WELCOME!

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan. I received my Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Georgia (UGA) in 2025. 

I specialize in health economics and applied microeconomics. My research focuses on how family relationships and broader social and economic factors shape individual health and health behaviors, with a particular interest in questions related to mental health, substance use, and infectious diseases.

Contact information: xh54056@gmail.com, xiaolong.hou@lums.edu.pk.