Xuechao obtained Ph.D. in economics from the Ohio State University in 2022. Prior to that, Xuechao also worked as a full-time research assistant at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Xuechao’s research focuses on labor and health economics, with applications to public economics, innovation, and economic history. She estimates causal effects on health, education, and labor market outcomes by using both historical and contemporary large datasets and rigorous econometric techniques. Xuechao pays particular attention to disadvantaged and underrepresented populations in her studies.