Liwen Guo is currently a Research Associate in economics at the University of New South Wales and a Research Assistant in social science at Western Sydney University. Liwen’s research interests are in the fields of health economics, labor economics, economic history and environmental economics. Previous projects have focused on poverty, resilience and labor market choices in China. She is a Fellow of the Global Labor Organization (GLO) and has been a member of the 2021-22 GLO VirtYS Cohort.