Wei Luo is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Jinan University (Guangzhou, China). She obtained Ph.D. from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Her research interests lie in the intersection of development, public, and labor economics. Her work focuses on: 1) the role of institutions in shaping labor market and household dynamics; 2) the welfare impacts of new technology adoption.

Ph.D., Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 

Visiting graduate researcher, UCLA 

LL.M., Sun Yat-sen University 

B.B.A., Sun Yat-sen University

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Jinan University  2022-present

Postdoctoral Fellow, Business School, University of Hong Kong   2021-2022

1. Hu, Z. A., & Luo, W. (2026). The national-integration effect of compulsory education: Evidence from Chinese minorities. Journal of Development Economics, 178, 103582.

2. Luo, W., Tang, L., Yang, Y., & Zou, X. (2025). Robots as guardians: Industrial automation and workplace safety in China. Journal of Development Economics, 172, 103381.

3. Hu, Z. A., Huang, W., Luo, W., You, W., & Zhang, C. (2024). The educational and labor market consequences of teenage exposure to rural land decollectivization in China. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 228, 106771.

4. Luo, W., & Zou, X. (2024). Demographic impacts of China’s trade liberalization: marriage, spousal quality, and fertility. Journal of Population Economics, 37(3), 63.

5. Luo, W., Huang, W., & Park, A. (2024). Social norms and the impact of early life events on gender inequality. Journal of Human Resources. forthcoming.