I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. I received my Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University in 2025.

My research interests are international finance, macroeconomics, banking, and textual analysis.

My CV is available here. (June 2026)

Upcoming Presentations/Discussions: CEBRA (Copenhagen, Denmark), Banque de France, SED (Athens, Greece), IMIM (online), NBER Japan Project Meeting Summer 2026 (Tokyo, Japan), NFA (Quebec City, Canada), 7th Joint Workshop on International Capital Flows and Financial Policies (OECD), CEPR WE_ARE seminar series (online)

I am organizing the SCU Economics Department’s “Yellow Pad” seminar series for the 2026–2027 academic year.

Contact Information: 

Department of Economics,

Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University,

500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053, USA

Email: wchen10@scu.edu or wc422@cornell.edu