Junyi Liu

Junyi Liu, PhD

Faculty - Undergraduate
Junyi Liu
Associate Professor of Economics
Pacific Basin Coordinator
Email
jliu@soka.edu
Phone
949-480-4404

Dr. Liu’s scholarly interests focus on developing countries, particularly the Chinese economy, with a thematic interest in RMB exchange rates, corruption, and the relationship between the economy and public health. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of International Money and Finance, the European Journal of Political Economy, World Development, and the China Economic Review.

At SUA, Dr. Liu teaches International Economics, Economic Development, Macroeconomics, Principles of Economics, and Introduction to the Pacific Basin. He has also led several Learning Cluster courses, including trips to Beijing, Hong Kong, Macao, and San Francisco.

  • PhD Economics, Indiana University Bloomington
  • MA Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • BAs Economics and Governance, and MA Finance, Peking (Beijing) University
  • Upper Division Courses: Development Economics, Macroeconomics, International Economics
  • Lower Division Courses: Principle of Economics, Introduction to Pacific Basin, Learning Cluster (field trip): A tale of two cities through economic lenses I: Los Angeles and II: Beijing, Economic Development and Social Enterprises I: San Francisco and II: Hong Kong, Machine Learning in Economics and Public Health
  • International Economics (Exchange rate)
  • Economic Development (Chinese economy)
  • Public Health (Econ. relation)
  • "RMB internationalization and exchange rate exposure: Evidence from Chinese firms", the Journal of International Money and Finance. July 2024, Volume 145. (Joint with Qing He and Bailin Liang)
  • "A spatial analysis of local corruption on foreign direct investment: Evidence from Chinese cities." European Journal of Political Economy, September 2023, volume 79, (Joint with Yao-Yu Chih, Firat Demir, Chenghao Hu, and Hewei Shen)
  • "Dancing with dragon: The RMB and developing economies' currencies." Research in International Business and Finance, January 2023, volume 64. (Joint with Qing He and Jishuang Yu)
  • "Local Corruption, Total Factor Productivity and Firm Heterogeneity: Empirical Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing Firms." World Development, March 2022, volume 151. (Joint with Firat Demir, Chenghao Hu, and Hewei Shen)
  • "Exchange rate exposure and its determinants in China." China Economic Review, February 2021; volume 65.(Joint with Qing He and Ce Zhang)
  • "Exchange Rate Exposure and International Competition: Evidence from Chinese Industries." Journal of Contemporary China, February 2021,(Joint with Qing He and Ce Zhang)
  • "Bureaucratic Integration and Synchronization of Regional Economic Growth: Evidence from China." China Economic Review, October 2020; volume 63. (Joint with Qing He, Chang Xue and Shaojie Zhou).
  • "The impact of COVID-19 on stock markets." Economic and Political Studies, May 2020: page 275-288. (Joint with Qing He, Sizhu Wang and Jishuang Yu.)
  • "Trade Openness and the Obesity Epidemic: A Cross-national Study of 175 Countries during 19752016." Annals of Epidemiology, September 2019; volume 37: 31-36. (Joint with Ruopeng An et al.)
  • "A systematic review of food pantry-based interventions in the USA." Public Health Nutrition, June 2019;22 (9):1704-1716. (Joint with Ruopeng An et al.)
  • "Systemic Financial Risk and Macroeconomic Activity in China". Journal of Economics and Business, March-April 2019, Volume 102: 57-63. (Joint with Qing He, Zongxin Qian, and Jingyun Gan)
  • "Diet and self-rated health among oldest-old Chinese". Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, May - June 2018;76:125-132 (Joint with Ruopeng An, Xiaoling Xiong, and Chenghua Guan).
  • "Functional Limitation and cognitive impairment among 80+ year old Chinese". Australasian Journal on Aging, December 2016,35(4):266-272. (Joint with Jiakun Zheng, Ruopeng An).
  • "Fast-food and full-service restaurant consumption in relation to daily energy and nutrient intakes among US adult cancer survivors, 2003-2012". Nutrition and Health, Jul-Oct 2015; 22(3-4):181-95 (Joint with Ruopeng An).
  • "Local Labor Market Fluctuations and Physical Activity among Adults in the United States, 1990-2009".ISRN Public Health, Volume 2012 (Joint with Ruopeng An).
  • 2021-present, Associate Professor of Economics, Soka University of America
  • 2015-2021, Assistant Professor of Economics, Soka University of America
  • 2013-2014, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Occidental College
  • 2012-2013, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Loyola Marymount
  • Faculty Fellowship by Pacific Basin Research Center ($7,000), Soka University of America, 2023-2024
  • Faculty Merit Award 2021-2022 ($2,500), Soka University of America, 2022
  • Faculty Teaching Grant by the dean's office ($1,000), Soka University of America, 2019
  • Nieves Grant for class abroad ($ 25,000), Soka University of America, 2019
  • Faculty Fellowship by Pacific Basin Research Center ($8,000), Soka University of America, 2018-2019
  • Faculty Symposium Grant by the office of academic affairs ($10,000), Soka University of America, 2018
  • Nieves Grant for class abroad ($25,000), Soka University of America, 2017
  • Faculty Summer Research Grant by Pacific Basin Research Center ($3,000), Soka University of America, 2016
  • Graduate Students Economics Fellowship, Indiana University, 2009.
  • Fee Scholarship of Arts and Science, Indiana University, 2007 to 2012.
  • Government Scholarship, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005 to 2007.