EDUCATION

2012-2017       Doctor of Philosophy, Environmental Science and Engineering                       Clarkson University, New York, USA

                        with a specialty in Environmental Economics

2012-2016       Master of Science, Environmental Science and Engineering                             Clarkson University, New York, USA

2007-2011       Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science                                    Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

11/2020 — Current       Huazhong Agricultural University, College of Economics and Management, Assistant Professor

11/2020 — Current       Huazhong Agricultural University, Macro-Agricultural Research Institute (MARI), Principal Investigator (by courtesy)

02/2019 — 09/2020      Bayer Crop Science & Colaberry,  Global Environmental Data Scientist

09/2017 — 02/2019      Iowa State University, Environmental  Economist, Postdoc

10/2012 — 08/2017      Clarkson University, Economic & Engineering Research Assistant 

07/2011 — 08/2012      Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geochemistry, Research Assistant

TEACHING

Microeconomics,  Advanced Environmental Economics, Economics of Climate Change and Policy

RESEARCH AREA

Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics

PUBLISHED PAPERS

[1] "Out-of-area home purchase and U.S. internal migration." Journal of Regional Science. 2024. Forthcoming.

    (with Minghao Li, Pengfei Liu)

[2] "Pipeline incidents and property values." Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 127 (2024): 103041.

    (with Cheng, Nieyan, Minghao Li, Pengfei Liu, Qianfeng Luo, and Wendong Zhang)

[3] "Political connection and water pollution: New evidence from Chinese listed firms." Resource and Energy Economics 74 (2023): 101390.

    (with Xie Rui and Jiahuan Zhang)

[4] "Rail accidents and property values in the era of unconventional energy production." Journal of Urban Economics 120 (2020): 103295.

    (with Jeffrey Czajkowski, Martin D. Heintzelman, Minghao Li, and Marilyn Montgomer)

[5] "Mercury pollution, information, and property values." Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 92 (2018): 418-432.

    (with Martin D. Heintzelman and Thomas M. Holsen)

[6] "The Costs and Benefits of Nutrient Reduction Programs." Agricultural Policy Review 2018, no. 3 (2018): 4. (Invited paper; non peer-reviewed)

    (with Yau-Huo Shr, Gabriel Lade, David A. Keiser, and Catherine Kling)

[7] "Rattle-type carbon–alumina core–shell spheres: synthesis and application for adsorption of organic dyes." ACS applied materials & interfaces 4, no. 4 (2012): 2174-2179. 

    (with Zhou, Jiabin, Bei Cheng, Jiaguo Yu, and Mietek Jaroniec)

WORKING PAPERS

[1] “Quantifying the Water Quality Impacts of Cropland Farming in China: A Satellite Data Approach” (with Yifeng Guo and Lian Feng). R&R

[2] “The Land Price Impacts of Water Quality in China” (with Yifeng Guo). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4649251

[3] “The Exodus from New York City during COVID-19: Evidence from Out-of-Town Home Purchases” (with Minghao Li and Pengfei Liu). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3960625

RESEARCH GRANTS

“The Economic Benefits of Improving Water Quality and Preventing Harmful Algal Blooms in Iowa”, Principal Investigator with Yau-Huo Shr, Wendong Zhang, Catherine Kling, Iowa Water Center 2018 Seed Grant, $ 60,000, 2018-2020

“Economic Value of Controlling Aquatic Invasive Species in New York State”, Co-Principal Investigator with Martin Hentzelman, Great Lakes Research Consortium 2017 Small Grants Program, $22,500,  2017-2018