Zipei Zhu

Research Fellow @Homekey

Chapel Hill, NC, US
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WORK HISTORY

Jan 2026 — Present

Research Fellow @Homekey

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Palo Alto, CA, US

EDUCATION

2018 — 2020

Cornell University

Master of Science - MS, Finance and Real Estate

2015 — 2016

Stockholm University

One-year Exchange Program, Economics

2020 — 2026

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Finance and Real Estate

2013 — 2017

Renmin University of China

Bachelor of Science - BS, economics

ABOUT ZIPEI ZHU

AI × Real Estate | Applied Econometrics | Big Data · Causal Inference · Machine LearningI lead foundational economics and AI research at Homekey.casa (Palo Alto), an AI-driven real estate startup where I apply applied econometric and machine learning methods to real-world housing markets.As an applied microeconomist, my research spans housing markets, household finance, and banking — working with large-scale micro datasets and building rigorous causal inference frameworks. I bring a strong quantitative toolkit to both academic and industry problems.My work has been presented at top academic and industry venues (SFS Cavalcade, Stanford SITE, the Federal Reserve, UEA, AREUEA, RERI, etc.) and featured in media including NPR Planet Money and RERI Webinar. Personal website: zipeizhu.github.io

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