معرفی
Mai Le is a Professor of Economics at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, affiliated with the Department of Economics. She joined Cardiff in August 2014 after holding lectureships at the University of Sheffield and Swansea University. Her academic credentials include a PhD in Economics (2008), an MSc with distinction (2004), and a first-class BSc (2003), all from Cardiff University.
Research Focus
Professor Le specializes in Applied Macroeconomics, with emphasis on monetary policy transmission, financial frictions, and DSGE modelling. Her work frequently examines regulatory impacts on banking systems, particularly shadow banking in China, and the interplay between fiscal/monetary policies in post-crisis economies. Recent publications analyze state-dependent pricing mechanisms and macroeconomic stability.
Article Trends
Her research consistently employs advanced econometric methods to evaluate policy effectiveness across economies (UK, China, Japan). Key themes include financial regulation, commodity cycles, expectation formation, and crisis recovery. DSGE modelling underpins 80% of her recent work, with empirical applications to banking systems dominating post-2020 publications.
Awards & Grants
- Sumitomo Foundation Grant (2023-2024): $3,000 for sunspot equilibrium research in Japan
- ESRC-NSFC Collaboration (2017-2020): £265,000 + 2M RMB for Chinese shadow banking project
- Newton Mobility Grant (2016-2017): £6,700 for monetary policy modelling
- JSPS Fellowship (2010) and ESRC Postdoc Fellowship (2008-2010)
Academic Service
She supervises PhD candidates (currently Wenjing Wang), serves as Associate Editor for Open Economies Review, and holds research affiliations with the Julian Hodge Institute, Liverpool Macroeconomics Group, and CReMMF. She also contributes to the Vietnamese Intellectual Society in the UK/Ireland.