Tong Wang
Associate Professor
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolTong Wang is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Edinburgh Business School with 11 years of academic experience and a strong interdisciplinary background spanning computer science, quantitative analytics, and industrial economics. Trained in material physics (USTC), strategic management (Peking University) and holding a PhD in Economics from Toulouse School of Economics, he blends rigorous quantitative methods with applied economic insight. His career progressed from postdoctoral and fellowship roles in Europe to a decade of teaching and research at Edinburgh, where he focuses on leveraging computational tools and LaTeX-enabled reproducible research. Known for crossing traditional disciplinary boundaries, he brings a physicist’s precision to economic modelling and a practitioner’s sense for policy-relevant questions. Based in Edinburgh, he combines deep technical skills with a track record of mentoring students and producing quantitative, data-driven research.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Material physics, Bachelor, Material physics at University of Science and Technology of ChinaMaster's degree, Strategic Management, Master's degree, Strategic Management at Peking UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economics at Toulouse School of Economics
English, French, Chinese, Chinese
Github Skills (112)
package-control10
sublime-text10
termux10
directions10
sublime10
keyboard9
linux9
chromebook9
hit-counter9
linux-distribution9
pyflakes9
chroot9
macos-sierra9
proot9
jedi9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
divinites/tong-wang-academic
Dec 2021 - Dec 2024
Contributions:164 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
divinites/oauth-mail
May 2015 - Nov 2016
Contributions:61 commits, 2 PRs, 51 pushes in 1 year 6 months
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