Shanjun Li
- Kenneth L. Robinson Professor of Applied Economics and Public Policy
- Faculty Director of the Cornell Institute for China Economic Research (CICER)
- Director of the Graduate Studies Program
- 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 Kenneth L. Robinson Chair in the 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