Gerard Mu

Economist · Victoria BC · gerardmu@uvic.ca

I am a Master's student in Economics at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. My research interests include empirical macroeconomics, unconventional monetary policy, urban economics, and the intersection of economics and philosophy.

I am currently working as a Research Assistant at the Bank of Canada.

Experience

Research Assistant

Bank of Canada – Ottawa, ON/Remote

I contribute to the Canadian Economic Analysis department's Digital Transformation initiative by constructing data pipelines from Statistics Canada, replicating calculations from Statistics Canada documentation, and designing and building interactive dashboards using Tableau. I also perform research duties relating to Bayesian macroeconometrics.

May 2021 - Present

Teaching Assistant

University of Victoria – Victoria, BC

I provided a wide range of support for undergraduate economics courses, including lecturing, grading, and hosting office hours. Past courses include Money & Banking, International Economics, and Monetary Economics.

September 2020 - Present

Research Assistant

Bank of Canada – Calgary, AB

As part of the Regional Analysis Division, I travelled across Western Canada to conduct interviews for the quarterly Business Outlook Survey. I also contributed to monitoring and modelling of the Canadian oil and gas sector.

July 2019 – July 2020

Legal Assistant

Stevenson Luchies & Legh – Victoria, BC

I performed a wide set of analytical and administrative duties for general litigation, including document review, drafting pleadings, case law research, and client management.

January 2017 - April 2019

Education

University of Victoria

Master of Arts – Economics

GPA: 9/9 (ongoing)

September 2020 - May 2022 (anticipated)

University of Victoria

Bachelor of Arts with Distinction – Economics

GPA: 8.33/9

September 2014 - April 2019

Skills

Key Assets
  • Quantitative Analysis – Comprehensive skillset across various statistical platforms to clean and visualize data, analyze empirical relationships using econometric methods to inform research and policymaking.
  • Professional Writing – Extensive experience in drafting policy and data briefings; presenting key facts and analysis in non-technical language for internal and public engagements.
  • Data Management & Visualization – Proficient in building dynamic, interactive dashboards in Tableau; base competency in data management within R's tidyverse and Python's pandas.
  • Survey Analysis – End-to-end experience in survey construction and design, data collection, and analysis; using both qualitative and quantitative methods to present data-driven insights.

Statistical Tools & Programming Languages
  • Stata
  • EViews
  • R
  • LaTeX
  • Dynare
  • Python
  • Tableau
  • HTML5

Languages
  • English ●●●●●
  • French ●●○○○
  • Mandarin ●●●○○

Interests

In my spare time, I enjoy tennis, cycling, and agonizing over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Awards, Publications, & Certifications

  • Bank of Canada Scholarship for Students of a Visible Minority or Racialized Group (2021)
  • University of Victoria Graduate Award (2020)
  • University of Victoria President's Scholarship (2014)

  • "An econometric assessment of the BOS question on 'Primary objectives for investment'", Bank of Canada CEA Inquiry (internal publication), July 2020.
  • "Of the Sea: Deconstructing the Canadian identity through a thematic analysis of The Boat by Alistair MacLeod", LUCC Proceedings, Concordia University (print only), April 2016.

  • R Essential Training
  • HTML Essential Training
  • MDN JavaScript
  • Automate the Boring Stuff