Ruixue Jia

Ruixue Jia serves as a Professor at the University of California, San Diego, where she is affiliated with the School of Global Policy and Strategy. She holds a distinguished position within the international research community through her CESifo affiliation.

Her institutional affiliations include:

• University of California, San Diego, School of Global Policy and Strategy
• Distinguished CESifo Affiliate in the Labor Economics research network

Professor Jia's research spans critical socioeconomic domains with emphasis on empirical policy analysis. Her work integrates rigorous econometric methodologies with high-quality administrative datasets to address pressing labor market and development challenges.

Primary research domains:

• Labor Economics (focusing on employment dynamics, migration, and social programs)
• Political Economy (examining institutional frameworks and policy impacts)
• Development Economics (analyzing poverty, inequality, and growth mechanisms)

Recognition includes the Distinguished CESifo Affiliate honor, highlighting her significant contributions to labor economics research through theoretically grounded statistical analyses of real-world policy questions.