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Grace (Weishi) Gu is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University. Her research focuses on international finance, macro labor economics, and climate risks, employing dynamic programming and micro-level data analysis. Prior to UCSC, she conducted research at institutions including the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, the International Monetary Fund, and think tanks such as Brookings and the American Enterprise Institute.
Her work examines themes like the impact of climate risks on economies, information asymmetries in financial markets, and the interplay between trade policies and labor markets. Recent studies include analyses of sovereign risk, FDI dynamics, and the implications of Chinese import competition.
Professor Gu’s articles span topics from worker reallocation and firm innovation to network effects in financial markets. She emphasizes practical applications of her research, offering research assistant opportunities to students with skills in Excel, Stata, MATLAB, and Python.
While no formal awards are listed, her extensive collaborations across prestigious institutions highlight her scholarly contributions. Her research also explores future directions in global financial integration and the evolving role of climate factors in economic decision-making.
