I'm an environmental economist in training at UW-Madison since 2022. The question I'm most passionate about is: how can we combat climate change? To that end, my current research is aimed at the effective implementation of climate policies such as carbon pricing.

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Before diving into the world of economics, I was a trained Japanese literature critic/translator who was fascinated by modern Japanese novels that dealt with existentialism and post-modernism. 

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Outside of my academic life, I'm a real-time strategy video game enjoyer, foodie, competitive shooting participant, and car lover.

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In my pre-academic life, I grew up in Guizhou, China and Orange County, California. I played varsity basketball until taking a hit to the knee, trained in vocal until catching chronic bronchitis, and competed in StarCraft 2 ladder and tournaments until getting wrist issues. To live is to suffer, but I enjoy suffering. :D