As an applied economist, my research interests lie in the field of environmental economics with a concentration on conservation policy, environmental justice, and non-market valuation. I focus on understanding the human-environment nexus using modern econometric methods for causal inference and several tools in the non-market valuation toolbox. In my current research, I study the effects of policies to protect and restore the environment, and I explore sources of heterogeneity in individuals’ preferences for environmental amenities.
PhD in Applied Economics, 2020
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,IL, USA
BA in Economics, 2013
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Li, L.“Environmental Goods Provision and Gentrification: Evidence from MillionTreesNYC” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2023.102828
Li, L., Ando, A. “Early Exposure to Nature and Willingness-To-Pay for It: The Value of Tallgrass Prairie Grassland Restoration” Land Economics DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.99.4.070822-0054R
Doremus, J, Li, L., Jones, D. “Locked down but load the feeder: Covid-related surge in global wild bird feeding”. PloS One, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287116
Li, L., Ando, A (2022) “The Impact of Bison Reintroduction on Local Economies.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/age.2022.13
Brock, M., Doremus, J., & Li, L. (2021) “Birds of a Feather Lockdown Together: Mutual bird-human benefits during a global pandemic.” Ecological Economics, 189, 107174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107174
Li, L., Long, D., Rouhi Rad, M. & Sloggy, M.(2021) “Stay-at-Home Orders and the Willingness to Stay Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Stated-Preference Discrete Choice Experiment.” PloS One, 16(7), e0253910. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253910
Li, L., Ando, A., “Does Farmland Retirement effect Local Employment? Evidence from the Conservation Reserve Program.” (Revision requested at AEPP) PDF
Li, L., Long, D “Household Preference for Community Gardens - Discrete Choice Experiment Approach” (under review)
Li, L., Livy. M “Who Values Urban Open Spaces? Investigating Heterogeneity in Capitalization of Open Space” (under review)
“The effect of climate change information on food choices” with Liu, H. and Long, D.
“Persistent and Immediate Effects of Land Conservation Programs on Local Economy: Evidence from Linking Historical and Current Conservation Programs” with Howlader, A
“Wildfires and Birth outcomes in California” with Singh, P.
Instructor (Full course responsibility):
Economics, Causality, and Analytics at CSUF. 2022
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (Master-level) at CSUF. 2021
Intermediate Microeconomics at CSUF. 2020 - 2022
Microcomputer Applications at UIUC. Fall 2018; Spring 2019; Fall 2019
Teaching Assistant:
Environmental Economics (undergraduate) at UIUC. Fall 2015; Fall 2016
Agricultural Consumer and Resource Econ (undergraduate) at UIUC. Spring 2016
Retirement & Benefit Planning (undergraduate) at UIUC. Spring 2015
Agricultural Marketing at UIUC. Fall 2014; Spring 2019
My CV is available in PDF form. (Last updated: Jan, 2024)