Xirong Lin

Prior to joining Emmanuel, I worked as Assistant Professor of Economics at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. My research agenda lies in studying how family interactions affect household decision making and policy design and evaluation. I have estimated household demand to evaluate the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Sugar Sweetened Beverage Taxes. I have applied economic models and econometric tools to both Western and Asian countries like Japan in order to understand intra-household inequality in consumption sharing and bargaining power. Besides research, I have great passion in teaching economics to help people learn about decision making of individuals, firms, and governments.