Li Bing is currently Associate Professor at Lingnan College, Sun Yat-sen University, and Head of the economics department. He is also the vice dean of the National Academy of Development at Sun Yat-sen University. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Jilin University in 2008 and his Ph.D. in social sciences from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2011. The main research areas are international trade and urban economics. 
     He published dozens of papers in international journals and Chinese journals such as Journal of Development Economics, China Economic Review, Review of International Economics, The World Economy, The Economics of Transition, Economic Research Journal (in Chinese), World Economy (in Chinese), and China Industrial Economy (in Chinese). 
     He oversees two projects from the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has finished 3 provincial and ministerial projects, 5 in charge of major national social sciences sub-projects, 1 participated in the Ministry of Education major projects and several government department projects. 
     He supervised more than a dozen projects conducted by his students. He is selected into the first batch of excellent innovative and entrepreneurship tutors in China, the director of intellectual property Sub-Committee of China Technical and Economic Association, and the anonymous reviewer of journals such as Economic Research Journal, World Economy, etc. 

Education

Ph.D. in Social Science, Division of Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2006.9－2011.8

Master of Philosophy in Social Science, Division of Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2004.9－2006.8

Ph.D. in Economics, School of Economics, Jilin University 2002.9－2008.6

Master, School of Economics, Jilin University, 1999.9－2002.7

Bachelor, School of Economics, Jilin University, 1995.9－1999.7

Working Experience

Vice Dean, National Academy of Development, Sun Yat-sen University 2024.10-present

Head of Economics Department, Lingnan College, Sun Yat-sen University 2023.01-present

Associate Professor, Lingnan College, Sun Yat-sen University 2019.12-present

Associate Professor, Head of Department of Trade economy, School of International Economics and Trade, Central University of Finance and Economics 2017.12-2019.11:

Associate Professor, School of International Economics and Trade, Central University of Finance and Economics 2016.10-2019.11:

Assistant Professor, School of International Economics and Trade, Central University of Finance and Economics, 2012.7-2016.9

Visiting scholar, Division of Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2011.9-2012.6

Teaching assistant, Division of Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2009.9-2011.8

Selected Publications: 

Guo Dongmei, Guo Tao, Li Bing, Xie Chaoping, 2025, Trade policy uncertainty and agricultural specialization: Evidence from rural household in China, China Economic Review, Volume 94, Part A, 102506. Corresponding Author.

LI, T., TU W., LI Bing, JIN X.Y., Tariff Shocks and Digital Technology Adoption of Firms: Empirical Evidence Based on the Trade Friction between China and the U.S.  Economic Research Journal (in Chinese), 2024.12. Corresponding Author.

Cai,G.W., Chen, S.H. and LI Bing, Local Bias and the Unified Domestic Market: Evidence from the Judgment Documents, China Economic Quarterly (in Chinese), 2024, 24 (06): 1729-1745. Corresponding Author.

Agarwal, Sumit, Bing Li, Wenlan Qian, Yuan Ren, Rongju Sun - Association between bike-sharing systems and the blood pressure of local citizens: a cross-sectional study in China: BMJ Public Health 2024;2: e001185.

Gao Y，Bing LI，Sun W.Z., “Resource curse on innovation: A perspective on local mining industry monopolies in resource-based cities in China”, China Economic Review，Volume 81, October，2023.

Li, Bing; Ge, Yixuan; Lin, Yi-min, “Military Alliance and International Trade: Evidence from NATO Enlargement”，the World Economy, 2023.07.

Cai,G.W., Chen, S.H. and LI Bing, The Provincial Administrative Border Effect of Trade Flows in the National Unified Market: Evidence from Chinese Prefecture-level VAT Invoice Data,  Economic Research Journal (in Chinese), 2023.03:62-80. Corresponding Author.

LI, Bing, LI, Linyue, LI, Rou, YUE, Yunsong, “internet and Firms’ Exports and Imports: Firm level evidence from China”, the World Economy, 2022.06. 

Li，Bing，Chang Liu，Stephen Sun，“Do Corporate Income Tax Cuts Decrease Labor Share? Regression Discontinuity Evidence from China”，Journal of Development Economics，Volume 150, May 2021, 102624.

Chen Z, Li B, Li T. Exports and left‐behind children: Empirical evidence from the China Migrants Dynamic Survey. Review of International Economics. 2019;00:1–27.

LI, B., Guo, D.M., Liu, S.Q., City Size, Internal Migration and Nontradable Goods Varieties: Evidence from “Dianping.com”, Economic Research Journal (in Chinese), 2019.01.

LI, B., Yan, X.C., China’s New Comparative Advantage of Trading with Belt & Road Countries: Public Security Perspectives., Economic Research Journal (in Chinese), 2018.01.

LI, B., LI, R., How does internet promote firms’ exports?--Empirical evidences from China’s industrial enterprises data and custom data, The Journal of World Economy (in Chinese), 2017.07.

LI, B., Yue, Y.S., Chen T., Export and Innovation: Empirical Evidences from Firms’ Patent Data, The Journal of World Economy (in Chinese), 2016.12.

LI, B., Ren, Y., How does Demographic Structure Affect Current Account Imbalance? ——Empirical Evidence from the Instrumental Variable Estimation of WWII, Economic Research Journal (in Chinese), 2015.10.

Faqin Lin, Bing Li, Nicholas C. S. Sim, “Trade openness and government size of small developing countries: An Instrumental Approach”，The Economics of Transition，Volume 22(4) 2014, 783–808（SSCI）

Main Funding:

National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program, No.72473161)：Competitive Market Environment and China’s Comparative Advantage in International Trade

National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program, No.71973161)：International Trade, Innovation Quality, and Domestic Technology Diffusion Multiplier Effects: A Study Based on Chinese Patent Citation Data