Jinlin Wei

Jinlin Wei is an Assistant Professor at the Social Science Division of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He holds a PhD and MRes in Economics from the University of Warwick, an MA in Economics from Peking University's National School of Development, a B.Sc. in Physics from Peking University's School of Physics, and a B.A. in Economics from Peking University's National School of Development.

Education:

• PhD and MRes in Economics, University of Warwick (2024)
• MA in Economics, National School of Development, Peking University
• B.Sc. in Physics, School of Physics, Peking University
• B.A. in Economics, National School of Development, Peking University

Research Interests: Focuses on Economic History and Development Economics, with secondary interests in Financial Economics and Urban Economics. His work examines historical financial systems' impact on innovation, urban growth, and bureaucratic power dynamics in colonial and late Qing contexts.

Key Research Contributions: Explores banking's role in the British Industrial Revolution, railway effects on Indian urbanization, and fiscal mechanisms in late Qing China. His work combines quantitative methods with historical datasets, presented at major conferences like the Economic History Society Annual Conference and the Royal Economic Society.

Awards:

• Best Paper Prize of the Business and Industrial Section of the Royal Statistical Society (2023)

Collaborations & Presentations: Co-authored with scholars like James Fenske and Tianyang Xi. Presented at venues including the CAGE Summer School, the Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society, and the International Symposium on Quantitative History.