معرفی
Richard Xu is a Professorial Lecturer (Part-Time) at the George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health. He is currently a PhD candidate in economics, specializing in applied econometrics with a focus on public economics, healthcare, and media industries. His research emphasizes leveraging large-scale data sources (structured/unstructured) using NLP techniques and LLMs to derive economic insights and predict economic conditions.
Education:
- PhD Candidate in Economics, George Washington University
- M.S. in Statistics, Miami University
- M.A. in Economics, Miami University
- B.S. in Quantitative Economics, Mathematics & Statistics, Miami University
Research Focus:
Xu's work spans narrative economics, expectation sentiments, and consumption fluctuations. He employs multidisciplinary approaches to analyze how economic narratives and public sentiment influence macroeconomic behaviors. Current projects include:
- "Expectation Sentiment and Consumption Fluctuation: Insights from the Covid Era"
- "Narrative Economics Unveiled: An NLP Approach"
Teaching:
He teaches courses IAFF 6502 and IAFF 6503 at the Milken Institute School of Public Health.
