Zhexun Mo

Zhexun Mo is an economist whose research focuses on the intersection of political economics, development, and economic history. In particular, he explores inequalities in their multidimensional forms and their interactions with political forces over the long run, such as the long-term repercussions of coercive inequalities engendered by conscription and forced labor in colonial French Africa. He also constructs historical national wealth balance sheets and works on the development of better measurement methods for income and wealth inequalities in East Asian countries over the long term. Mo received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Paris School of Economics in 2024.

Mo joined the Stone Center in the fall semester of 2024.