I am an assistant professor at the International College of Innovation at the National Chengchi University (國立政治大學創新國際學院).

I study what happens when governments use policy tools to build a fairer and better society: what has to be given up, who ends up bearing the cost, and whether these policies actually work as intended. As an empirical public policy scholar working at the intersection of public economics, education policy, and public administration, I pursue these questions across four connected areas: education and equality of opportunity; taxation and housing; how families respond to sudden changes in wealth and income; and how governments themselves are managed.

My recent work examines whether equity-based admission reforms come at the cost of student achievement, whether taxing properties at their true market value improves tax fairness at the expense of housing affordability, whether promoting minorities into leadership places hidden burdens on minority supervisors, and how windfalls from lottery wins reshape family decisions such as marriage and childbearing.

Across projects, the throughline is a commitment to evidence-based governance: figuring out where fairness and efficiency truly conflict, where the conflict is only apparent, and how better policy design can serve both at once. Working with government agencies, I translate these findings into practical recommendations for fairer resource distribution and more accountable public institutions.

I earned a PhD in Public Affairs from the University of Missouri’s Harry S Truman School of Government and Public Affairs in 2025. I also hold an MPA (Master of Public Administration) from National Chengchi University (Taiwan, 2019) and a BA in Political Science from National Taiwan University (2015); before beginning graduate study, I worked in the Congress of Taiwan.

My full CV is available here.

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