​​​​Xianli Fu​

Abstracting general principles from example

Advanced numeracy

Advanced quantitative

Analytical

Analyzing aggregate demand and aggregate supply

Analyzing consumer behavior

Analyzing economic dimensions of public policy issues

Analyzing industry trends

Applying economic analysis to everyday problems

Communication

Conducting qualitative research

Conducting quantitative research

Constructing valid arguments

Creating charts and graphs

Creativity

Critical thinking

Debating

Describing economic impact of environmental remedies

Describing the circular flow of income through the economy

Detail oriented

Devising quantitative research models

Evaluating economic arguments based on empirical evidence

Evaluating economic events

Evaluating the status of individual businesses within the marketplace 

Examining the profitability of various enterprises

Explaining complex economic information in a clear way to non-experts

Explaining economic fluctuations based on macroeconomic factors like interest rates, inflation, unemployment

Explaining the current account and foreign exchange market

Independence

Interpreting charts and graphs

Interpreting statistical results

Investigative 

Leadership

Logical reasoning

Managing stress

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Note taking

Organizational

Performing descriptive statistical tests such as mean, median and mode

Performing multiple linear regression analyses

Performing two-way correlations

Persistence

Planning

Predicting outcomes

Presentation

Presenting an economic argument orally

Prioritizing

Proposing solutions to complex problems

Quantifying a set of data

Reading complex material

Solving multivariable equations

STATA

Systematizing

Teamwork

Testing hypotheses

Time management

Using precise language in written documents

Utilizing databases such as NASDAQ and FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)

Verbal communication

Writing concisely

Writing essays

Writing research reports