Contact
Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts - Economics Dept
- xingfei@ualberta.ca
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Labor economics Applied econometrics
About
I am a labor economist in the Department of Economics at the University of Alberta. My research guides public policy by estimating the effects of interventions in labor markets. I am interested in policies that might increase female labor force participation and reduce gender wage gaps, but have a general interest in any policy that improves labor market outcomes for any disadvantaged group. I also study the effect of labor market institutions on economic efficiency, especially in China. A third research stream investigates the economic assimilation of immigrants in the U.S. and in Canada. I am also interested in human capital accumulation and its dynamics with other labor market outcomes.
Research
Labor Economics, Applied Econometrics, Policy Evaluation, Economics of Migration
Courses
ECON 494 - Economic Data Analysis I
Computer programming for the statistical analysis and econometric modelling of data in economics. The statistical programs introduced and used in the course include SAS, R, Python or similar computer programming languages. Prerequisites: ECON 109 and ECON 299 or equivalent.
ECON 598 - Econometric Theory and Applications
Advanced treatment of estimation, inference and econometric problems and techniques, including the use of matrix operations and statistical distribution theory, with an emphasis on applied econometric analysis. Prerequisites: ECON 481 and 482 or equivalent, and an advanced undergraduate level course in econometrics. Note: Not open to students with credit in ECON 506.
ECON 903 - Independent Study I
Individual study under the supervision of a faculty member. Note: may be taken more than once if the topic is different. Consent of Department required.
Featured Publications
Chuhong Wang, Xingfei Liu, Zizhong Yan
Review of Economics of the Household. 2020 September;
Akguc Mehtap, Xingfei liu, Massimiliano Tani, Chuhong Wang
China Economic Review. 2020 January; 60
Christian Belzil, Jorgen Hansen, Xingfei Liu
Quantitative Economics. 2017 January; 8
Akguc Mehtap, Massimiliano Tani, Xingfei Liu, Klaus Zimmermann
China Economic Review. 2016 January; 37
Jorgen Hansen, Xingfei Liu
Canadian Journal of Economics. 2015 January; 48
Shen Guo, Yan Zhao, Xingfei Liu
Journal of Macroeconomics. 2014 January; 42
Jorgen Hansen, Magnus Lofstrom, Xingfei Liu, Xuelin Zhang
Research in Labor Economics. 2014 January; 39
Syed Ahsan, Xingfei Liu
Journal of Development and Economic Policies. 2008 January; 10 (2)