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[Excellent Graduates Special] Tian Geran: Search from top to bottom, actions speak louder than words

Release time: 2022-06-29 Number of views: 2955_3015 times

Personal introduction:Tian Geran, female, member of the Communist Youth League,PhD candidate in 2018, Bachelor of Finance from Hong Kong Baptist University, Master of Applied Economics from Cornell University. During his Ph.D. study, he published 5 English papers and ranked first in the comprehensive evaluation w88 casino (1/66). His academic achievement score exceeded the upper limit. He won a national scholarship and multiple first-class academic scholarships. He has participated in the 2022 China Financial Technology Academic Annual Conference (English session), the 13th Jilin University Doctoral Academic Forum in 2020, the 12th Capital University of Economics and Business Habo University (Economics and Management) Doctoral Academic Forum in 2021, and the 17th China Finance Annual Conference in 2020 (English session). session) and won the Outstanding Paper Award many times.

Graduation destination: w88 casino of Finance, Capital University of Economics and Business

Be persistent in learning and gradually get better

In the first year of admission, I needed to pass the "three high" courses. In addition, I also took three empirical methods courses to comprehensively study the cutting-edge causal identification methods in economics, and read a large number of top journals. I struck while the iron was hot during the summer vacation after finishing my Ph. D. and started my first empirical research. At the end of the summer vacation, I wrote a working paper. After the semester started, I discussed it with my supervisor, Professor Wu Weixing, and the teachers and classmates in the seminar. Under Professor Wu's encouragement and guidance, I presented my papers at public meetings many times and received valuable opinions from the participating teachers.

I published it after four years of PhD study5papers, and more7working papers are to be published. During this period, my submissions to journals and conferences were rejected more than 20 times. When I was depressed, I dealt with endogeneity in my sleep... From the extreme disappointment and pain of being rejected by a publication for the first time, to receiving rejection emails while eating, I was still able to eat deliciously. I am becoming mentally stronger and calmer. This is the biggest gain during my PhD study besides learning textbook knowledge.

I think the most interesting thing about doing research is that after reviewing a large amount of literature, I suddenly look back and find a research gap, and then think about why no one has touched this gap before and how to fill it. I really enjoy this thought process of exploring the unknown.

Concentrate and ensure efficiency

For learning and research, I divide related work into two types. The first type is work such as reading literature and processing data that must be completed at the same time and requires a lot of mental energy. You must concentrate and devote yourself to it, and enter a state of selflessness like in the movie "Spiritual Journey". This is called in psychology“flow”(Flow). One day schedule for this type of work2-4A few hours is enough, you don’t even need to do it every day. The other is that work that does not require a large amount of time (such as browsing the cutting-edge news of top international scholars) and procedural work (such as finding and downloading papers, adjusting paper formats, etc.) can be completed when you are not in the state. In addition, a certain amount of exercise can also improve efficiency. I personally like to practice with Pamela.

Active job hunting and come prepared

My original intention of studying for a Ph.D. was because I like research, so my job search direction is very clear, that is, a teaching and research position in a university in Beijing. After determining this goal, I learned about the college settings, dominant subjects, research directions, and recruitment requirements of my favorite w88 casino as early as possible. I prepared my resume at the beginning of the graduation season and updated it in real time. Finally I got the countryForeign Exchange Administration, many Beijing universitiesoffer, which contains one985Heliangsuo211College.

The flowers bloom and can be folded, and the clouds and sails can be hung directly to help the sea

I would like to give some immature advice to my juniors: "Early"+“Much”. Currently, whether Chinese orForeign language journals are faced with the problem of long and uncertain review periods, so I sincerely recommend students to start research as soon as possible. Even if the employment target is not a scientific research position, it is recommended that the workload exceed the graduation requirements and leave a margin. After all, not every paper can be published as expected. Finally, I wish all the juniors and girls success in their studies!