school of applied economic

Li Fanghua

Li Fanghua

Title / position: Assistant Professor、Distinguished Scholar

E-mail:fanghua_li@ruc.edu.cn

Education

2012.09–2018.06 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) — Ph.D. in Economics

2010.09–2012.06 Renmin University of China — Master’s in Economics

2006.09–2010.06 Renmin University of China — Bachelor’s in Economics and Bachelor’s in Science

Work Experience

2024.08–Present Renmin University of China, School of Applied Economics — Assistant Professor

2023.06–2023.12 Sciences Po, Paris — Visiting Scholar

2018.08–2024.08 University of New South Wales, Australia — Assistant Professor

Publications:

1.Estimation and Inference of Semiparametric Models using Data from Several Sources, with Moshe Buchinsky and Zhipeng Liao. Journal of Econometrics, 226.1 (2022): 80-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2020.10.011

2.Central government’s infrastructure investment across Chinese regions: A dynamic spatial panel data approach, with X. Zheng, S. Song and Y. Yu, China Economic Review, 2013, Vol. 27, pp. 264-276.

3.Strategic interaction and the determinants of public health expenditures in China: A spatial panel perspective, with X. Zheng and Y. Yu, Annals of Regional Science, 2013, Vol. 50, Issue 1, pp 203-221.

4.Strategic Interaction in Spending on Environmental Protection: Spatial Evidence from Chinese Cities, with H. Deng and N. H, China and World Economy, 2012, Vol. 20, pp 103–120.1

5.On the determinants of public infrastructure spending in Chinese cities: A spatial econometric perspective, with X. Zheng and Y. Yu, The Social Science Journal, 2011, Vol. 48, pp 458-467.