Debating whether to pursue a career in academia or in the industry?

In this episode, Dr. Yang Lu covers some core topics of his research in insurance and finance such as the broken-heart syndrome, goes over how a researcher gathers ideas and funding to write papers, and discusses the freedom professors have in choosing their research interests. Moreover, he dives deeper into specific papers, shares some anecdotes on how they came into being, and continues by describing what distinguished the academic world from the industry for him. To conclude, Professor Lu gives out some advice to students with an interest in research. You don’t want to miss out!