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Research Area
Economics and Management of Innovation, Technology Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Policy
Biography
Professor Guangwei Li is currently an Associate Professor (with tenure) at the School of Entrepreneurship and Management, ShanghaiTech University. He joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor in July 2017 after earning his Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management–Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Technological Change from Carnegie Mellon University. He also holds a Master’s degree in Public Management from Carnegie Mellon University (2007) and a B.A. in Economics from the University of International Business and Economics, Beijing (2002).
Research Interests
Professor Li is mainly engaged in interdisciplinary research on the basic principles of technological innovation and entrepreneurship and applying these principles to help nations, companies, and entrepreneurs better manage innovation and entrepreneurship.
Journal Publications
Li, Guangwei*, and Lee G Branstetter. 2024. “Does ‘Made in China 2025’ Work for China? Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms.” Research Policy 53 (6): 105009.
Cao, Linyi, Helu Jiang, Guangwei Li, and Lijun Zhu. 2024. “Haste Makes Waste? Quantity-Based Subsidies under Heterogeneous Innovations.” Journal of Monetary Economics 142: 103517.
Branstetter, Lee, Guangwei Li*, and Mengjia Ren. 2023. “Picking Winners? Government Subsidies and Firm Productivity in China.” Journal of Comparative Economics 51(4).
Hong, Suting, Guangwei Li*, Wangshuai Wang, and Zhiqi Zhao*. 2022. “Does Winning a Venture Competition Encourage Entrepreneurial Exploration? Evidence from China.” China Economic Review 76: 101876.
Book Chapters
Branstetter, Lee, Guangwei Li. 2024. “The Challenges of Chinese Industrial Policy.” In Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, volume 3. National Bureau of Economic Research.
Branstetter, Lee, Guangwei Li, and Francisco Veloso. 2015. “The Rise of International Coinvention.” In The Changing Frontier: Rethinking Science and Innovation Policy, edited by Adam Jaffe and Benjamin Jones. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press.
