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Employment
Assistant Professor, George Washington University, Department of Economics/Elliott School of International Affairs: August 2005 -- present
Short-term Positions
Boston College, Department of Economics, Visiting Assistant Professor: May -- August 2009
World Bank, Development Research Group, Trade Unit, Consultant: May 2003 -- May 2004
Research Interests
International Trade, Multinational Firms, Regional Trade Agreements
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder, May 2005
Committee: Keith Maskus (Chair), James Markusen, Murat Iyigun
M.A. in Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder, May 2002
B.A. in Economics, Beijing Normal University, China, July 1999
Publications and Working Papers
"Third-Country Effects in the Formation of Free Trade Agreements" (with Sumit Joshi)
revise and resubmit at Journal of International Economics
"Location Decision of Heterogeneous Multinational Firms" (with Michael Moore)
Journal of International Economics, forthcoming
"Regional Economic Integration and Geographic Concentration of Multinational Firms"
European Economic Review 53(3), April 2009, pp. 355-375
"Regionalism in Standards: Good or Bad for Trade?" (with Aaditya Mattoo)
Canadian Journal of Economics 41(3), August 2008, pp. 838-863
"Standards and Export Decisions: Firm-Level Evidence from Developing Countries" (with Tsunehiro Otsuki and John Wilson)
Journal of International Trade and Economic Development 17(4), 2008, pp. 501-523
"General Public Licensing and the Intensity of Aggregate Software Development" (with Keith Maskus and Murat Iyigun)
Economics of Innovation and New Technology 16(6), 2007, pp. 451-466
"The Global Networks of Multinational Firms" (with Laura Alfaro)
"Third-Country Effects in Multinational Production Networks", under review
"The Matching of Heterogeneous Firms and Politicians", under review
"Patent Protection and Strategic Delays in Technology Development: Implications for Economic Growth" (with Murat Iyigun)
Other Publications
"Market Access" In K. A. Reinert, R. S. Rajan, A. J. Glass and L. S. Davis (eds.)
The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy, Princeton University Press, 2008
"Fixed Cost and FDI", In K. A. Reinert, R. S. Rajan, A. J. Glass and L. S. Davis (eds.)
The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy, Princeton University Press, 2008
Work in Progress
"The Organization of Multinational Firms"
"The Diffusion in Multinational Production Network"
Grants and Awards
University Seminar Series Award, George Washington University, 2009-2010
CIBER Research Grant, George Washington University, 2008-2009
University Facilitating Fund, George Washington University, 2008-2009
University Seminar Series Award, George Washington University, 2008-2009
American Consortium on European Union Studies (ACES) Research Grant, 2007-2008
CIBER Research Grant, George Washington University, 2007-2008
Research Scholar Grant, George Washington Institute of Public Policy, 2007-2008
University Seminar Series Award, George Washington University, 2007-2008
CIBER Research Grant, George Washington University, 2006-2007
Stanford Calderwood Student Teaching Award, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2005
Graduate Award for Public Policy Research, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2004
Morris E. Garnsey Fellowship, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2002
Leslie Whittington Prize for Excellence in Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2002
Wesley Yordon Prize for Microeconomics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2002
Graduate Fellowship, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2000
Academic Scholarship, Beijing Normal University, 1996 -- 1999
Student Leadership Award, Beijing Normal University, 1998 -- 1999
University Outstanding Student Award, Beijing Normal University, 1996
Seminars and Conferences
2009-2010: European Trade Study Group Conference (Plenary Speaker), Empirical Investigation of International Trade (EIIT) conference (Purdue University, scheduled), American Economic Association (AEA) Meeting (scheduled)
2008-2009: European Trade Study Group Conference, Empirical Investigation of International Trade (EIIT) conference (University of Colorado at Boulder), Southern Economic Association Meeting, American University, Florida Atlantic University, International Industrial Organization Conference (Northeastern University), Midwest International Economics Group Meeting (University of Iowa), World Bank, Canadian Economic Association Meeting, Econometric Society Summer Meeting (Boston University)
2007-2008: World Bank, George Washington University (Department of Economics, Institute of Public Policy), Laurier Conference on Empirical International Trade (Wilfrid Laurier University), GW Research Symposium on Firm Heterogeneity, International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment, International Industrial Organization Conference (George Mason University), U.S. International Trade Commission, Hong Kong University, Econometric Society Summer Meeting (Carnegie Mellon University)
2006-2007: Florida International University, SAIS of Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University International Economics Seminar, European Trade Study Group Conference (University of Vienna), Far Eastern Econometric Society Meeting (Tsinghua University)
2005-2006: Midwest International Economics Group Meeting (Michigan State University), United States International Trade Commission, International Conference of Industrial Organization (Northeastern University), George Washington University Microeconomics Workshop, George Washington University Trade and Development Workshop, Eastern Economic Association Meeting
2004-2005: Mid-West Economic Theory Meeting (Vanderbilt University), University of British Columbia, George Washington University, University of Notre Dame, University of Missouri at Columbia, North Carolina State University, University of Colorado at Boulder
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor, George Washington University
Advanced Topics in International Trade (Ph.D. level)
International Trade Theory and Policy (M.A. level)
International Trade Theory and Policy (undergraduate level)
Instructor, University of Colorado at Boulder
Intermediate Microeconomics (undergraduate level)
Intermediate Macroeconomics (undergraduate level)
Math Tools for Economists (undergraduate level)
Services
Referee Service: American Economic Review, Canadian Journal of Economics, China Economic Review, Economics and Politics, Economics of Innovation and Technology, European Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, Journal of Political Economy, Southern Economic Journal
External Reviewer: National Science Foundation, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong
Ph.D. Dissertation Committee: Young Kyung Suh, Yi Song, Anna Rakhman, Chris Blaha
Department Service: B.A. committee, Ph.D. committee, Recruitment committee
Professional Affiliations
American Economic Association, Econometric Society
