CV

Appointments

• Chair of Integrative Risk Management and Economics (IRME) at ETH Zürich, Switzerland
  • 2022 - present: Postdoctoral Researcher
• Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), Sydney, Australia
  • 2021 - 2021: Research Associate
  • 2017 - 2021: Research Student
• Research and Innovation Centre, Willis Towers Watson, Wuhan, China
  • 2013 - 2017: Research Manager
  • 2012 - 2013: Associate Statistician

Education

• B.S. in Information and Computational Science, Wuhan University, 2008
• M.S. in Statistics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2011
• Ph.D. in Actuarial Science, University of New South Wales, 2022

Research Interest

• Household consumption and saving behaviour, the economics of cognitive ageing, health risks of environmental factors, pension economics and finance

Refereed Journal Publications

• Wan, C., & Bertschi, L. (2015). Swiss coherent mortality model as a basis for developing longevity de-risking solutions for Swiss pension funds: A practical approach. Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 63, 66-75.

• Liu, Z., & Wan, C. (2024). Air pollution and the burden of long-term care: Evidence from China. Health Economics, 33 (6), 1241-1265.

Working Papers

• Wan, C., Bateman, H., Fang, H., and Hanewald, K. (2024). Preferences for annuity, critical illness and long-term care insurance portfolios: Evidence from an online survey.

• Wan, C., Bateman, H., and Hanewald, K. (2024). Demand for longevity, critical Illness, and long-term care insurance.

• Wan, C., Bateman, H., and Hanewald, K. (2021). The effects of past and current air pollution exposure on multimorbidity, cognition and disability in China.

Research Visits

• Central University of Finance and Economics, School of Insurance, China, 2021
• Peking University, Department of Risk Management and Insurance, China, 2019
• Renmin University of China, School of Statistics, China, 2019
• Willis Towers Watson, Research and Innovation Centre, China, 2018
• University of Melbourne, Centre for Actuarial Studies, Australia, 2018
• ShanghaiTech University, School of Entrepreneurship and Management, China, 2018

Presentations

1. Central University of Finance and Economics, School of Insurance, 2021
   • “The demand for longevity, critical illness insurance and long-term care insurance in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic” (invited)
2. International Actuarial Association Life and Annuities Colloquium (IAALS), 2021
   • “The effects of past and current air pollution exposure on multimorbidity, cognition and disability in China”
3. University of Melbourne, Actuarial Seminar, 2021
   • “The effects of past and current air pollution exposure on multimorbidity, cognition and disability in China” (invited)
4. International Longevity Risk and Capital Markets Solutions Conference, 2021
   • “The effects of past and current air pollution exposure on multimorbidity, cognition and disability in China”
5. CEPAR Cross-Nodal Seminar, 2021
   • “The effects of past and current air pollution exposure on multimorbidity, cognition and disability in China”
6. 24th International Congress on Insurance: Mathematics and Economics (IME), 2021
   • “The demand for longevity, critical illness insurance and long-term care insurance in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic”
   • “The effects of past and current air pollution exposure on multimorbidity, cognition and disability in China”
7. American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) Annual Meeting, 2021
   • “The demand for longevity, critical illness insurance and long-term care insurance in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic”
8. Asian-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association (APRIA) Annual Meeting, 2021
   • “The demand for longevity, critical illness insurance and long-term care insurance in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic”
9. The Inaugural International Pension Research Association (IPRA) Doctoral Tutorial, 2021
   • “Optimal portfolio choice with longevity and health insurance products: A developing country context”
10. Netspar International Pension Workshop, 2021
    • “Optimal portfolio choice with longevity and health insurance products: A developing country context”
11. 4th International Health Economics Association (IHEA) World Congress, 2021
    • “Optimal portfolio choice with longevity and health insurance products: A developing country context”
    • “The demand for longevity, critical illness insurance and long-term care insurance in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic”
12. 28th Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research, 2020
    • “Optimal portfolio choice with longevity and health insurance products: A developing country context”
13. University of New South Wales, PhD Seminar, School of Risk and Actuarial Studies, 2020
    • “Optimal portfolio choice with longevity and health insurance products: A developing country context”
14. World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress (WRIEC), 2020
    • “Optimal portfolio choice with longevity and health insurance products in a developing country context”
15. 27th Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research, 2019
    • “An experimental study of the demand for bundled longevity and health insurance products”
16. 18th National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA), 2019
    • “An experimental study of the demand for bundled longevity and health insurance products”
17. American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) Annual Meeting, 2019
    • “An experimental study of the demand for hybrid longevity and health insurance products”
18. 5th Annual Workshop on Population Ageing and the Chinese Economy, 2019
    • “An experimental study of the demand for hybrid longevity and health insurance products”
19. 23th International Congress on Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 2019
    • “The demand for a hybrid longevity and health insurance product”
20. Perspectives on Actuarial Risks in Talks of Young Researchers (PARTY), 2017
    • “Mortality Among the Oldest-old: A review of current practice and development for the closure of life table”
21. The 2nd European Actuarial Journal (EAJ) Conference, 2014
    • “Market consistent valuation of liabilities in relation to longevity risk in Switzerland: Application of Swiss coherent mortality model for Swiss pension funds and life insurance business: a practical approach”
22. International Longevity Risk and Capital Markets Solutions Conference, 2013
    • “Developing Longevity De-risking Solutions for Swiss Pension Funds: An Application with Swiss Coherent Mortality Model”
23. Actuarial Approach for Financial Risks / Enterprise Risk Management Colloquium, 2013
    • “Coherent mortality forecasting for small populations: an application to Swiss mortality data”

Awards and Scholarships

• Best PhD Paper Presentation Award, 2020
  • Awarded at the 28th Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research, University of New South Wales
• Scientia PhD Scholarship, University of New South Wales, 2017 – 2021
  • Amount: $40,000 living allowance + $10,000 research support per year
• Tuition Fee Scholarship, University of New South Wales, 2017 – 2021
• CEPAR PhD Supplementary Scholarship, 2018 – 2020
  • Amount: $8,000 per year
• Excellence Award, 2008
  • “Application of fuzzy models in detecting community structures in complex networks”, funded by the National Undergraduate Innovation Program, Wuhan University

Leadership and engagement

• Mentoring Subcommittee, CEPAR
• PhD Student Representative, 2017 – 2021 PhD Seminar Series, School of Risk and Actuarial Studies, University of New South Wales
  • Organiser, 2019 – 2020
• 18th National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA), CEPAR and Monash University
  • Organising Committee, 2019

Languages

• English: Fluent
• Chinese: Native

Skills

• MATLAB, R, Julia, Stata, SAS
• Online survey with embedded choice tasks