Le Wang

David M. Kohl Chair and Professor, Director of the Kohl Centre | Virginia Tech

Research Interests

• Microeconometrics (Causal Inference; Distributional and Nonparametric Econometrics)
• Big Data and Machine Learning
• Econometrics of Inequality
• Labor and Population Economics
• Applied Microeconomics
• Growth Empirics

About Me

• Kuznets Prize Winner 2018 Official Annoucement
• Member, Board of Trustees, Southern Economic Association (2022-2026)
• Co-Editor of Journal of Labor Research
• Co-Editor of China Economic Review
• Associate Editor of Econometric Reviews
• Women and Public Policy Fellow, Harvard University
• Research Fellow, IZA
• Member, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity (HCEO) Global Working Group, University of Chicago
• Director, Young Scholars Program, Global Labor Organization (GLO)

Contact Information

Email: Le.Wang.Econ@gmail.com

Office: 321-B Hutcheson Hall, 250 Drillfield Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061