Weihong Li

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  weihongli.econ@outlook.com / weihongl@smu.edu

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Dissertation Title: Essays on Development Economics, Political Economy, and Applied Microeconomics 

Main Advisor: Klaus Desmet 

Committee Members: Wookun Kim, Ömer Özak

Fields: Development Economics, Political Economy, Applied Microeconomics

Research

  • Pollution, Promotion, and Political Showcase
  • Cultural Norms, Fertility, and Missing Women: Evidence from the Ghost Festival
  • Foreign Investments and the Formation of Ethnic Enclaves: What is the Economics Behind? 

Academic experience 

Teaching Assistant

  • International Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
  • Financial Economics and Investment Behavior
  • Introductory Econometrics
  • Strategic Behavior
  • Microeconomic Theory I

Fellowships and Awards

  • SMU Full Tuition Scholarship and Teaching Assistantship Award
  • Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession Travel Grant
  • SMU Graduate Student Travel Grant
  • SMU Research and Professional Development Award
  • SMU Provost’s Doctoral Candidacy Fellowship
  • SMU Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute Summer Research Fellowship

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