Chaoran Chen
Associate Professor
Office: Vari Hall, 1034
Email: chenecon@yorku.ca
Primary website: https://sites.google.com/site/chaoransite/
Attached CV
I am currently an associate professor at York University. Before joining York, I received my Ph.D. degree in economics from the University of Toronto in 2017 and then taught for two years at the National University of Singapore.
My research interests are in macroeconomics and economic development. My work focuses on understanding the observed cross-country productivity differences through the lens of resource misallocation, structural transformation, and technology adoption, using both general equilibrium models and micro data. I am also interested in incomplete market models and inequality.
Degrees
Ph.D. Economics, University of Toronto, 2017M.A. Economics, University of Toronto, 2011
B. Economics, Fudan University, 2010
Research Interests
with Zhigang Feng and Jiaying Gu
International Economic Review, February 2025, Vol. 66(1): 107-141.
with Huoqing Cao, Xican Xi, and Sharon Xuejing Zuo
Canadian Journal of Economics, August 2024, Vol. 57(3): 753-776.
with Tasso Adamopoulos, Loren Brandt, Diego Restuccia, and Xiaoyun Wei
Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 2024, Vol. 139(3): 1941-1987.
with Ashique Habib and Xiaodong Zhu
American Economic Review: Insights, September 2023, Vol. 5(3): 409-26.
with Diego Restuccia and Raul Santaeulalia-Llopis
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 15(2): 441-65.
with Diego Restuccia and Raul Santaeulalia-Llopis
Review of Economic Dynamics, 45: 41-54.
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 116: 103902.
Journal of Development Economics, 143: 102388
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 9(4): 91-121
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2026 | AP/ECON2400 3.0 | M | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory I | LECT |
| Fall/Winter 2025 | GS/ECON7000 .0 | A | PhD Research Seminar | SEMR |
I am currently an associate professor at York University. Before joining York, I received my Ph.D. degree in economics from the University of Toronto in 2017 and then taught for two years at the National University of Singapore.
My research interests are in macroeconomics and economic development. My work focuses on understanding the observed cross-country productivity differences through the lens of resource misallocation, structural transformation, and technology adoption, using both general equilibrium models and micro data. I am also interested in incomplete market models and inequality.
Degrees
Ph.D. Economics, University of Toronto, 2017M.A. Economics, University of Toronto, 2011
B. Economics, Fudan University, 2010
Research Interests
All Publications
with Zhigang Feng and Jiaying Gu
International Economic Review, February 2025, Vol. 66(1): 107-141.
with Huoqing Cao, Xican Xi, and Sharon Xuejing Zuo
Canadian Journal of Economics, August 2024, Vol. 57(3): 753-776.
with Tasso Adamopoulos, Loren Brandt, Diego Restuccia, and Xiaoyun Wei
Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 2024, Vol. 139(3): 1941-1987.
with Ashique Habib and Xiaodong Zhu
American Economic Review: Insights, September 2023, Vol. 5(3): 409-26.
with Diego Restuccia and Raul Santaeulalia-Llopis
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 15(2): 441-65.
with Diego Restuccia and Raul Santaeulalia-Llopis
Review of Economic Dynamics, 45: 41-54.
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 116: 103902.
Journal of Development Economics, 143: 102388
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 9(4): 91-121
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2026 | AP/ECON2400 3.0 | M | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory I | LECT |
| Fall/Winter 2025 | GS/ECON7000 .0 | A | PhD Research Seminar | SEMR |
