Mengwei LIN 林孟蔚

Mengwei LIN 林孟蔚


Welcome!

I am an applied micro and education economist.


About Me
IMG Mengwei Lin

Recent NEW!

  • June 2025: Find me presenting at the 15th IWAEE in Catanzaro (15-17th)
  • June 2025: Find me presenting at the ESPE 2025 in Naples (12-15th)
  • May 2025: BESTEPS Lecture 2 is on and we have Joan Llull (5th)
  • May 2025: Find me presenting at the 4th CESC in Barcelona (5th)
  • April 2025: Find me in Zurich at the UZH Swiss Leading House (Mar 31 to Apr 4)

My name is Mengwei Lin*. I am a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Barcelona (UB) and the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB), working with Andreu Arenas and Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela since Spring 2023. I am also on the PhD Course Program in Economics of Education at the University of Zurich from 2024 to 2026.


Research fields:

  • Economics of Education (primary field)
  • Labor and Demographic Economics
  • Cultural Economics
  • Causal Inference: reduced-form & structural methods

Complementing research, I initiate and organize activities targeting young researchers, and write public-facing econ articles.


Prior to Barcelona, I worked in policy consultancy at the China Development Institute (CDI, Public Policy Center) and as a book translator. I obtained a Master's in Economics (with Distinction) from The University of Edinburgh.


* My name "Mengwei" (孟蔚) has 2 parts: meng (like /məng/, audio) & wei (as "way").