Weiwei Liu , Ph.D.

Associate Professor

w.liu1236@tcu.edu817-257-4457Scharbauer Hall 4104

Program Affiliations

AddRan College of Liberal Arts Economics

Environmental Economics /
Energy Economics

Education

PhD, Economics, Binghamton University, 2012
MA, Economics, Binghamton University, 2009
MA, Economics (International Economics and Trade), Nankai University, China, 2007
BS, Economics (International Economics and Trade), Shandong University, China, 2005

Courses Taught

Environmental Economics and Policy
Resource and Energy Economics
Energy Economics
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Introduction to Economics
Applied Statistics
Introductory Statistics
Economic Poverty and Discrimination

Areas of Focus

Environmental Economics and Policy
Energy Economics
Applied Econometrics
Semiparametric and Nonparametric Econometrics

“Valuation of Water Level: A Spatial Hedonic Analysis on Lakeshore Properties,” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2020, 45(1), 20-37.
“Asymmetric Price Effects on Gasoline Consumption: Evidence and Implications,” Applied Economics Letters, 2020, 27(2), 136-139.
“A Semiparametric Smooth Coefficient Estimator for Recreation Demand” with Kevin Egan, Environmental and Resource Economics, 2019, 74(3), 1163-1187.
“Estimating the Elasticities of Gasoline Demand: an Instrumental Variable Approach,” Applied Economics Letters, 2016, 23(16), 1153-1156.
“Gasoline Taxes or Efficiency Standards? A Heterogeneous Household Demand Analysis,” Energy Policy, 2015, 80(C), 54-64.
“Modeling Gasoline Demand in the United States: A Flexible Semiparametric Approach,” Energy Economics, 2014, 45, 244-253.

"Gasoline Demand Revisited: Structural Shifts and Heterogeneous Responses," Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Sponsored Sessions at WEAI Annual Meeting. San Fransisco, CA, June 2019.
“Valuation of Water Level: A Spatial Hedonic Analysis on Lakeshore Properties,” Department of Agricultural Economics Seminar, Texas A&M University, Mar 2018.
"Income Elasticity of Gasoline Demand," Short-Term Domestic Gasoline Consumption Modeling Workshop, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Washington DC., Jan 2017.
“Gasoline Taxes or Efficiency Standards? A Heterogeneous Household Demand Analysis,” Department of Economics Seminar, Texas Christian University, Jan 2016.
“Modeling Gasoline Demand in the “Does Income Matter? Revisiting the Effect of a Fuel Tax,” Western Economics Association International, Honolulu, HI, June 2015.

AddRan Faculty Summer Research Grant, Texas Christian University, 2020.
Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant, Texas Christian University, 2017, 2019.
Research and Creative Activities Grant, 2017-2018, 2019-2020.
Faculty Research Award, Saginaw Valley State University, 2013-2014,2014-2015, 2015-2016.

Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
American Economic Association
Southern Economic Association

Abstract reviewer for Agriculture and Applied Economics Association annual meeting. Reviewer For Energy Economics, Resource and Energy Economics, Energy Journal, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, etc.

Last Updated: November 19, 2024

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