Title: Assistant Professor 
Department: Economics; Asian Studies
Degrees: B.A., B.S., Huazhong University of Science and Technology; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.
Research interest: Chinese economy, macroeconomic policies, development economics, applied statistics and econometrics
Courses Offered Regularly: Economy of China, Principles of Macroeconomics, Development Economics, Probability and Statistics
Contact Information
Email: jliu@allegheny.edu
Phone: (814) 332-3346
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Office Information
Office Location: Quigley Hall, 210
Office Hours & Economics Department page
Recent Publications
- Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Food Consumption and Nutrition in China: Empirical Evidence During the 1989-2009 Period. 2016. Forthcoming on the Chinese Economy.
- Adoption of SO2 emission control technologies – An application of survival analysis. 2016. Energy Policy, Vol. 90.
- Does Health Insurance Decrease Income Risk in Developing Countries? The Case of China (with Juergen Jung), 2015. Southern Economic Journal, 82-2.
- Supermarket Revolution and Food Demand in China, Economics Bulletin. Vol. 35 No. 1 p.A49.
- Understanding China’s Renewable Energy Technology Exports (with Don Goldstein), 2013. Energy Policy, Vol 52.
- Determinants of Income Poverty in Rural Kenya: An Empirical Analysis” (with Steve Onyeiwu), 2013. African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 1.
- Human Capital, Migration and Rural Entrepreneurship in China. 2011. Indian Growth and Development Review.Vol. 4 Iss: 2, pp.100 – 122
- Does Migration Income Help Hometown Business? Evidences from Rural Households Survey in China. 2010. Economics Bulletin, Vol 30, No 4.