Ming
Li
1455 Boulevard de
Maisonneuve Ouest
Department of Economics
Concordia University
Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1M8
Tel: 1-514-848-2424 Ext.
3922
Email: mingli@alcor.concordia.ca
January
2012
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Biographical
Information
Name
Ming Li
Employment
History
June 2009 to present: Associate Professor, Department
of Economics, Concordia University.
June 2004 to May 2009: Assistant Professor, Department
of Economics, Concordia University.
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2004
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2001
B. Eng., Tsinghua University, Beijing, 1997
Academic
Awards
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Fellowship (1999-2000)
Tsinghua University Outstanding Student Scholarships
(1993-1997)
English (fluent), Mandarin Chinese (native), French
(read)
Research
Refereed Publications
“Advice from Multiple Experts: A Comparison of
Simultaneous, Sequential, and
Hierarchical Communication,” 2010, 10 (1), 22 pages, The
B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics (Topics), Article 18.
“A Psychologically-Based
Model of Voter Turnout,” with Dipjyoti Majumdar, 2010, Journal of Public
Economic Theory, 12(5), pages 979-1002, October.
“Information Collection
in Bargaining,” 2009, 38(4), 481-498, International Journal of Game Theory.
“When Mandatory Disclosure Hurts: Expert Advice and
Conflicting Interests,” with Kristof Madarasz, 2008, 139(1), 47-74, Journal
of Economic Theory.
“Two (Talking) Heads May
Not Be Better Than One,” 2008, 3(63), 1-8, Economics Bulletin.
Non-Refereed Publications
Book review of “The Role of the Policy Advisor: An
Insider’s Look,” edited by Nadia
Verrelli, McGill-Queen’s University Press (2008),
2009, Canadian Public Policy, 35(4), December/décembre, pp. 518-519.
“Reputation-Concerned
Policy Makers and Institution Design,” with Qiang Fu, under review.
“Credibility for Sale: the Effect of
Disclosure on Information Acquisition and Transmission,” with Tymofiy
Mylovanov.
“Psychologically-Based Voting with
Uncertainty,” with Arianna Degan.
“Fuzzy
Political Campaigns,” with Arianna Degan.
Research visits
2011 University
of Pennsylvania (May), University of Pittsburgh (May)
2010 University
of Wisconsin-Madison (September-October)
2008 University of
Pittsburgh (April), National University of Singapore (July)
2007 University of
Bonn (December)
2006 Duke University
(April)
Research
Grants
April 2011-March 2013
FQRSC team grant in formation, “Analyse économique des comportements politiques,”
as co-applicant; principal investigator: Arianna Degan (UQAM), co-applicants:
Arnaud Dellis (Laval), Nicolas Sahuguet (HEC Montreal); 52,800
April 2010-March 2013 SSHRC standard research grant, “Tell the
truth or not: causes and consequences of firms’ information sharing with
consumers,” as co-applicant; principal investigator: Chun Qiu (McGill),
$75,500.
April 2007-March 2011 FQRSC Nouveaux Checheurs grant, “Strategic
Information Transmission: Theory and Applications,” $40,600
June 2006-June 2007 Concordia
internal research grant, $6,000
Jan. 2005- Dec. 2005 Concordia
general research fund, “Pros and cons of transparency – a cheap talk
approach,” $3,800
July 2004- June 2007 Concordia
FAS tenure track faculty startup grant, $15,000
Teaching
ECON 501-Advanced Undergraduate/Diploma
Microeconomic Theory (2010W)
ECON 673-Graudate Industrial Organization (2008F, 2007F, 2006F, 2005F),
ECON
525-Mathematics for graduate studies in economics (2010W, 2009F, 2009W, 2008W,
2007F, 2007W, 2006F, 2006W, 2005F, 2005W),
ECON 613-Graduate Microeconomic
Theory II (2010W, 2009W, 2007W),
ECON 301-Intermediate Mircoeconomic Theory (2009W,
2006W, 2005W, 2004F), coordinator of the course.
Supervision
Experience
·
MA, Principal advisor
o
Wang, Zhicong (2012), “A Study of the Female-Male Income Gap in China.”
o
He, Di (2010), “Bundling of Information Goods.”
o
Wang, Minxuan (2010), “An Economic Analysis of Advertising.”
o
Zheng, Yan (2010), “Economic Analysis of Real Estate Contracts.”
o
Xu, Jue (2010), “Economic Growth and Income Inequality: the Canadian
Case.”
o
Chen, Yi (2007), “Determinants of the Development of Private Labels.”
o
Feng, Zhiyu (2007), “An Economic Analysis of the Byrd Amendment.”
o
Jia, Jia (2007), “Further Explorations of Advertising and Entry
Deterrence.”
o
Li, Yanxin (2007), “An Empirical Application of the Cartel Model and
Competitive Model to OPEC and non-OPEC Countries.”
o
Niu, Chunlei (2007), “Price Discrimination for Goods with Fixed Delivery
Dates.”
o
Huang, Li (2005), “Further Analysis about Financial Dependence and
International Trade.”
·
Ph.D., Committee Member
o
Terekhov, Vitaly (2012), “Three Essays on Investor Protection.”
(Principal Advisor: Effrosyni Diamantoudi)
·
MA, Second reader
o
Hu, Jing (2007), “The Effect of Negative payoffs in The Prisoner’s
Dilemma Game: an Experimental Test.”
o
Wang, Xu (2006), “Merger in Oligopoly Markets.”
o
Joshua, Mark (2005), “Unforeseen Contingencies and Efficient Contracts.”
o
He, Wenliang (2004), “Discussing the Probability of Bubble Economy in
China by Japanese Development Model.”
o
Liu, Jianqiao (2004), “An Application of the Principal-Agent Model in
the Cheating Game.”
Service
Departmental
Committees
Summer
2010 Microeconomics
Comprehensive Exam Committee
Summer and Fall
2009 Microeconomics
Comprehensive Exam Committee
Fall
2008-Winter 2010 Undergraduate
Program Committee
Fall 2007 Microeconomics
Comprehensive Exam Committee
Fall 2005-Summer 2008 Graduate
Program Committee
Refereeing
American Economic Review (2),
American Political Sciente Review (1), BE Journal of Theoretical Economics (3),
Contemporary Economic Policy (1), Economic Theory (1), Games and
Economic Behavior (2), International Journal of Game
Theory (1), Journal of Economics Behavior and Organization (1), Journal of
Economics and Management Strategy (1), Journal of Economic Theory (2), Journal
of Public economics (1), Journal of Public Economic Theory (3), Public Choice
(1)