Recently, Dr. Lei Ji from North Carolina State University has accepted our offer of tenure-track Assistant Professorship at SOE. Dr. Ji is an outstanding young scholar whose research interests include Economic Growth and Development, International Trade, Macroeconomics, Industrial Organization and Econometrics.
Her basic information is as follows:
Homepage: http://mwpweb.eu/leiji/
Current Position
Max Weber Fellow, European University Institute
Education
Ph.D. Economics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, Dec 2010
M.A. Economics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, May 2005
Areas of Specialization
Primary Fields: Economic Growth and Development; International Trade
Secondary Fields: Macroeconomics; Industrial Organization; Econometrics
Papers
"Rethinking Directed Technical Change with Endogenous Market Structure", 2011 (submitted)
"The Dance of the Dynamics: The Interplay of Trade and Growth", With John Seater, 2011 (submitted)
"Cross-Industry TFP Growth Differences with Asymmetric Industries and Endogenous Market Structure", 2011 (submitted)
"Taxes, Tariff, Trade and Growth with Endogenous Market Structure", 2011 (submitted)
"Informative Producer Service and Long Run Growth", with Chienyu Huang, 2011 (submitted)
Teaching Experience
Visiting Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University, Aug 2010 - July 2011
International Trade (Master Level), Principles of Microeconomics/Macroeconomics
Instructor, North Carolina State University, Aug 2005 – July 2009
Principles of Microeconomics/Macroeconomics
