Zhutong Gu 顾祝铜

alt text 

Economist
Shenzhen, China, 518000
Email: gu.zhutong@gmail.com
Website: zhutonggu.github.io

Download CV/Resume

About me

Dr. Gu is an Economist specializing in data science and applied econometric modeling of market competition, firm strategy and industrial policy, with particular interest in energy, finance and transportation sectors. Previously, Dr. Gu served as an Economist and Data Scientist in internet/tech companies such as TikTok Inc., Meituan Inc., Kuaishou Inc., etc. He also worked as an Assistant Professor and thesis advisor at Peking University HSBC Business School from 2017 to 2021. His publications have been seen on Journal of Financial Econometrics, Energy Economics, Journal of Cleaner Production, etc.

Employment

  • 2023-2024, TikTok Global E-commence Data Scientist, Bytedance Inc.

  • 2022-2023, Business Analyst (mechanism design), Meituan Tech Corp.

  • 2021-2022, Economist, Beijing Kuaishou Tech Corp.

  • 2017-2021, Assistant Professor (Economics), HSBC Business School, Peking University.

Education

  • 2017, Ph.D. in Economics, Rutgers University-New Brunswick

  • 2014, M.A. in Economics, Rutgers University-New Brunswick

  • 2011, B.A. in Business Administration (Marketing), Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Visiting

  • 2013-2014, Ph.D. Student Exchange, Princeton University

Research

My research interests include

  • Industrial organization, Applied microeconomics, Econometrics (causal inference)