I am Geographer at International Programs Center of the U.S. Census Bureau and received Ph.D. in Geography & Urban Regional Analysis from UNC Charlotte.<\/p>\n
My research area is economic geography and transport geography. I am interested in spatial interaction and the formation of spatial organization in diverse geographical scale, from neighborhood to global scale. I currently study the geography of global trade flow, especially examining containerized export shipping records to see the economic regionalization and shrinkage of space under global spatial interaction.<\/p>\n
I also have a deep interest in developing spatial econometric methods. I focus on improving estimation of spatial econometric models in small areas under data uncertainty.<\/p>\n
Outside of my research, I usually go hiking and travel cities in different countries. I also enjoy reading philosophy books and discussing politics and societies with friends with aromatic tee or coffee, or sometimes, pints of beer.<\/p>\n
View Paul’s CV here<\/a><\/p>\nResearch Interests<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n<\/strong>International Trade, Freight Mobility, Market Access, Violence and Conflicts, Economic Development<\/li>\n
\n<\/strong>Spatial Econometrics, Spatial Data Uncertainty, Machine Learning Applications, Spatiotemporal Modeling<\/li>\n
\n<\/strong>Urban and Regional Structure, Longitudinal Neighborhood Change, Health Inequality, Population Degrowth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nEducation<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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