Biography and education
Dr. Liu earned his Bachelor of Science in Economic Geography from Peking University and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Dr. Liu joined Texas State University in 2022 after working almost 20 years at East Carolina University, where he served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics.
Dr. Liu’s research focuses on health and labor economics as well as the use of econometrics in public policy analysis. His work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the United States Coast Guard, the Department of Defense, and the Duke Endowment. He has published in numerous journals, including Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Development Economics, International Economic Review, and others.
Dr. Liu joined Texas State University in 2022 after working almost 20 years at East Carolina University, where he served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics.
Dr. Liu’s research focuses on health and labor economics as well as the use of econometrics in public policy analysis. His work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the United States Coast Guard, the Department of Defense, and the Duke Endowment. He has published in numerous journals, including Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Development Economics, International Economic Review, and others.
Teaching Interests
Featured grants
- Moysey, Stephen (Principal), Peralta, Ariane (Co-Principal), Ash, Rebecca (Supporting), Liu, Haiyong (Supporting), Bolwer, Mark (Supporting). Finding Signal in the Noise to Enable Science-Based Community Response to Change in Coastal Region, National Science Foundation (NSF), Federal. (Funded: August 1, 2021 - July 31, 2026). Grant.
- Schwartz, Abby (Principal), Richman, Alice (Co-Principal), Liu, Haiyong (Co-Principal). An evaluation of Project TRIP: A program that aims to reduce barriers to health care and increase the health and well-being of disadvantaged rural adults in eastern North Carolina, The Duke Endowment, Private / Foundation / Corporate. (Funded: July 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021). Grant.
- Marshburn, Eanest (Principal), Liu, Haiyong (Supporting). Evaluating Alternatives to Traditional Probability Based Survey Techniques for Unregistered Boater Data Capture, United States Coast Guard, Federal. (Funded: September 1, 2017 - September 30, 2018). Grant.
- Yong, Fran (Principal), Liu, Haiyong (Co-Principal). Contextual Risk Factors in African American Health: A Multilevel Analysis, Michigan Center for African American Aging Research Grant, Institutional (Higher Ed). (Funded: September 1, 2010 - August 31, 2011). Grant.
- Liu, Haiyong (Principal). Maternal Working Schedules and Child Care Arrangements, East Carolina University, Institutional (Higher Ed). (Funded: October 1, 2008 - October 31, 2009). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Basu, R., & Liu, H. (2022). Financial Burdens of Out-Of-Pocket Spending Among Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries. Medical Care Research and Review, 79(4), 576–584. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775587211032837
- Li, W., Liu, H., Yang, F., & Yao, R. (2016). Housing over Time and over the Life Cycle: A Structural Estimation. International Economic Review, 57(4), 1237–1260.
- Liu, H., Mroz, T., & van der Klaauw, W. (2010). Maternal Employment, Migration, and Child Development. Journal of Econometrics, 156(1), 212–228.
- Adair, L., Liu, H., & Mroz, T. (2009). Parental Compensatory Behaviors and Early Child Health Outcomes in Cebu, Philippines. Journal of Development Economics, 90(2), 209–230.
- Landry, C. E., & Liu, H. (2009). A semi-parametric estimator for revealed and stated preference data—An application to recreational beach visitation. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 57(2), 205–218. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0095069608000715
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Chair’s Award for Innovation, Efficiency, and Impact, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University. April 15, 2017
- Award / Honor Recipient: College Research Award, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University. May 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
- Award / Honor Recipient: College Research Award, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University. April 15, 2009 - December 31, 2009
- Award / Honor Recipient: Most Outstanding Faculty of the Year, Department of Economics, East Carolina University. August 1, 2006 - May 1, 2007
- Award / Honor Recipient: College Research Award, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University. May 1, 2005 - December 1, 2005
Featured service activities
- Reviewer / Referee
The Scandinavian Journal of Economics
- Reviewer / Referee
Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Reviewer / Referee
BMC Health Services Research