Leading ECON0002 Economics tutorials (2025/26)
Serving as TA for UCL's core undergraduate economics sequence with data-informed tutorials and problem clinics.
PhD Candidate · UCL Economics
Hello, I'm
Tianxiang Zheng (郑天�
Economist designing inclusive labour markets in the age of automation.
I study how technological change reshapes firms, workers, and policy in emerging economies. My work bridges computational social science, labour economics, and development to help decision-makers build resilient labour markets.
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Working papers
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Google Scholar citations
30
CNKI citations (Chinese)
Citations last updated 10 Oct 2025.
Focus areas
- Automation & labour market design
- Urban development & inequality
- Computational methods for policy
News
Recent Updates
How I switched from GitHub Copilot to ChatGPT Pro + Codex
New blog post on designing an agentic workflow that keeps research, writing, and teaching materials in sync across platforms.
Auto calendar: convert project emails into Outlook plans
A walkthrough of the new automation pipeline that transforms weekly status emails into shareable Outlook calendars in minutes.
Research agenda
Evidence-Based Insights for the Future of Work
Each project combines theory, data, and collaboration with institutions across the UK, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Explore collaborations that quantify the human impact of technological change.
AI adoption & firm strategy
Mapping how firms deploy automation and generative AI, and the resulting organisational choices that shape productivity and employment.
View projectsDevelopment under disruption
Studying inclusive growth pathways as emerging economies adopt new technologies, from manufacturing automation to digital platforms.
Read summariesCollaborative policy design
Working with public agencies to prototype data-driven policies that anticipate labour transitions and support workers & students.
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Highlights
Featured Outputs & Current Work
The Numbers Game: Pricing strategies in housing negotiations
Evidence from offer-level data shows how precision pricing shapes bargaining outcomes, with implications for consumer protection and agent training.
Automation exposure dashboards for policy teams
Interactive tools translating large language models and administrative data into actionable labour-market monitoring.
Let's Build Rigorous, Human-Centred Evidence Together.
Whether you're a researcher, policymaker, or student, I would love to collaborate on projects that make technology work for people.