Welcome! I’m an assistant professor of Economics in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. My research lies at the intersection of international economics, technology, and policy. My papers have been recognized with the 2024 Philippe Martin Award by Sciences Po and CEPR and the 2020 Essay Award for Young Economists by the WTO.

I received a Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University and a A.B. in Economics from Princeton University.

Here is a link to my CV.

Here is a link to Georgetown’s 2024/25 seminar series in International Economics.

Updates:
Jan 2026: WTO Global Value Chain Development Report Chapter 6: Foreign Direct Investment, Trade Finance, and Global Value Chain Integration
Dec 2025: New draft of Industry Linkages from Joint Production
Nov 2025: New draft of Capital Services in Global Value Chains
Fall 2025: I am on leave, visiting MIT Department of Economics

(P.S. my name is pronounced “si-Young”)