Le-Yu Chen

Le-Yu Chen is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica. His research focuses on advanced econometric methods and their applications to complex economic problems.

• Research Interests: Microeconometrics, Econometric Theory, Applied Econometrics, Statistics
• Email: lychen@econ.sinica.edu.tw

Chen has developed innovative methods in quantile regression, treatment effect estimation, and discrete choice modeling. His work combines theoretical rigor with computational implementation using tools like Gurobi optimization solver. Recent publications examine:

• Local conditional tail treatment effects
• Sparsity in quantile regression
• Dynamic programming models
• High-dimensional moment inequalities
• Nonparametric inference techniques