Welcome to my website! I’m Huilin Zhang, a Ph.D. candidate in economics at Purdue University. I am on the 2024-2025 job market. My research focuses on Urban Economics, Spatial Economics, International Trade and Applied Microeconomics. I’m interested in technology improvement, inequality, climate policies, and energy transition.

Job Market Paper

Productivity Externality of Working from Home: Welfare and Policy Implications

Works in Progress

1. “How Globalization Changes the Level and Structure of Executive Compensation” with David Hummels, Jaerim Choi, and Jakob R. Munch
2. “The Production of Human Capital in A System of Universities” with David Hummels