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Yao LI
Assistant Professor
Email: yaoli@ust.hk

Ph.D.  2005-2010  University of Western Ontario
M.A.   2001-2003  Peking University
B.A.    1997-2001  Peking University

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ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • Assistant Professor (July 2010 - present): Department of Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
  • Instructor (May 2009 - August 2009): Department of Economics, University of Western Ontario
  • Research Fellow (June 2003 - June 2005): Planning Research Institute, China Center of Information Industry Development, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China
  • Member of Negotiation in EU-Canada Trade Simulation, with Certificate of Trade Agreement Negotiation Training Programme (June 2010): CTPL (the Centre for Trade Policy and Law), Ottawa, Canada.
RESEARCH FIELDS

International Trade, International Macroeconomics, International Business, Economic Development
 

SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS
  • The TM Brown Thesis Prize for best doctoral dissertation in Economics (2010), The University of Western Ontario
  • Dean's Award for Research Excellence (2009) University of Western Ontario
  • Graduate Thesis Research Award (2008-2009, 2007-2008) University of Western Ontario
  • China's First Prize, National Award for Research Excellence in International Trade and Economic Cooperation (2005, Member of the Group Award) Ministry of Commerce, China
  • The Promising Academic Research Talent Award (2001) Peking University
  • Top Students University Scholarship (1997-2000, 2001-2002) Peking University

 

SERVICES ACTIVITIES WITHIN PROFESSIONAL
  • Ad hoc referee for Economics of Education Review, Canadian Public Policy, China Economic Review, Japanese Economic review, Research Policy, Journal of International Business Studies