Wenbei Zhang

Biography

Wenbei Zhang is a Ph.D. student in Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Prior to attending UC Santa Barbara, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Finance from Zhejiang University (2019), and a Master of Science in Agricultural & Resource Economics from the University of Alberta (2021). She also hold a Master of Arts in Economics from UC Santa Barbara (2023).

Her research interests lie in applied microeconomics and energy economics. Her current projects examine cultural persistence among immigrants and the effects of urban zoning reforms on housing markets. She is also interested in time-series price analysis.