Faculty

Zhiqiang Liu

Associate Professor of Economics
Office: 445 Fronczak Hall
Phone: (716) 645-2121 x-439
E-mail: zqliu@buffalo.edu

Fall 2007 classes: 505A (M,W 5:00-6:20) & 455/555 (MWF 12:00-12:50)

Fall 2007 office hours: M, W (2:30-3:30)

Education

  • Ph.D. University at Buffalo
  • MBA University at Buffalo
  • B.S. Tianjin University

Research Interests

  • Applied Microeconomics
  • Economic Growth and Development
  • Economics of Crime
  • The Chinese Economy

Selected Publications

  • "Productivity Growth and Firm Ownership: An Analytical and Empirical Investigation," (with I. Ehrlich, G. Gallais-Hamonno, R. Lutter), Journal of Political Economy (1994);
  • "Earnings, Education, and Economic Reforms in Urban China," Economic Development and Cultural Change (1998);
  • "Sensitivity Analyses of the Deterrence Hypothesis: Let’s Keep the Econ in Econometrics," (with I. Ehrlich) the Journal of Law and Economics (1999);
  • "Fiscal Decentralization and Economic Growth in China," (with J. Lin) Economic Development and Cultural Change (2000);
  • "Efficiency and Firm Ownership: Some New Evidence," Review of Industrial Organization (2001);
  • "Foreign Direct Investment and Technology Spillover: Evidence from China," Journal of Comparative Economics (2002);
  • "The Economic Impact and Determinants of Investment in Human and Political Capital in China," Economic Development and Cultural Change (2003);
  • "Capital Punishment and the Deterrence Hypothesis: Some New Insights and Empirical Evidence," Eastern Economic Journal (2004)
  • "Institution and Inequality: the Hukou System in China," Journal of Comparative Economics (2005);
  • The Economics of Crime (co-edited with I. Ehrlich), Edward Elgar Publishing, (2006);
  • "Foreign Direct Investment and Technology Spillovers: Theory and Evidence," Journal of Development Economics (in press);
  • "The External Returns to Education: Evidence from Chinese Cities," Journal of Urban Economics (2007).