YUE LI Department of Economics University at Albany 1400 Washington Ave Albany, NY 12222
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EDUCATION: Ph.D. in Economics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA B.A. in Economics, Peking University, Beijing, China
April 2014 July 2009
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University at Albany, State University of New York, January 2015-Present Research Economists, NBER, November 2015-Present Visiting Scholar, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, September 2017 Postdoctoral Fellow, Disability Research Center, NBER, May 2014-December 2014 and May 2015-August 2015 FIELDS OF RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS: Macroeconomics, Public Economics PUBLICATIONS: “The Effects of Collecting Income Taxes on Social Security Benefits”, with John Bailey Jones, Journal of Public Economics, Forthcoming. “Economic Analysis of Social Security Survivors Benefits”, International Economic Review, Forthcoming “Paradoxical Effects of Increasing the Normal Retirement Age: A Prospective Evaluation”, European Economic Review, January 2018; 101: 512-527 “Early Coverage Expansions under the Affordable Care Act and Supplemental Security Income Participation” with Pinka Chatterji, the Journal of the Economics of Ageing, December 2017; 10: 75-83 WORKING PAPERS: “Lifecycle Consumption Under Different Income Profiles: Experimental Evidence” with John Duffy, Under Review
“Who Is Screened Out? Application Costs and the Targeting of Disability Programs” with Manasi Deshpande, Under Review “The Affordable Care Act and Disability Insurance” GRANTS: Co-Investigator, “The Effect of Disability Receipt on Community Social and Economic Outcomes” with Manasi Deshpande, Social Security Administration via the NBER Disability Research Center, September 2016-September 2017 ($56,756) Co-Investigator, “The Effect of Application Costs on Selection into Disability Programs” with Manasi Deshpande, Social Security Administration via the NBER Disability Research Center, September 2015-September 2016 ($40,155), September 2016-September 2017 ($66,633).
TEACHING: Instructor, University at Albany, SUNY - Advanced Macroeconomics (Spring 2016, Spring 2017) - Intermediate Macroeconomics (Spring 2015, 2016, 2017; Fall 2015, 2016, 2017) Instructor, University of Pittsburgh - Intermediate Macroeconomics (Summer 2012, 2013) Teaching Assistant, University of Pittsburgh - Advanced Macroeconomics (Spring 2011, 2014), Introductory Macroeconomics (Fall 2011, 2013), Introductory Microeconomics (Summer 2011), Statistics and Probability (Fall 2010) PRESENTATIONS: 2018: Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, SUNY Albany (scheduled) 2017: AEA Annual Conference (Chicago, IL), NBER Public Finance Spring Conference (Boston, MA, co-author present), Quantitative Society for Pensions and Saving at the Utah State University (Logan, UT), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Midwest Macroeconomic Group Fall Meetings (Pittsburgh, PA) 2016: Union College, Social Security Administration (DC, co-author present), SUNY Albany, Barcelona
Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona, Spain), Disability and Retirement Consortium Annual Meeting (DC, co-author present), APPAM Fall Conference (DC) 2015: AEA Annual Conference (Boston,MA), SUNY Albany (×2), Chinese Economics Association North American Meeting (Ann Arbor, MI), The Pennsylvania State University, CIREQ Montreal Macroeconomics Conference (Montreal, Canada), Midwest Macroeconomic Group Spring Meetings (St Louis, Mo), Quantitative Society for Pensions and Saving at the Utah State University (Logan, UT), Macroeconomics of Population Aging Workshop at the Harvard University(Cambridge, Boston), Midwest Macroeconomic Group Fall Meetings (Rochester, NY), University of Connecticut 2014: SUNY Albany, Weber State University, Cal Poly Pomona, SUNY Binghamton University, University of Pittsburgh, NBER Health/Disability Lunch, APPAM Fall Research Conference (Albuquerque, NM), SUNY Stony Brook, CUNY Queens College, CUNY Hunter College 2013: Pittsburgh Economics Medley (Pittsburgh, PA), Western Economic Association International Conference (Seattle, WA), University of Pittsburgh 2012: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Exposition (Pittsburgh, PA), Western Economic Association International Conference (San Francisco, CA) PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS: Member of: American Economic Association Reviewer of: Health Economics, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Public Finance Review Discussant in: APPAM Fall Conference (× 2, DC) HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS: Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Bureau of Economic Research Andrew Mellon Predoctoral Fellowship, Univ. of Pittsburgh Summer Fellowship, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Univ. of Pittsburgh Summer Fellowship, American Institute for Economic Research Graduate Fellowship, Univ. of Pittsburgh Best Student Award, School of Economics, Peking Univ. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Fellowship, Peking Univ.
2014-2015 2012-2013 2011 2010 2009-2010 2008 2008-2009
President’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Peking Univ. May Fourth Fellowship, School of Economics, Peking Univ.
2007-2008 2006-2007
STUDENTS ADVISED: Graduated Ph.D. Students (Committee Member): - Kyonghoon Kim (2016), Yunan Lu (2016), Amalia Jerrison (2017) Current Ph.D. Students (Committee Chair): - Akihiro Nomura (recipient of Pong Lee Award for the best third year paper) Current Ph.D. Students (Committee Member): - Xiaoqi Zhu, Rongzi Shan Graduated Master Students: - Heyjie Jung (2016), Scott Tringali (2017) SERVICE: Committee of Recruitment (Macroeconomics) Macro Seminar Assistant Director of the M.A. Program Committee of Recruitment (Financial Economics) Committee of Computer and Publicity Committee of Recruitment (Trade) Committee of Undergraduate Studies Committee of Ph.D. Admissions Committee of Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Fall 2015, 2016, 2017
Fall 2017-Present Spring 2017-Present Fall 2016-Present Fall 2016-Spring 2017 Fall 2015-Summer 2016 Fall 2015-Spring 2016 Spring 2015-Summer 2015 Spring 2015 Spring 2015, 2016, 2017;