Weilun (Allen) Wu

I am a recent PhD seeking a full-time, academic position to further my career in research and university teaching.

• The Impact of Income Inequality on Mortality: A Replication Study of Leigh and Jencks, Economics, 16, 1, 229-242, 2022
• The Impact of Social Capital on Residents' Health Behaviors: A Case Study of Participation in Physical Exercise in China, Journal of Graduate Education at Zhong-nan University of Economics and Law, 2018, 2, 96-105

• "The Impact of Generative AI on Productivity: Results of an Early Meta-Analysis", with Tom Coupé, University of Canterbury, Department of Economics and Finance, Working Papers in Economics, WP#25/09.
• "What Can We Learn From 1000 Meta-Analyses Across 10 Different Disciplines?", with Jianhua Duan, W. Robert Reed and Elizabeth Tipton. University of Canterbury, Department of Economics and Finance, Working Papers in Economics, WP#25/09.
• "Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Age-Composition on Aggregate Saving Rates: A Global Perspective", with Yanxia Yu, Jacques Poot, and W. Robert Reed (to be presented at the 2025 NZAE Meetings)

• Lecturer, COMM111: Introductory Statistics, Lincoln University, November 2024-February 2025.
• Tutor, ECON213: Introduction to Econometrics, February 2023-July 2023, February 2024-June 2024
• Tutor, ECON104: Microeconomics, July 2024-November 2024

• The New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE), Wellington, 2022
• MAER-Net, Mallorca, Spain, 2023, The effect of income inequality on mortality: A meta-analysis, https://www.maer-net.org/2023-mallorca
• The New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE), Wellington, 2025

• Doctoral Publication Prize, University of Canterbury, 2022
• Education Innovation Prize, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, 2018