Ziqing Huang

Consultant

Ziqing Huang is a Consultant at Europe Economics having joined in 2024.

Ziqing Huang is a Consultant at Europe Economics having joined in 2024.

At Europe Economics, Ziqing works on market and investor analysis, WACC (cost of capital) estimation, economic impact assessment, and policy evaluation. Her work includes both quantitative and qualitative analysis, such as analysing data, reviewing literature, and drafting detailed proposals and reports that guide strategic decision-making. She also helps with crucial administrative responsibilities.

She holds an MPhil in Finance and Economics from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Economics and Strategy for Business from Imperial College Business School. Her previous research focuses on financial market volatility, asset pricing, and technological transformation.

 

Difference-in-difference

Relevant for measuring the impacts of changes in regimes/shocks. It uses observational study data of the same units across time and requires that the units (firms, individuals or countries) are divided into treatment and control groups. Difference-in-difference estimates the effect of an intervention by comparing the average change in the outcome variable experienced by the treated group over time to the average change in the outcome variable experienced by the control group.

Stated preference – survey method which is typically used to identify a person’s willingness to pay. Its key advantage is that it enables a monetary value to be placed on certain impacts of a policy or measure.