Fei Gao — Curriculum Vitae

Position

• PhD Student in Economics, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
• Research Associate, Waseda University (from April 2026)

Education

• Current PhD in Economics, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
• 2021 MA in Economics, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan — Valedictorian
• 2015 BA in Economics, Anhui Science and Technology University, Anhui, China

Research Interests

Macroeconomics, Consumption Behavior, Tax Policy, Big Data

Working Papers

• Redistribution through Consumption Taxes: Evaluating Japan’s Dual-Rate Reform — Submitted
• How Do Gamblers React to Wins? Evidence from Bank Account Data, with Kozo Ueda — Submitted

Peer-reviewed Seminars and Conferences

• NBER Japan Project Meeting, Summer 2026 (forthcoming)
• 2026 CSW Asia Meeting (Main), Abu Dhabi
• Econometric Society World Congress 2025
• SWET 2025
• 日本経済学会2025年度春季大会
• 第19回応用計量経済学コンファレンス

Teaching Experience

• TA: Macroeconomics I (Graduate), Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022

Skills

• Programming: R, MATLAB, LaTeX, SQL

Languages

• Mandarin (Native), English (Fluent), Japanese (Fluent)