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Statistics and Economics student focused on applied data work.

I am Kexing Yan, an Honours BSc student at the University of Toronto, double-majoring in Economics with a Data Analytics focus and Statistics. I work with data, econometrics, and clear research questions.

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01 About

I like making quantitative work readable and useful.

My academic path sits between economic reasoning and statistical practice. I am especially interested in how data can clarify questions about development, institutions, markets, and decision-making.

Recent work includes building a panel dataset across 84 countries and studying the relationship between microfinance activity and economic development using regression models, PCA, and Python-based analysis workflows.

I am looking for internships and research opportunities where I can contribute careful data cleaning, statistical analysis, and concise communication.

02 Skills

Tools I use most often.

Python pandas, NumPy, matplotlib, statsmodels, scikit-learn
SQL Querying, filtering, aggregation, large dataset workflows
R Statistical analysis, data handling, base R
Statistics Regression, hypothesis testing, PCA, EDA, inference
Econometrics OLS regression, panel data, interaction terms, fixed effects
Workflow Git, GitHub, Jupyter, Excel, LaTeX

03 Research

Selected research paper.

The Quantity and Size of Microloans Follow Different Development Logics: Evidence from Kiva

Research paper

July 2026

This paper studies how Kiva microfinance activity relates to economic development across an 84-country panel from 2013 to 2017, separating total lending volume, individual loan size, and whether Kiva operates in a country at all.

The analysis finds that total lending volume does not show a significant inverted-U relationship, loan size follows a significant U-shape, and Kiva's country entry pattern is more nuanced than a simple middle-income peak.

Python pandas statsmodels Logit PPML Econometrics
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04 Experience

Seminars and honours.

Participant, Online Economics and Finance Seminars

CFA Institute

2024-present
  • Attended seminars covering macroeconomic trends, monetary policy, and global financial markets.

University of Toronto Entrance Scholarship

Academic honour

UofT UTSG

Merit-based scholarship awarded upon admission for academic excellence.

05 Contact

Let us connect.

Personal Email ykx050915@gmail.com University Email kexing.yan@mail.utoronto.ca LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/kexing-yan GitHub github.com/KexingYan