In the course of Representing Data, the topic of our group project is visualizing the publishing data of the National Library.  Libraries have always been a source of knowledge and culture, but accessing and understanding the vast amounts of data held by these institutions can be a daunting task, particularly for young audiences who may […]

In my previous blog, I mentioned my research interest in studying the impact of digital inclusive finance on China’s rural-urban income inequality. After reading through some literature, I found that there is still controversy over whether digital inclusive finance can effectively narrow the income gap between rural and urban areas. While some researchers argue that […]

During these two weeks, I have been focused on the course Data and Design for a Post-Covid City, and our group has been mainly discussing the topic of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and the obstacles it currently faces from the perspective of stakeholders. MaaS aims to fully integrate existing transportation services and provide users […]

Week 1 & 2 The first week coincided with Chinese New Year. I took my first class, submitted a course change request, exchanged well wishes with my family, enjoyed hot pot with friends, and had my first intensive day on the second day of the lunar calendar. The topic of our group is the Universal Basic […]

As mentioned in the previous blog post, the impact of digital inclusive finance on the urban-rural income gap in China is an issue that I would like to further investigate. In order to investigate this issue, it is definitely necessary to read some relevant theories and literature. For example, Lewis first proposed the theory of […]

As I mentioned in week four, my previous direction was to study income inequality between urban and rural areas in China. However, as I was reading the literature, I noticed the phenomenon of financial exclusion. Financial exclusion is a phenomenon in which some disadvantaged groups in economic activity, such as micro and small enterprises and […]

As mentioned in the course Postdigital Society, the 21st century is a post-digital era where there is no distinction between online and offline, and the realm of reality has expanded into the realm of the imaginary. For example, many new monopolistic Internet companies (Amazon, Google, Facebook, ByteDance, etc.) have created the Internet industry as an arena […]

For the topic of my final assessment essay, I have an initial idea about income inequality.   Since the 1980s, the Gini coefficient has climbed rapidly and income inequality has worsened in many countries. So what are the causes of income inequality? What is the relationship between income inequality and economic growth? How to adjust […]

The second week was a busy but plentiful week for me. Even though I only took one course, called Insights Through Data. This week’s course helped me shape an initial framework about the definition, classification, and application of data, and it also helped me review my introductory knowledge of Python. Thanks to my memory, I found that I […]

HELLO & WELCOME TO MY BLOG! Welcome to my shiny new blog! My name is Chen Xingchen and I am so happy to be sharing my thoughts here, and even happier knowing that you are finally reading it! Motivation On the one hand, the interest stems from my studies during the undergraduate years. On Wednesday, […]