Chao Fu

Chao Fu is the Mary Claire Aschenbrenner Phipps Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She works at the intersection of economic theory and econometrics to address policy-relevant questions.

• B.A. in Economics, Xiamen University (2002)
• M.A. in Economics, University of Western Ontario (2005)
• Ph.D. in Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2010)

Her research spans empirical microeconomics, education policy, urban policing, worker training, post-disaster reallocation, and health insurance systems. A recurring focus is evaluating policy impacts through equilibrium analysis.

Key contributions include studies on capital punishment deterrence, structural estimation of school choice mechanisms (Boston Mechanism vs. alternatives), and labor force participation modeling.

• Award: Mary Claire Aschenbrenner Phipps Distinguished Chair in Economics