Dr. Shanjun Li

Biography

Shanjun Li is the Steven Roberta Denning Professor of Global Sustainability at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and a Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. He directs the Sustainability Energy Transition Program at the Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions (SCCEI). His research primarily focuses on environmental energy economics, urban transportation economics, empirical industrial organization, and the Chinese economy. His recent work examines the pressing sustainability challenges posed by the rapid rise of clean energy industries in China and explores the global implications to support evidence-based policymaking. Prior to joining Stanford, he held the Kenneth L. Robinson Chair at the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University and served as the Director of the Cornell Institute for China Economic Research. Additionally, he is a co-editor of the Journal of Public Economics and the International Journal of Industrial Organization. He has served as a research associate and university fellow at Resources for the Future (RFF).

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