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ECONOMIST | DATA SCIENTIST | MACHINE LEARNING RESEARCHER
Email: qinqiy1@uci.edu
Page: GoldenEconomics.com
GitHub: github.com/NicoleGolden
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/GoldenEconomics
Location: Washington, DC
Nationality: USA
Experienced economist/data scientist with deep expertise in R, Python, econometrics, and machine learning. Skilled at leading data-driven projects and translating complex insights into clear, actionable strategies. Clear-thinking communicator who makes complex insights easy to grasp. Multilingual collaborator with experience across diverse cultural settings. Eager contributor with a passion for smart solutions and bold ideas.
WORK EXPERIENCE
[04/2024 - Present]
Survey Statistician
Census Bureau
[01/2024 - Present]
Data Scientist
World Bank
[06/2023 - 09/2023]
Economic Affairs (summer)
United Nations
[02/2022 - 01/2023]
Data Analyst
EcoMetricx
[03/2021 - 06/2022]
Graduate Researcher
Deep Data Lab
[09/2019 - 03/2024]
Teaching Assistant
University of California, Irvine
[10/2013 - 06/2019]
Personal Language Instructor
Italki.com
SKILLS
Program
R • Python • Stata • SAS • SQL • Git • HTML • Power BI • MS Project • Microsoft
Language
English (professional) • Mandarin (native) • French (intermediate) • Spanish (intermediate)
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
[09/2019 - 03/2024]
University of California, Irvine
Ph.D. in Economics
[03/2025 - 05/2025]
MIT Open Course
6.00SC: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming
[05/2025 - Present]
Harvard Open Course
CS50: Introduction to Computer Science
CERTIFICATIONS
[03/2025 - Present]
Complete Generative AI Course with Langchain and Huggingface
[03/2025 - Present]
AWS Machine Learning Foundations
[06/2022]
Machine Learning, Data Science and Deep Learning with Python
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
[03/2024]
From the Dairy Aisle to Payday Loans: An In-depth Examination of Consumer Economics in the U.S.
Doctorate Dissertation
[07/2025]
iCRE: Identifying Disadvantaged Communities in Low- and Middle- Income Countries
30th International Population Conference (Australia)