Meng Li, PhD in Economics
Assistant Professor
Contact Details
Office:G2202
Tel: 85902291
Email: mengli@cityu.edu.mo
Academic Qualifications
PhD in Economics, University of Carlos III in Madrid
Master in Economic Analysis, University of Carlos III in Madrid
Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Major in International Economics and Trade)
University of International Business and Economics
Bibliography
Dr. Meng Li is currently an Assistant Professor in Faculty of Finance at City University of Macau. He received his PhD degree from University of Carlos III in Madrid and worked in Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. His major research interests are macroeconomics, fiscal policy, business cycle, general equilibrium, income and wealth inequality, and international taxation. His research papers have been published in international journals, including Macroeconomic Dynamics and Economic Modelling. He works as an anonymous reviewer of some international journals, such as Macroeconomic Dynamics, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Applied Economics, and Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. He also coauthors with other two scholars to publish a book “Digital China: Fiscal Policy Optimization and System Construction.” Dr. Li has obtained the grants from the Youth Project of Humanities and Social Science Fund of Ministry of Education and Macao Education Fund. Before joining City University of Macau, he hosted a project of the teaching reform in Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. He obtained the second-class award of the third national contest in cases of taxation by the committee of teaching guidance in master of taxation and the first-class award of contest in “merging ideology and politics into courses” by Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. He also advised students to obtain the second-class award of the national contest in regulations on tax risks, the second-class award of the Sichuan provincial contest in practical skills in public finance and taxation, the first-class award of the Chengdu-Chongqing contest in cases of taxation, and the award of the excellent master dissertation by Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. His course of International Taxation was awarded as the first-class undergraduate online course in Sichuan.
Teaching Areas
- Introductory Macroeconomics;
- Development Economics
Research Areas
- Macroeconomics;
- Fiscal Policy; Business Cycle;
- General Equilibrium;
- Income and Wealth Inequality;
- International Taxation
Professional Experiences
- 2024-present: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Finance, City University of Macau
- 2018-2023: Associate Professor, School of Public Finance and Taxation, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
- 2017-2018: Assistant Professor, School of Public Finance and Taxation, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Journal Papers
- Li, M., and Xiao, C. (2023) Income Sources, Cyclical Behaviors of Fiscal Policy, and Welfare Conflict. Macroeconomic Dynamics (SSCI), 27(8):2137-2164.
doi:10.1017/S1365100522000621 - Li, M. (2023) Loss Aversion and Inefficient General Equilibrium over the Business Cycle. Economic Modelling (SSCI), 118: 106086.
doi: 10.1016/j.econmod.2022.106086.
Research Papers Presented at Academic Conferences
- Xiao, C., and Li, M. January 2024, Corporate Income Tax and Heterogeneous Firm Outward Foreign Direct Investment Decisions: Evidence from China, 2024 Asia Meeting of Econometric Society, South/Central/West (Delhi, India).
- Chowdhury, K., Kumru, C., and Li, M. June 2025, Addressing Low Annuity Demand with Capital Taxes, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Ph.D. Alumni Conference (Madrid Spain).
Projects
- Study on the Fluctuations of China's Income Inequality: Mechanism Analysis and Path Optimization, Youth Project of Humanities and Social Science Fund of Ministry of Education.
- Macao Education Fund, Annual Funding Plan for Higher Education Institutions for the Academic Year 2024/2025 (Period 2), Subsidy for Professional Development of Teaching and Research Staff of Higher Education Institutions in Macao, SU24-1184610 Present Papers at Seminars, Project No.: M24-0005833995，Theme: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Economics PhD Alumni Conference.
Books
- Song, Y., Fang, Y., and Li, M. Digital China: Fiscal Policy Optimization and System Construction. Beijing: Economic Science Press, 2024, ISBN：9787521861815.