Lauren QU

I am a student in the Master of Arts Program in Social Science (MAPSS-econ) at the University of Chicago, class of 2025.

Additionally, I am enrolled in the Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS).

I hold a B.A. in Economics from Waseda University and a B.A. in Statistics from Korea University.

Economics

Research interests:

  • Macroeconomics: heterogeneity, unemployment, search & match model
  • Labor Economics: human capital accumulation, skills, education, gaps
  • Household Finance: behavior change, intra-household distribution
  • Family Economics: marriage and divorce

Statistics

Research Interest:

  • Causal inference
  • Machine learning

Disclaimer: I was a TRPG player. I have ~50% custody of two cats named Cat 1 and Cat 2 and one kitty named Wooldridge after the famous econometrician (notes available here).