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David Yu

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About Me

I am an economics PhD student at UCLA.

In June 2022, I graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in Mathematics/Economics and a Specialization in Computing. I then worked as a research assistant at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington D.C., in the Division of International Finance.

My current research interests are in international trade.

My primary technical skills are Stata, Python, and HTML/CSS (I designed this website!).

News

July 7, 2025: New FEDS Note, titled "Trade-offs of Higher U.S. Tariffs: GDP, Revenues, and the Trade Deficit", joint with Sharon Jeon, Ricardo Reyes-Heroles, Abhi Uppal, and Eva Van Leemput, released.

May 8, 2025: New working paper (Measuring Shortages Since 1900, joint with Dario Caldara and Matteo Iacoviello) released.

November 3, 2023: My FEDS Note (joint with Justin Pierce), titled "Assessing the Extent of Trade Fragmentation", was released.

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