Shengyu Li

Dr. Shengyu Li is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at UNSW Business School, specializing in the intersection of Industrial Organization and International Trade. His research focuses on firm heterogeneity in productivity and input prices, and their implications in trade participation, resource allocation, and industry dynamics, with a particular emphasis on structural modeling using micro data.

• PhD in Economics, The Pennsylvania State University, 2014
• Lecturer in Economics, University of Durham, UK (before joining UNSW in 2018)
• Associate Editor, China Economic Review, 2025–Present

Dr. Li’s research spans key areas such as:

• Industrial Organization: firm-level decision-making, market structures, and policy impacts
• International Trade: trade participation, home market advantage, and globalization effects
• Applied Microeconomics: empirical modeling and policy evaluation

His recent work explores:

• Capital misallocation and fiscal policy volatility in China (2024)
• Productivity and quality dynamics in multi-product firms (2023)
• Government intervention impacts on state-owned enterprises (2022)
• Long-term trade liberalization effects in Chinese manufacturing (2022)

Scientific recognition includes:

• Outstanding Research Award, Business School, UNSW (2019)
• Young Economists’ Essay Award, European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (2014)

Contact details:

• Email: shengyu.li@unsw.edu.au
• Office: Room 442A, School of Economics, UNSW, 2052 Australia
• Phone: +61 2 9065 3258