Da Li

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Dissertation Title: Essays on Economic Geography

Main Advisor: Klaus Desmet

Committee Members: Ömer Özak, James Lake

Fields: Urban Economics, Applied Micro-econometrics, Economic Geography, International Trade

Research

  • Weather Shocks, Urbanization and Land Reforms in India
  • Amenities, Productivity, and the Global Distribution of Economic Activity
  • Country Shapes and Development

Academic Experience 

Teaching Assistant

  • Principles of Microeconomics (Fall 2015, Spring 2017)
  • Principles of Macroeconomics (Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
  • International Trade (Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016) 
  • International Macroeconomics (Spring 2017)
  • State and Local Government (Fall 2015)
  • Federal Government Expenditures (Fall 2015)

Fellowships

  • Research Assistantship, Southern Methodist University (2017-2022)
  • Omicron Delta Epsilon National Honor Society in Economics (2015)
  • Graduate Assistantship, Southern Methodist University (2014-2017)

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