Ethan
Li
Ethan Li is a student at Toronto’s Leaside High School who is dedicated to using economics and investment as tools to make a meaningful difference in the world. The unequal distribution of wealth and opportunity in modern societies has shaped his academic interests. Through studying economics, he seeks to better understand how market mechanisms, incentives, and the flow of information influence real-world development patterns, and how responsible, data-driven decision-making can contribute to more sustainable and inclusive economic systems.
The Story
Ethan Li is a student at Leaside High School in Toronto with a deep interest in economics, data analysis, and decision-making under uncertainty. Having grown up immersed in multicultural and social environments, he recognized early on that opportunities and information are not evenly distributed, and outcomes are often shaped by systems rather than individual will.
Through independent research and project-based learning, Ethan focuses on using data to decipher the actual mechanisms of economic systems. He conducts in-depth analyses of the performance and risk characteristics of assets like Bitcoin, gold, stocks, and bonds across varying economic conditions. Proficient in Python-based data analysis, he studies long-term returns, volatility, and crisis behavior patterns.
Beyond research, Ethan applies systems thinking to real-world challenges. His fire safety initiative, FireStar, breaks through traditional alarm sensitivity limitations by focusing on post-event data recording. It treats fires as events that can be analyzed, reconstructed, and prevented through optimized information. He also co-founded the TTechnical & Quantitative Finance Club to foster structured discussions on economics, markets, and analytical thinking.
Whether in academic research, engineering projects, or extracurricular practice, Ethan consistently pursues a core question: How can superior data, clearer incentive structures, and thoughtful design enhance decision-making efficiency in complex systems? He plans to pursue a degree in Economics.