Research Assistant

7 days ago


Singapore Nanyang Technological University Full time

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R The Department of Economics at the School of Social Science focuses on economic research in many fields of theoretical and applied economics. These include the Economies of China and East Asia; Singapore and ASEAN Economies; Financial Economics; Labor Economics; Industrial Relations; Health and the Ageing Population; Urban Economics; and many other areas of Economics. One of the key projects is economic analysis of digital technology adoption, financial markets, and policy evaluation. It involves applying advanced econometric methods to understand the economic implications of digital transformation in emerging markets, particularly focusing on China's rapid technological advancement. We are at the forefront of research combining economic theory with econometric methods, natural language processing, GIS, and big data analytics.The Department of Economics seeks a Research Assistant to contribute to three specialized research projects:**Key Responsibilities*** Evaluating the effects of China's industrial policies on firm digital technology adoption and performance using public listed firm data,* Evaluating the differential effects of firm investment in Artificial Intelligence (ChatGPT/DeepSeek releases) on US versus Chinese stock market performance* Evaluating the effect of mobile internet infrastructure development (3G/4G base stations) on household financial market participation using China Family Panel Studies data. The role involves conducting econometric methods using Difference-in-Differences frameworks, Endogenous Treatment Effect Models, and approaches including natural language processing of Chinese firm annual reports, job posting and policy documents, geospatial analysis of telecommunication infrastructure, and large-scale data management spanning multiple datasets to produce academic research contributing to the field of digital economics.**Job Requirements:*** Bachelor’s in Economics (or PhD candidates who have submitted thesis strongly preferred) with 3+ years applied micro-econometric experience* Advanced Python/Stata/R programming skills, textual analysis expertise,* Native Mandarin Chinese reading capability essential for processing firm annual reports,
job posting and policy documents, deep knowledge of Chinese financial markets, and experience managing terabyte datasets.We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.Hiring Institution: NTUNTU is also home to world-class autonomous institutes – the National Institute of Education, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering – and various leading research centres such as the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) and Energy Research Institute @ NTU ( ).Ranked amongst the world’s top universities by QS, NTU has also been named the world’s top young university for the past seven years. The University’s main campus is frequently listed among the Top 15 most beautiful university campuses in the world and has 57 Green Mark-certified (equivalent to LEED-certified) buildings, of which 95% are certified Green Mark Platinum. Apart from its main campus, NTU also has a campus in Novena, Singapore’s healthcare district.Under the NTU Smart Campus vision, the University harnesses the power of digital technology and tech-enabled solutions to support better learning and living experiences, the discovery of new knowledge, and the sustainability of resources.For more information, visit
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