Shanjun Li (on leave)
- Kenneth L. Robinson Professor of Applied Economics and Public Policy
- Faculty Director of the Cornell Institute for China Economic Research (CICER)
- Co-Editor, International Journal of Industrial Organization
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
Faculty Expertise
- Environmental, Energy and Resource Economics and Policy
- Emerging Markets
- Industrial Organization
- Sustainable Business
Contact
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
607.255.1832
Biography
Shanjun Li is a professor of applied economics and policy and holds the Kenneth L. Robinson Chair in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University. He serves as the co-director of Cornell Institute for China Economic Research (CICER). He is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a university fellow at Resources for the Future (RFF). His research areas include environmental and energy economics, urban and transportation economics, empirical industrial organization, and Chinese economy.
Selected Publications
- Li, Shanjun; Timmins, Christopher; Haefen, Roger. "How Do Gasoline Prices Affect Fleet Fuel Economy?"American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. 1.2 (2009): 113-137
- Li, Shanjun; Linn, Joshua; Muehlegger, Erich. "Gasoline Taxes and Consumer Behavior"American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. 6.4 (2014): 304-342
- Jerch, Rhiannon; Kahn, Matthew; Li, Shanjun. "The Efficiency of Local Government Service Provision: The Role of Privatization and Public Sector Unions"Journal of Public Economics. 154 (2017): 95-121
- Li, Shanjun; Tong, Lang; Xing, Jianwei; Zhou, Yiyi. "The Market for Electric Vehicles: Indirect Network Effects and Policy Design"Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 4.1 (2017): 89-133
- Li, Shanjun. "Better Lucky Than Rich? Welfare Analysis of Automobile License Allocations in Beijing and Shanghai"Review of Economic Studies. 85.4 (2018): 2389-2428
- Yang, Jun; Purevjav, Avralt-od; Li, Shanjun. "The Marginal Cost of Traffic Congestion and Road Pricing: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Beijing"American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. 12.1 (2020): 418-453
Awards and Honors
- Best Paper in Regulatory Economics Award (2014) International Industrial Organization Society
- Early Achievement Award (2015) Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Recent Courses
- AEM 7100 - Econometrics I
- AEM 7030 - Graduate Seminar
Academic Degrees
- PhD Duke University, 2007
- MS Michigan State University, 2002
- BA Nankai University, 1998