Cheryl Wu — Economics Ph.D. Student at Yale

About Me

I am a Ph.D. student in Economics at Yale University. My research focuses on the intersection of growth, economic history, and political economy, with particular emphasis on technology adoption and innovation.

Outside of my academic work, I enjoy photography, playing the piano, and baking.

Research interests: growth, economic history, AI, political economy, innovation, technology adoption

Research

Working Papers

2025
Public Displays of Alignment with Joris Mueller, Jaya Wen, Zi Yang Kang

Research Notes

2025
Will Compute Bottlenecks Prevent an Intelligence Explosion? with Parker Whitfill

Works in Progress

Adoption of Western Studies and Growth during the Meiji Restoration
Do Benchmarks Overstate AI Capabilities? Evidence from SWE-Bench Verified with Parker Whitfill, Nate Rush, Joel Becker
FDI and Codification with Kexin Feng

CV & Credentials

Education

2023–Present
Ph.D. in Economics Yale University Fields: Growth, Trade
2017–2021
B.S. in Mathematics, B.A. in Economics with Honors University of Chicago

Positions

2026–Present
GovAI Winter Fellow US-China AI competition, AI governance

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Contact Me

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