University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
Email: weiwangccer[at]gmail[dot]com
Employment
Associate Professor of Economics, UIBE, 2019-
Assistant Professor of Economics, UIBE, 2015-2018
Research Associate, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 2011-2013
Research Interests
Macroeconomics, Economic Growth, Financial Economics, Economic Theory
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, Washington University, 2015
M.A. in Economics, Peking University, 2009
B.A. in Economics, Fudan University, 2005
Publications
1. The Z-Transform and Comparative Dynamics in Discrete Time Models, with Liutang Gong, 2013, Macroeconomic Dynamics 17(1).
2. Income Elasticity and International Income Differences, with Junmin Liao, 2018, Economics Letters 169(8).
3. Consumer Sophistication, Word-of-Mouth and False Promotions, with Yiting Deng, Richard Staelin and William Boulding, 2018, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 152(8).
4. Transportation Infrastructure, Competition and Productivity: Theory and Evidence from China, with Chong Liu and Qunfeng Wu, 2019, Economics Letters 174(1).
5. Intermediate Inputs and Cross-Country Productivity Differences, with Junmin Liao, 2019, Economics Letters 176(3).
Referee Work
Journal of International Economics.
Conferences and Seminars
2019: Conference on Macroeconomics (Nanchang University), Conference on Development and Structural Change (Sun Yat-Sen University), CCER Summer Institute (Zhangjiakou).
2018: China Development Economics Forum 2018 (HUST*), Macro Workshop (UIBE), EF&G China (Renmin University of China), Open Economy Macro (UIBE), Shanghai Macro (SHUFE*), Conference on Growth and Development (Wuhan University*), INFER (Henan University*), CICM (Tsinghua University*).
2017: Conference on Environmental and Agricultural Economics (Renmin University of China), AMES
(CUHK), Shanghai Jiaotong University (Antai SEM).
2016: CCER Alumni Conference (Xiangtan), Peking University (SOE).
2015: Tongji University (SEM), Conference on Unbalanced Urbanization (Tongji University), Midwest
Macro (University of Rochester), Fudan Economic Dynamics Workshop.
2014: Macro Seminar (Wash U), NASM (Minnesota), CES (Purdue), NAWM (Philadelphia).