Haizheng Li
Professor
- School of Economics
- Development Studies Program
Overview
Haizheng Li received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He joined the Georgia Tech faculty in the School of Economics in 1997, was promoted to Associate Professor in 2004, and to Professor in 2010. A specialist in applied econometrics, labor economics, and the Chinese economy, he has authored numerous journal articles, book chapters, and technical reports. His research focuses on human capital related issues, from human capital measurement, accumulation to its labor market effects. He has received two research grants from the Sloan Foundation Center for Paper Business and Industry Studies, and numerous grants from China. He has served as a consultant for the World Bank, special research fellow for various Chinese government agencies, is Chair of the Expert Supervising Board for Large Data Projects at the China National Natural Science Foundation, is a member of the Advisory Board of China Economic Review and was the President of the Chinese Economists Society (2006-07). At Georgia Tech, he served as Academic Senate and General Faculty Assembly Representative, Co-Director of the Georgia Tech-Shanghai Summer Program (2005-07), and Director of Information Technology and Chair of Review, Promotion and Tenure Committee at the School of Economics. His teaching includes econometrics, economic forecasting, labor economics, and microeconomics.
- Ph.D., University of Colorado - Boulder
- M.A., University of Colorado - Boulder
- M.A., Renmin University of China
- B.E., Huazhong University of Science & Technology
Distinctions:
- 2021 - Mary S. and Richard B. Inman Jr. Faculty Excellence Awards, Ivan Allen College, Georgia Institute of Technology
- 2021 - Gold Star Faculty Research Award, Ivan Allen College, Georgia Institute of Technology
- 2015 - Gold Star Faculty Research Award, Ivan Allen College, Georgia Institute of Technology
- 2013 - Chinese Economists Society Leadership Award
- 2011 - Ivan Allen College Faculty Legacy Award
- 2008 - Chinese Economists Society Leadership Award for President
- Applied Econometrics
- Chinese Economy
- Economic Development
- Labor Economics
Focuses:
- Asia (East)
- Europe
- United States
- Regional Development
- Education
- Human Capital
- Innovation
- ECON-4160: Economic Forecasting
- ECON-4232: Labor Economics
- ECON-6160: Econometric Analysis
- ECON-7023: Econometrics II
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
- Policy Initiatives, Self-Sorting, and Labor Market Effects of Tertiary Education for Adult Workers
In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2023
- Regional Distribution and Dynamics of Human Capital in China 1985-2014
In: Journal of Comparative Economics [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2019
- Access to College and Heterogeneous Returns to Education in China
In: Economics of Education Review [Peer Reviewed]
Date: October 2014
- Economic Transition, Higher Education and Worker Productivity in China
In: Journal of Development Economics [Peer Reviewed]
Date: January 2011
- Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Regional Inequality in China
In: Journal of Development Economics [Peer Reviewed]
Date: July 2010
- Labor Supply in Urban China
In: Journal of Comparative Economics [Peer Reviewed]
Date: December 2003
- Economic Transition and Returns to Education in China
In: Economics of Education Review [Peer Reviewed]
Date: June 2003
- A Conditional Logit Approach to U.S. State-to-State Migration
In: Journal of Regional Science [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2001
Chapters
- Human Capital: Schooling
Date: December 2014
- High Education in China--Complement or Competition to US Universities
In: American Universities in Global Competition
Date: 2010
- Human Capital Index in China
In: The Changing Wealth of Nations
Date: 2010