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Lee Zhuge

Research Fellow, New Zealand Policy Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology

Research Fellow, New Zealand Policy Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology I am a Research Fellow at the New Zealand Work Research Institute (NZWRI, AUT). I earned my Ph.D. in Economics from Boston University. My field is labour economics, with a primary focus on inequality and discrimination, particularly in the context of women's and LGBTQ+ rights. My research examines how social norms, cultural dynamics, and policy landscapes shape intrahousehold bargaining and labour supply choices. My proficiencies encompass the skillful handling of micro-level household and personal data, adept application of quantitative econometric methodologies, and versatile programming proficiency across multiple languages and computing paradigms.