Contact Information

Name: Rui Zeng

Email: rui.zeng@cufe.edu.cn

Address: School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics, Shahe Advanced Education Park, Changping District, Beijing, 102206

Education

2020.09 - 2026.05 Rice University, Ph.D. in Economics

2020.09 - 2026.05 Rice University, M.A. in Economics

2018.08 - 2019.12 State University of New York at Stony Brook, M.A. in Economics

2014.09 - 2018.06 Shenyang Aerospace University, B.M. in Human Resource Management

Professional Experience

2026.07 - Assistant Professor, School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics

Research Fields

Household Finance, Applied Microeconomics, Labor Economics

Working Papers

[1] Flávio Cunha, Qinyou Hu, Andrea Salvati, Kenneth I. Wolpin, and Rui Zeng, An Evaluation of the Alief Independent School District Jump Start Program: Using a Model to Recover Mechanisms from an RCT, NBER Working Paper No. 33537.

[2] Jeremy Fiel, Hojung Lee, Jiaxin Li, Anna Rhodes, and Rui Zeng, Examining the Impact of Housing Vouchers on Educational Choices.

[3] Jeremy Fiel, Hojung Lee, Jiaxin Li, Anna Rhodes, and Rui Zeng, The Causal Effects of Housing Vouchers on Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Texas.

Work in Progress

[1] Victor Delgado, Jiewen Luo, and Rui Zeng, Is Universal Scholarship Good for Everyone? The Role of Cash Transfers on School Choice.

[2] Georgy Artemov, Yeon-Koo Che, YingHua He, and Rui Zeng, The Cost of Education: Examining How Tuition Fees Shape Students' Choice in University Admissions.

Teaching Experience

Macroeconomics (Ph.D. level), Teaching Assistant, Rice University

Financial Economics I (Ph.D. level), Teaching Assistant, Rice University

Game Theory (undergraduate level), Teaching Assistant, Rice University

Principles of Economics (undergraduate level), Teaching Assistant, Rice University

Honors and Awards

Departmental Fellowship, Rice University

John R. Kelly Graduate Student Teaching Prize in Economics, Rice University

Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, State University of New York at Stony Brook

First Prize Scholarship, Shenyang Aerospace University

Second Prize Scholarship, Shenyang Aerospace University