Wenying Li

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., University of Georgia
• M.S., London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
• B.S., Renmin University of China

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2020-present: Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methods – Auburn University

HONORS & AWARDS

• 2023: Best Publication Award, Health Economics Section, Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
• 2022: Best Economics Paper in Food Safety and Nutrition, Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
• 2021: Outstanding American Journal of Agricultural Economics (AJAE) Article Award, Agricultural & Applied Economics Association

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Economic Association (AEA)
• Royal Statistical Society, UK (RSS)
• Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA)
• Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA)

My research is centered on the economics of food, health, and nutrition. I use scanner data to investigate demand and household dynamics, supported by a skilled team of Ph.D. students proficient in quantitative analysis. Together, our goal is to provide meaningful insights that influence health policies and consumer behaviors.

• AGEC 3200 – Quantitative Methods (Auburn, Undergraduate)
• AGEC 7690 – Microeconometrics I (Auburn, Ph.D.)
• AGEC 8690 – Microeconometrics II (Auburn, Ph.D.)

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

• “Global food expenditure patterns diverge between low-income and high-income countries”, with Wanqi Liang, Pathmanathan Sivashankar and Yunei Hua, 2024. Nature Food, 5, 592-602
• “Virtual Water Trade: Does Bilateral Tariff Matter?”, with Rui Chen, Derick Adu, and Norbert Wilson, 2024. Ecological Economics, 222, 108216
• “Nonlinear Effects of Conservation Reserve Program Rental Rates on Land Enrollment under Varying Crop Price Regimes”, with ^Eugene Adjei, Jingfang Zhang, and Wendiam Sawadgo, Forthcoming. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
• “Retail Food Environment and Household Food Waste: An Empirical Study” with Joel Cuffey, Ruiqing Miao, and Yang Yu, 2023. Food Policy, 117, 102457
• “Estimating the Unintended Impact of North American Free Trade Agreement on the U.S. Public Health” with ^Derick Adu and Wendiam Sawadgo, 2023. Social Science & Medicine, 333, 116140
• “Consumer Spending Patterns for Plant-Based Meat Alternatives” with Joel Cuffey, Lauren Chenarides, and Shuoli Zhao, 2023. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 45(1), 63-85.
• “Intended and Unintended Consequences of Salient Nutrition Labels” with Eric Finkelstein and Chen Zhen, 2022. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 104(2), 853-872.
• “Are Declining Auction Prices a Result of Bidder Behavior or Auctioneer Strategy? Evidence from Cattle Auctions” with Jeffrey Dorfman and ^Jingfang Zhang, 2022. Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 1(4), 459-475.
• “Intrahousehold Economies of Scale with Application to Food Assistance and Work Incentive Programs” with Jeffrey Dorfman, 2021. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 103(4), 1251-1267.
• “The Implications of Heterogeneous Habit in Consumer Beverage Purchases on Soda and Sin Taxes” with Jeffrey Dorfman, 2019. Food Policy, 84, 111-120.
• “Identifying the Effect of Shelf Nutrition Labels on Consumer Purchases: Results of a Natural Experiment and Consumer Survey” with Eric A Finkelstein, Grace Melo, Kiersten Strombotne, and Chen Zhen, 2018. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 107(4), 647-651.