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(Version: 2025-11)

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Current Roles

Sept 2019 - Now: Artist and independent scholar

Current Interests

Mysticism and philosophical Daoism, economic theory, and contemporary arts

Previous Roles

Oct 2014- Aug 2019: Chargé de cours of Econometrics at CORE, Université catholique de Louvain

Sept 2012- Sept 2014: Associate Professor of Economics at RIEM, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Jan 2013- Jun 2014: Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics at Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa

Sept 2010- Jun 2011: Rubicon Post-doctoral Scholar at Cowles Foundation, Yale University

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A Systematic Model of Dao’s Temporality (2026)

This paper offers a systematic perspective on Dao’s temporality by examining two distinct structures: a dynamic, enduring aspect and a static, eternal one.
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A New Form of Time Hegemony: Some Thoughts about AI Advancement in the Varieties of Capitalism (2024)

The paper was originally written in response to a call for a special issue on AI in 2021. Despite undergoing a 9-month review process (submitted on 9.30.2022, rejected on 4.27.2023 then desk transferred to another journal on 5.5.2023 and rejected on 6.28.2023), it was regrettably not accepted for publication. While the content may not fall within my area of expertise, I believe it could serve as a stepping stone for further explorations in related fields.
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Yet Another Model on Contemporary Art Market (2024)

The inspiration for this paper emerged from my deep engagement with various texts exploring the use of symbols in religion and societal practices. Through this exploration, I began to perceive how contemporary art has, in many aspects, assumed roles traditionally held by religious institutions, including functions such as community unification, existential exploration, and the creation of societal commentaries.
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Veiled Visions: Exploring Mystical Fusion in Art with a Glimpse into China's Esoteric Evolution (2024, in Chinese)

This article delves into the presence of mysticism within artistic endeavors, with a particular focus on its distinct evolution in China. By delineating the fundamental traits of mysticism and its intersections with art, the paper offers a succinct overview of how mysticism's three dimensions—negative theology, tacit knowledge, and scientific temperament—find expression within the realm of artistic creation. It scrutinizes how mysticism permeates art, shedding light on its embodiment and impact.
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Looking Forward and Looking Backward (2019)

To date, this stands as my sole econometrics paper that has been published. The initial draft was completed during my visit to the Cowles Foundation in 2011. For those interested, the early version of the paper can be found here. Notably, the older edition contains additional discussions regarding the fundamental issue of employing numerical expectations in economic models.
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An Imaginary Realistic Market

In this paper, I show how imaginary values intertwine with real prices, generating sequential forces that sway market participants' beliefs. These heterogeneous beliefs, in turn, direct the market's movements, creating images that may or may not be foreseen but have tangible consequences in reality.
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Uncertainty in Economic Growth and Inequality

This paper aims for the consilience of several puzzles regarding growth, beginning by unraveling the uncertainty's causality inherent in growth and inequality fundamentals. It then establishes aggregation laws that reveal invariance principles among diverse individuals. Finally, it reconstructs metric models to uncover deeper structural connections using U.S. GDP and income data.
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My Ph.D Thesis

My Ph.D. thesis—once lost and lamented—has recently been unearthed. It's a surreal and rewarding experience to revisit these words and equations after more than ten years. While this work remained unpublished, it is gratifying to see that some of the hypotheses have been independently verified (or emerged?) in various forms over the years. I'm sharing it now as it was then—proceed with curiosity!
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Project XXII

An Online Syllabus for Quantitative Socio-Economics

The project aims to construct a comprehensive quantitative system for categorising relations in socio-economics. However, I suspect that the current milieux are not ready for the emergence of such a system. The project has lain dormant since 2022. Following the link, you will find the finished part of the project.
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Old Teaching Materials

Time Series

The slides (LECON 2031) were developed from the courses I taught to master's students in economics. Later on, more advanced material was incorporated into a specialised topic course (LECON 2601) focused on econometrics.
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Mathematical Analysis for Students in Economics

The syllabi were used for giving a mathematical introduction to Ph.D. students in economics. It covered some basic concepts of analysis, real analysis, statistics, probability and partial differential equations.
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Applied Econometrics

The slides (Topic 1-6 and LECON 2601) were for the topic courses specialised in econometrics. The courses covered applied topics in both macro- and micro-econometrics.
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A collection of my writings in Chinese. This is my current knowledge repository, featuring daily thoughts and insights on subjects I am following.

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