and pricing strategies, and contributed analytical and statistical skills for business strategies.

Research Assistant

Boston University•  February 2016 - September 2016

- Provided research assistance for the project “Poverty from Space: Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery for Estimating Economic Well-Being”. - Wrote literature reviews, revised papers for publication, and replicated results in the field of development economics, international trade, and machine learning. - Cleaned data, generated choropleth maps of the estimation on the poverty levels in Sri Lanka with ArcGIS.