Associate Professor Shengyu Li

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Shengyu Li obtained his PhD in Economics at The Pennsylvania State University in 2014. His research interests lie in industrial organization and international trade. He is one of the Founding Co-Chairs of the Association of Firms, Industries, and Policy (FIPA), an academic association dedicated to advancing high-quality research on firms, industrial growth, and policy.

Phone

61 2 9065 3258

E-mail

shengyu.li@unsw.edu.au

Location

Room 442A, UNSW Business School building

Journal articles | 2026

Li J; Li S; Zhang H, 2026, 'Output Quality, Productivity, and Demand: Evidence from the Chinese Steel Industry', RAND Journal of Economics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1756-2171.70063

Journal articles | 2024

Ding S; Jiang W; Li S; Wei S, 2024, 'Fiscal policy volatility and capital misallocation: evidence from China', European Economic Review, 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2024.104797

Journal articles | 2022

Grieco PLE; Li S; Zhang H, 2022, 'Input prices, productivity, and trade dynamics: long-run effects of liberalization on Chinese paint manufacturers', RAND Journal of Economics, 53, pp. 516 - 560, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1756-2171.12420

Journal articles | 2022

Li S; Zhang H, 2022, 'Does External Monitoring from the Government Improve the Performance of State-Owned Enterprises?', Economic Journal, 132, pp. 675 - 708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueab048

Journal articles | 2020

Li S; Luo R, 2020, 'Non-Exclusive Dealing with Retailer Differentiation and Market Penetration', International Journal of Industrial Organization, 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijindorg.2020.102591

Journal articles | 2019

Harris R; Li S, 2019, 'Government assistance and total factor productivity: firm-level evidence from China', Journal of Productivity Analysis, 52, pp. 1 - 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11123-019-00559-4

Journal articles | 2018

Coşar AK; Grieco PLE; Li S; Tintelnot F, 2018, 'What drives home market advantage?', Journal of International Economics, 110, pp. 135 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2017.11.001

Journal articles | 2018

Li S, 2018, 'A structural model of productivity, uncertain demand, and export dynamics', Journal of International Economics, 115, pp. 1 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2018.08.002

Journal articles | 2016

Grieco PLE; Li S; Zhang H, 2016, 'Production function estimation with unobserved input price dispersion', International Economic Review, 57, pp. 665 - 690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/iere.12172
Working Papers | 2020

Li S; Grieco P; Zhang H, 2020, Input prices, productivity and trade dynamics: long-run effects of liberalization on Chinese paint manufacturers, Revised and Resubmitted to The RAND Journal of Economics, http://dx.doi.org10.2139/ssrn.3521720

Working Papers | 2020

Li S; Zhang H, 2020, Does External Monitoring Improve the Performance of State-Owned Enterprises?, SSRN Working Paper, Revised and Resubmitted to Economic Journal, http://dx.doi.org10.2139/ssrn.3520988

Working Papers | 2019

Li S; Li J; Zhang H, 2019, Output quality, productivity growth, and resource reallocation, SSRN Working Paper, http://dx.doi.org10.2139/ssrn.3520994

Working Papers | 2018

Li S; Ding S; Jiang W; Wei S, 2018, Fiscal policy volatility and capital misallocation: evidence from China, Working Paper, http://dx.doi.org, https://shengyuli.weebly.com/research.html
Preprints | 2026

Chen L; Li S; Zhou M, 2026, Environmental Regulation, Heterogeneous Firms, and Industry Performance, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6881118

Preprints | 2023

Ding S; Jiang W; Li S; Wei S-J, 2023, Fiscal Policy Volatility and Capital Misallocation: Evidence from China, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4587114

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Caselli M; Chatterjee A; Li S, Productivity and Quality of Multi-product Firms, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4490081

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Cosar AK; Grieco PLE; Li S; Tintelnot F, Taste Heterogeneity, Trade Costs, and Global Market Outcomes in the Automobile Industry, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2635515

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Cosar AK; Grieco PLE; Li S; Tintelnot F, What Drives Home Market Advantage?, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2686131

Preprints |

Cosar K; Grieco PLE; Li S; Tintelnot F, What Drives Home Market Advantage?, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2814687

Finalist for the Research for Societal Impact Award (Emerging), Business School, UNSW, 2025.

Dean's Fellowship, Business School, UNSW, 2024-2025.

Outstanding Research Award, Business School, UNSW, 2019.

Young Economists’ Essay Award, European Association for Research in Industrial Economics, 2014.

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