Deputy division chief at the Development Macroeconomics Division of the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

I was an assistant professor at the Economics Department of the Ohio State University in 2007-2011, and served as an Associate Editor of IMF Economic Review during 2016-2022. I received my Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University in 2007, after earning a B.S. from the Peking University in Beijing China in 2001.

Primary fields: International Macroeconomics, Trade, Business Cycles, Economic Growth, Innovation

Recent research interests: Productivity, Firm innovation, FDI, Services trade, Financial constraints

All views expressed on this site are my own and do not necessarily reflect the position of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management. 

Email: nli at IMF.org

Office Phone Number: +(1) 202.623.4461

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