Shanjun Li: Research

Selected Manuscripts

Quid Pro Quo, Knowledge Spillover, and Industrial Quality Upgrading: Evidence from the Chinese Auto Industry. Jie Bai, Panle Jia Barwick, Shengmao Cao, Shanjun Li. Conditional acceptance at American Economic Review
Dynamic Efficiency in Resource Allocation: Evidence from Vehicle License Lotteries in Beijing. Youming Liu, Shanjun Li, Caixia Shen. R&R at Rand Journal of Economics
Attribute-based Subsidies and Market Power: An Application to Electric Vehicles. Panle Jia Barwick, Hyuk-soo Kwon, Shanjun Li. R&R at Journal of Political Economy
Transportation Networks, Short-term Mobility, and Pollution Exposure: Evidence from High-Speed Rail in China. Panle Jia Barwick, Dave Donaldson, Shanjun Li, Yatang Lin, Deyu Rao
Industrial Policies and Innovation: Evidence from the Global Automobile Industry. Panle Jia Barwick, Hyuk-Soo Kwon, Shanjun Li, Yucheng Wang, Nahim B. Zahur
Drive Down the Cost: Learning by Doing and Government Policies in the Global EV Battery Industry. Panle Jia Barwick, Hyuk-Soo Kwon, Shanjun Li, Nahim B. Zahur

Selected Publications

Entry Deregulation, Market Turnover, and Efficiency: China's Business Registration Reform. Panle Jia Barwick, Luming Chen, Shanjun Li, Xiaobo Zhang. Forthcoming at Review of Economics and Statistics
The Morbidity Cost of Air Pollution: Evidence from the World's Largest Payment Network. Panle Jia Barwick, Shanjun Li, Deyu Rao, Nahim bin Zahur. Forthcoming at Review of Economics and Statistics
Efficiency and Equity Impacts of Urban Transportation Policies with Equilibrium Sorting. Panle Jia Barwick, Shanjun Li, Andrew Waxman, Jing Wu, Tianli Xia. American Economic Review, 114(10): 3161-3205, 2024.
From Fog to Smog: The Value of Pollution Information. Panle Jia Barwick, Shanjun Li, Liguo Lin, Eric Zou. American Economic Review, 114(5): 1338-1381, 2024.
The Cost of Greening Stimulus: A Dynamic Analysis of Vehicle Scrappage Programs. Shanjun Li, Youming Liu, Chao Wei. International Economic Review, 63(4):1561-1594, 2022.
China's War on Pollution: Evidence from the First Five Years. Michael Greenstone, Guojun He, Shanjun Li, Eric Zou. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 15(2):281-299, 2021.
Local Protectionism, Market Structure, and Social Welfare. Panle Jia Barwick, Shengmao Cao, Shanjun Li. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 13(4): 112-151,2021.
The Marginal Cost of Traffic Congestion and Road Pricing. Jun Yang, Avralt-od Purevjav, Shanjun Li. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 12(1): 418-453, 2020.
Better Lucky Than Rich? Welfare Analysis of Automobile License Allocations in Beijing and Shanghai. Shanjun Li. Review of Economic Studies, 85(4): 2389-2428, 2018.
Efficient Local Government Service Provision: The Role of Privatization and Public Sector Unions. Rhiannon Jerch, Matthew E. Kahn, Shanjun Li. Journal of Public Economics, 154:95-121, 2017.
The Market for Electric Vehicles: Indirect Network Effect and Policy Impacts. Shanjun Li, Tong Lang, Jianwei Xing, Yiyi Zhou. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 4(1): 89-133, 2017.
Gasoline Taxes and Consumer Behavior. Shanjun Li, Joshua Linn, Erich Muehlegger. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 6(4): 302-342, 2014.
Gasoline Prices, Government Support, and the Demand for Hybrid Vehicles. Arie Beresteanu and Shanjun Li. International Economic Review, 52(1): 161-182, 2011.
How Do Gasoline Prices Affect Fleet Fuel Economy? Shanjun Li, Christopher Timmins, Roger H. von Haefen. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 1(2): 113-137, 2009.