Jin Lei

(o) TBA

Education

Ph.D. in Finance, Baruch College, City University of New York, 2008-Present
M.Sc. in Statistics, Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, IL, 2008
M.A. in Economics, Doctoral Program, Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, IL, 2007
M.A. in Economics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, 2005
B.A. in Economics, Cum Laude, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, 2002

Research Interest

Research Experience

Research Assistant at Baruch College (Fall 2008-Present)
Thesis: Optimal Taxation and Economic Growth in Canada, Northern Illinois University
Project: Parametric and Semiparametric Estimations of the Return to Schooling of Wage Workers in Canada, Simon Fraser University

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant at Simon Fraser University: Statistics for Business and Economics, Statistical Analysis of Economic Data, Labour Economics, Public Economics: Taxation, International Trade, Contemporary World Economics, Principles of Macroeconomics.
Teaching Assistant at Northern Illinois University: Contemporary Economic Issues, Principles of Microeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Introduction to Probability Theory, Basic Statistics, Mathematical Statistics, Stochastic Processes and Financial Models.

Organizations

Statistical Software Skills

Awards

Four-year Tuition Fellowship, Baruch College, March 2008
Division of Statistics Director's Award in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and leadership, Certificate of Merit Award, Math Department, Northern Illinois University, March 2008
Vancouver Society of Fiancial Analysts Registration Fee Waiver Scholarship for CFA I, June 2005
Dean's List and Undergraduate Student Scholarships, University of Colorado at Denver, 1999-2001