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Ruoran Cheng

Email: R.Cheng4@lse.ac.uk
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I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Economic History at the London School of Economics and Political Science, supervised by Joan Rosés.

My research lies at the intersection of historical GIS, economic history, economic geography, and development.

My research focuses on two main areas: (1) the impact of trade on economic geography and long run growth; and (2) the origins of cities and the logic of their long-term evolution.


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Teaching:

LSE

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Other:

Transportation Network in Late Imperial China: I have georeferenced all courier stations in Ming China, which is the official transportation network covering 14th to 19th century. A more advanced version could be found at Pastway by Thorben Pelzer.