Associate Professor
Education
Ph.D. (Economics), Brown University, 2002
B.A. (Economics), Wuhan University, 1993
Teaching Courses
Urban Economics (Ph.D. course, the Guanghua School, Beijing University)
Advanced Microeconomics (Ph.D. course, the Guanghua School, Beijing University)
Public Economics (Ph.D. course, the Guanghua School, Beijing University)
Managerial Economics (MBA. Course, the Guanghua School, Beijing University)
Macroeconomic Theory (The Guanghua School, Beijing University)
Microeconomic Theory (University of Texas -Austin)
Principles of Microeconomics (University of Texas -Austin)
International Economics (Wuhan University, China)
Research Interests
Urban and Regional economics, public finance, applied Theory
Biography
WORK EXPERIENCE
2004 – Present, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Economics, Guanghua School of Management, Beijing University
2004, 2005, 2006, Short-term Consultant, World Bank
2002 – 2004, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Texas –Austin
1997 – 1999, Summers, Research Fellow, Department of Economics, Brown University
HONORS AND AWARDS
Umezawa-Stoltz Award for Outstanding Dissertation, Brown University, May 2002
Ecceleston Fellowship, Brown University, 2001 – 2002
Beckwith Fellowship, Brown University, 1998 – 1999
Karmins Fellowship, Brown University, 1997 – 1998
Ehrlich Research Fellowship, Brown University, 1997 – 1999
Selected Publications
PUBLISHED PAPERS
“The Thick Market Effect on Local Unemployment Rate Fluctuations,” with Li Gan, forthcoming, The Journal of Econometrics
“Multiple-Object Auctions around a Circle,” 2004, Topics in Theoretical Economics, 4, http://www.bepress.com/bejte/topics/vol4/iss1/art1
“Distortionary, Non-Distortionary, and Distributional Properties of Environmental Taxes: Extension of Sandmo’s Observation,” with Talbot Page, forthcoming, Annals of Economics and Finance
“Health, Education, and Endogenous Growth,” (in Chinese), with Jianfang Yang and Liutang Gong, forthcoming, Management World
WORKING PAPERS
“The Thick Market Effect in Residential Housing Markets,” with Li Gan, January 2006
“Regional Inequality in Contemporary China – A Literature Survey,” January 2006, submitted
“Regional Disparities in Educational Attainment in China: Returns to Education, Financial Constraints, and Government Policies,” with Awar Shah and Heng-fu Zou, January 2006, submitted
“A Microfoundation of Local Business Cycles,” December 2005, submitted.
“Returns to Education, Productivity, and Economic Growth,” with Heng-fu Zou, December 2005, submitted
“Discriminative College Admission Policies and the Welfare Loss,” (in Chinese), with Yuming Liu, November 2005, submitted
PRESENTATIONS
The 52nd Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Nov. 2005
The Forum of Young Economists in China, September 2005
The CESifo Conference on Understanding Chinese Economy, June 2005l
The 9th Society of Labor Economists Meetings, May 2004
2004 North American Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society, January 2004
The 50th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Nov. 2003
2003 Summer Workshop of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Economics, August 2003
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, June 2003
Department of Economics, University of Texas -Austin, April 2003
The 8th Annual Texas Econometrics Camp, February 2003
The 49th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Nov. 2002
Department of Economics, University of Texas -Austin, October 2002
Department of Economics, Guanghua School of Management, Beijing University, May 2002
Department of Economics, State University of New York -Binghamton, March 2002
Department of Economics, Florida International University, February 2002
Department of Economics and Finance, Baruch College, City University of New York, February 2002
Department of Economics, Brown University, October 2001
Department of Economics, Brown University, April 2001