Nicholas Emery-Xu

Nicholas Emery-Xu

Ph.D. Candidate in Economics

University of California, Los Angeles

Biography

I am a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in economics at UCLA advised by John Asker, Hugo Hopenhayn, Simon Board, and Will Rafey. My research interests are in industrial organization and theory, with a focus on productivity and innovation. I have a particular interest in the computing and artificial intelligence industries. I am an affiliate at MIT FutureTech and was a 2022-2023 Global Priorities Fellow at the Global Priorities Institute.

Interests

  • Industrial organization
  • Political economy
  • Economic theory
  • Productivity and innovation

Education

  • MA in Economics, 2023

    UCLA

  • BA in Economics, Russian, 2018

    University of Pennsylvania

Publications

Teaching

Econ 452: Empirical Industrial Organization

TA: S2025

Econ 104: Data Science for Economists

TA: F2023, F2024, W2025

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