Publications
Journal Articles
“Place-based Affirmative Action in College Admission and Educational Attainment” [link]
Zhao Liqiu, Luo Yongming, and Li Li*
Journal of Development Economics, 2026, 179.
“Minimum wage and cross-community crime disparities” [link]
Li Li and Liu Haoming*
Journal of Population Economics, 2024, 37(2).
“学前教育对儿童认知与非认知发展的影响：来自中国学前教育普及项目的证据”
赵丽秋，李莉*
《经济学》（季刊），2024, 24(3).
“Eliciting willingness-to-pay to decompose beliefs and preferences that determine selection into competition in lab experiments” [link]
Chen Jie Yvonne, Deniz Dutz, Li Li, Sarah Moon, Edward J. Vytlacil*, and Zhong Songfa
Journal of Econometrics, 2024, 105652. NBER working paper No. 31930.
"Beyond boiling: The effect of in utero exposure to treated tap water on childhood health" [link]
Li Li* and Xiao Yun
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2023. 119:102814.
"Household water saving and response to dynamic incentives under nonlinear pricing" [link] [slides]
Li Li and Marc Jeuland*
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2023. 119:102811.
"Does a ‘bad apple’ spoil the bunch? The impact of low-achieving peers on students' noncognitive outcomes" [link]
Li Li and Zhao Liqiu*
China Economic Review, 2022. 76, 101875.
“Early life exposure to tap water and the development of cognitive skills” [link] [media: THE PAPER 澎湃新闻 (Chinese)] [slides]
Chen Jie Yvonne, Li Li*, and Xiao Yun
Journal of Human Resources, 2022. 57(6):2113–2149.
“New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) and medical expenditure in rural China” [link]
Li Li*
Pacific Economic Review, 2019. 24(1):46–68.
“Private sector participation and performance of county water utilities in China” [link]
Li Li*
China Economic Review, 2018. 52:30–53.
“Education on the cheap: The long-run effects of a free compulsory education reform in rural China” [link]
Xiao Yun, Li Li, and Zhao Liqiu*
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2017. 45(3):544–562.
“Primary school availability and middle school education in rural China” [link]
Li Li and Liu Haoming*
Labour Economics, 2014. 28:24–40.
Monographs
Li Li. 2025. The Impacts of Water Reforms in Rural and Urban China: Evidence and Mechanisms, Springer.
Li Li. 2021. Health and Education Reforms in Rural China. UK: Routledge.
Journal Articles
“Place-based Affirmative Action in College Admission and Educational Attainment” [link]
Zhao Liqiu, Luo Yongming, and Li Li*
Journal of Development Economics, 2026, 179.
“Minimum wage and cross-community crime disparities” [link]
Li Li and Liu Haoming*
Journal of Population Economics, 2024, 37(2).
“学前教育对儿童认知与非认知发展的影响：来自中国学前教育普及项目的证据”
赵丽秋，李莉*
《经济学》（季刊），2024, 24(3).
“Eliciting willingness-to-pay to decompose beliefs and preferences that determine selection into competition in lab experiments” [link]
Chen Jie Yvonne, Deniz Dutz, Li Li, Sarah Moon, Edward J. Vytlacil*, and Zhong Songfa
Journal of Econometrics, 2024, 105652. NBER working paper No. 31930.
"Beyond boiling: The effect of in utero exposure to treated tap water on childhood health" [link]
Li Li* and Xiao Yun
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2023. 119:102814.
"Household water saving and response to dynamic incentives under nonlinear pricing" [link] [slides]
Li Li and Marc Jeuland*
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2023. 119:102811.
"Does a ‘bad apple’ spoil the bunch? The impact of low-achieving peers on students' noncognitive outcomes" [link]
Li Li and Zhao Liqiu*
China Economic Review, 2022. 76, 101875.
“Early life exposure to tap water and the development of cognitive skills” [link] [media: THE PAPER 澎湃新闻 (Chinese)] [slides]
Chen Jie Yvonne, Li Li*, and Xiao Yun
Journal of Human Resources, 2022. 57(6):2113–2149.
“New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) and medical expenditure in rural China” [link]
Li Li*
Pacific Economic Review, 2019. 24(1):46–68.
“Private sector participation and performance of county water utilities in China” [link]
Li Li*
China Economic Review, 2018. 52:30–53.
“Education on the cheap: The long-run effects of a free compulsory education reform in rural China” [link]
Xiao Yun, Li Li, and Zhao Liqiu*
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2017. 45(3):544–562.
“Primary school availability and middle school education in rural China” [link]
Li Li and Liu Haoming*
Labour Economics, 2014. 28:24–40.
Monographs
Li Li. 2025. The Impacts of Water Reforms in Rural and Urban China: Evidence and Mechanisms, Springer.
Li Li. 2021. Health and Education Reforms in Rural China. UK: Routledge.
