Yimeng Sun

Hi, my name is Yimeng Sun. I am a junior student majoring in Economics at the University of British Columbia. More information about me can be found on this website and in my CV.

Email: ysun88@student.ubc.ca

Growing Miracle of East Asia 04/2024 - 06/2024

-- Research Assistant [Vancouver, BC]

• Collaborated with the Industrial Policy Research Group and coded East Asian Industrial Policy according to the existing government policy records
• Cleaned raw trade data of East Asian countries using STATA

Instrumental Variable Inference using R 02/2024 - 04/2024

-- Research Assistant [Vancouver, BC]

• Implemented instrument variable analysis and complied the guidebook in R programming and designed the R training packet for second-year economics major students
• Further evaluate the validity of using instrumental variables in causal inferences using confidential Canadian data and address its applicability in undergraduate research

Benchmark Analysis of Sequential Penalty Kickers in Games 02/2024 - 04/2024

-- Research Assistant [Vancouver, BC]

• Evaluated the preliminary benchmark analysis for the team in the context of how the sequence of penalty kickers results in the penalty outcome investigating the pressure and non-pressure games
• Complemented the quantitative modelling to replicate the first stage game focusing on the rule of penalty kicks

ZTF Securities Co., Ltd  05/2023 - 07/2023

-- Bond Department Summer Internship [Shanghai, China]

• Collaborated in an agile team environment to provide bond issuance agency services for client enterprises
• Evaluated the qualification of over 20 client companies proposing to issue bonds by analyzing the financial auditing reports and conducting integrity investigations
• Assisted in the compilation of the latest changes in industry regulations to provide an updated legal reference for bond-issuing projects