Zongxin KE

Faculty of Business and Economics corgikzx@connect.hku.hk

The University of Hong Kong +852 5396 6139
Room 204, May Hall, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong zongxinke.weebly.com

Education
Ph.D. in Economics, The University of Hong Kong, 2023 - expected in 2027
B.Econ in Labor Economics, Renmin University of China, 2019 - 2023
B.Eng in Computer Science, Renmin University of China, 2019 - 2023

Research Areas
Economic History, Development Economics, Political Economics, Labor Economics

Research
Work in Progress
"From Keju to Xuetang - An Empirical Comparison of the Returns to Different Types of Education in Late
Imperial and Early Republican China"
"Health and Labor Participation Decisions in Chinese Old Ages – Using Gene Carriage Information as IV" (with
Zijian Cai)

Presentations
2023 Quantitative-History Lunchtime Workshops, Hong Kong, Oct. 16
The 9th Quantitative History Summer School Group Discussion, Shanghai, China, July 14
2022 The 3rd Undergraduate Academic Forum of Renmin University of China, Beijing, China, Nov. 5

Grants and Awards

2023-27 Postgraduate Scholarship (PGS), the University of Hong Kong
2023.9 FBE PhD Entrance Scholarship, the University of Hong Kong
2023.6 Outstanding Graduate, School of Labor and Human Resources of RUC
2021.12 National Scholarship of Academic Excellence, Ministry of the Education of the PRC
2021-22 College Student Research and Career-creation Program of Beijing Grant, Beijing Municipal Education
Commission
2021-22 Undergraduate Research Grant, Renmin University of China
2020&22 Scholarship of Academic Excellence, Renmin University of China

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Professional Training
The 9th Quantitative History Summer School
Co-organized by University of Hong Kong, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Renmin University of China, July
2023

Skills
Computer skills
Python, Stata, LaTex, R, ArcGIS, C

Language Skills
English (fluent), Mandarin Chinese (native), Cantonese (basic), German (basic)

Updated November 2023