Schwarzman Scholar · Resolution Fellow

Chinonso Anyanwu

Researching the Economics of AI and Industrial Policy. Previously at Ubiquant, Accenture, and the U.S. Senate.

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Research & Writing

Applied Research Notes

Within-Task Complexity in the Economic Index

Economic Index–style analysis stratifying AI-supported work by complexity tier, recomputing task success rates and implied productivity gains. Public repo + technical note.

Three Extensions to the Anthropic Economic Index

3-page working note proposing extensions on SME/informal representation, within-task heterogeneity, and surplus-incidence measurement.

Cadences — Extension to the June 2026 Economic Index

Extension note and code analysis decomposing artifact types by occupation, wage band, and time of day.

Surplus Incidence as an AI Safety Question

Short essay connecting the economic incidence of AI-driven surplus to deployment incentives and risk.

Adaptive Dividends

Policy memo proposing a formula-indexed fiscal mechanism that redistributes AI productivity gains and ties compute reporting to safety compliance.

Academic Research

Developmental Orchestration in China's AI Pilot Zones

Master's thesis — advised by Prof. Justin Yifu Lin & Prof. Gao Xudong

Neo-Confucianism as Moral Infrastructure in Chinese Political Culture

Prof. Wang Hui, Tsinghua University

The Turning Point of Industrial Policy and the Chinese Growth Model

Prof. Barry Naughton, UC San Diego

Building Endogenous Capacity: Policy Recommendations for Strengthening Nigeria's Technology Startup Ecosystem

Prof. Barbara Stallings, Brown University

The Future of Labor in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Undergraduate thesis — Prof. Schwenkenberg, Rutgers University

The Cost of Knowledge: Financial Literacy and Access in Higher Education

Complete College America

Personal Essays — Substack

Why I Talk to Books↗
Singapore's Stability Trap↗
Everything I Learned in College↗
What Do You Believe?↗
The Role of Institutions in Development↗
The Generation That Outgrew Growth↗
Should Economists Have One Hand?↗
Inside China's Manufacturing↗

Projects

Ventures

Synrgy Labs

Co-Founder & CEO

Workforce AI platform building career roadmaps and tracking outcome data across institutions. Winner, Best Early-Stage Startup in New Jersey.

Product →Website →
2022 – 2025

Rutgers BPN — Career Development

Founder

Built and led a career network connecting students to opportunities across finance, tech, law, and entrepreneurship.

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Products

2025

China's AI Ecosystem

Interactive Research Tool

Interactive map of 40 top Chinese AI startups across LLMs, cloud, and frontier sectors, tracking funding, talent, and competitive positioning.

AI PolicyData VisualizationHTML · JS
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2025

Meridian — Global AI Research & Safety Talent Map

Interactive Research Tool

Scored graph of 40 leading global AI safety researchers, mapping institutional affiliations and research focus areas across the field.

AI SafetyTalent MappingHTML · JS
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2025

Upwriter — Real Estate Portfolio Analytics

Full-Stack Analytics Dashboard

Full-stack analytics dashboard with portfolio KPIs, NOI trend charts, budget vs. actual tracking, and a live Excel-to-Supabase data pipeline.

React · TypeScriptSupabase · PostgreSQLVite · Tailwind · shadcn/uiReal Estate Analytics

Education

2025 – 2026

Tsinghua University

Schwarzman College · Beijing, CN

M.S. Global Affairs (Economics)

Schwarzman ScholarGlencore Fellow
  • Selected as 1 of 55 U.S. Schwarzman Scholars (fully funded)
  • Excellent Graduate Award
  • Research: industrial policy, AI adoption, capital allocation
2021 – 2025

Rutgers University

Honors College · Newark, NJ

B.A. Economics · B.S. Finance

Magna Cum LaudePhi Beta Kappa
  • Morris H. Beck Economics Prize · Varsity Basketball
  • Marshall Scholarship Finalist · The Resolution Project Fellow · Executive Leadership Council Scholar
  • Institute for Responsible Citizenship Fellow · Poets & Quants Top 100