"RC" Xi Zhi Lim 林熙之
Decision Theory ( ⊂ ) Microeconomic Theory ( ⋂ ) Behavioral Economics
PhD Candidate in Economics
Columbia University
About
Employment
Assistant Professor
Antai College of Economics and Management
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)
(Starting Fall 2020)
Education
2020, PhD in Economics, Columbia University
Advisors: Pietro Ortoleva, Mark Dean
2014, BA in Economics, UCLA
Advisor: Jernej Copic
Background
Born: 1992, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nationality: Malaysian
Languages: Mandarin, English, Malay
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Email: rc (at) xzlim.com
Office Hours: By Appointment Only
Research
I am a microeconomic theorist who studies how people make decisions. I explore the equivalence between (theoretical) models and (empirical) behaviors to further our understanding of both.
Working Paper
Ordered-Reference Dependent Choice
studies structural violations as related to WARP violations through reference dependence. Download
Work in Progress
Avoidable Risk: An Experiment on Context-Dependent Risk Aversion
(with Silvio Ravaioli)
studies changes in risk attitude when the amount of risk a subject can take/avoid is increased.
Consideration Set and WARP Violations in Sequence of Choices
characterizes how past choices can influence future choices through attention.
Teaching
Teaching Assistant for:
Microeconomic Analysis I
Graduate | Columbia University
(Decision Theory, General Equilibrium)
Fall 2016, P. Ortoleva, B. Salanie
Fall 2018, B. Salanie
Microeconomic Analysis II
Graduate | Columbia University
(Game Theory, Contract Theory, Mech. Design)
Spring 2017, M. Dean (link)
Spring 2018, Q. Liu, N. Kartik
Spring 2019, G. Noldeke, N. Kartik
Intermediate Microeconomics
Undergrad | Columbia University
Spring 2016, Q. Liu
Fall 2017, Q. Liu
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Undergrad | Columbia University
Spring 2015, J. Arifovic
Kuala Lumpur 1992-2010
San Francisco 2010-2012
Los Angeles 2012-2014
New York City 2014-2020
Shanghai 2020-
