TEACHING AND RESEARCH AREAS

Teaching Programme: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics; International Economics; Carbon Neutralization Economics

Teaching Focusing: Theoretical study and practical application

Research Areas: Energy Economics and International Economics, Carbon Trading, Climate Change Economics

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Lecturer of Department of World Economics, Wuhan University, January 2013 – June 2020

Associate Professor of Department of World Economics, Wuhan University, July 2020 – present

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Journal Papers (International)

Liu D., Yang Z., Qin K., Li K. (17 Jan 2025): Spatialtemporal analysis of the international trade network, Geo-spatial Information Science, DOI: 10.1080/10095020.2024.2449458.

Zhang X., Gui Z., Liu Y., Peng D., Lan Q., Shen Z., Chen H., Zuo Y., Yao Y., Wu H., Li K., Qin K. (04 Feb 2025): Individual mobility prediction by considering current traveling features and historical activity chain, Geo-spatial Information Science, DOI: 10.1080/10095020.2025.2455005.

Qi S., Zhang W., Li K.*, Li X., Gui Z. Does environmental regulation promote energy market integration? Evidence from China’s carbon emission trading pilot, Climate Policy, 2025, DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2025.2455090.

Li K., Tan X., Yan Y., Jiang D., Qi S. Directing energy transition toward decarbonization: The China story, Energy, 2022, 261, 124934.

Li K., Qi S., Shi X. The COVID-19 pandemic and energy transitions: Evidence from low-carbon power generation in China, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022, 368, 132994.

Li K., Yan Y., Qi S., Zhang X. China’s ETS Pilots: Program Design, Risk-taking, and Long-term Investment. Advances in climate change research, 2022, 13(1), 82-96.

Li K., Yan, Y., Zhang, X., Carbon-abatement Policies, Investment Preferences, and Directed Technological Change: Evidence from China, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2021, 172, 121015.

Li K., Yan Y., Qi S., Zhang X. China’s ETS Pilots: Program Design, Risk-taking and Long-term Investment. Advances in climate change research, 2021.

Qi, S., Zhou, C., Li, K. *, Tang, S. (2021). The impact of a carbon trading pilot policy on the low-carbon international competitiveness of industry in China: an empirical analysis based on a DDD model. Journal of Cleaner Production, 281(3), 125361.

Qi, S., Zhou, C., Li, K. *, Tang, S. (2021). Influence of a pilot carbon trading policy on enterprises' low-carbon innovation in China. Climate Policy (1), 1-19.

Yan, Y., Zhang X., Zhang J., Li K.* Emissions trading system (ETS) implementation and its collaborative governance effects on air pollution: The China story, Energy Policy, 2020, 138, 111-282.

Li, K., Qi, S., Does FDI Increase Industrial Energy Consumption of China? Emerging Markets Finance & Trade, 2016, 52(6).

Journal Papers (Domestic)

Yang, Y., Zhang, X., Li, K. Free Trade Zone Strategy, Dual Margins of Trade and Welfare, International Trade Issues, Issue 8, 2022.

Li, K., Qi, S. Carbon-reduction policies and low-carbon upgrading of industrial structure. Journal of Jinan University (PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES EDITION), 2020, 42 (12), 102-116.

Li, K., Qi, S., Yang, Y. Heterogeneous climate policies and export low-carbon technology content, Journal of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, 2019-02.

Li, K., Qi, S., Research on the spatial spillover effect of international environmental technology knowledge -- Based on the measurement of local spillover effect and cross-regional spillover effect, Research and development management, 2018 (5).

Li, K., Qi, S., Trade opening, self-selection, and regional gap in carbon emission in China, Finance and trade research, March 2018.

Yan Y., Li K. The threshold effect of urbanization on PM2.5 concentration in China, Environmental Economic Research; 2, 2016.

Li, K., Qi, S. Hypothesis of FDI reducing energy intensity of host countries and its test in China, World economic research, 2016-3.

Monography

Li K, Research on the impact of FDI on China's industrial energy and environment, People's Publishing House, December 2017, ISBN 978-7-01-018805-8.

RESEARCH GRANTS

Government-funded grants

NSFC funded project, "Research on the heterogeneous and collaborative effects of policies on China's industrial low-carbon upgrading under the growth of new momentum ", 2019-2024, Project No.: 19CJY021.

National Natural Science Foundation of China: "Research on the impact and relevant policies of international trade on China's carbon emission efficiency ", 2014-2016, Project No.: 71303176.

Research project of Humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education: " Research on the impact and relevant policies of international trade on China's carbon emission efficiency ", 2014-2016, Project No.: 13YJC790073.

AWARDS AND HONORS

In November 2023, the first prize in the International Trade Competition (RCEP International Market Development Planning Track) of the National College Business Elite Competition, guidance teacher

In June 2022, excellent bachelor's thesis advisor at Wuhan University

In December 2020, the first prize of the 8th outstanding achievement award for scientific research in Colleges and Universities (HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES) (ranking No. 2 personally)

In March 2021, the first prize of Teachers Teaching Innovation Competition of Wuhan University

"Top ten" in students’ evaluation in undergraduate classroom teaching of EMS (2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2017-2018)

In June 2019, the excellent tutor of bachelor's thesis of Wuhan University

In April 2019, the excellent class tutor of EMS

In September 2018, teaching deeds were selected into the collection of "good teachers around me"

EDITORIAL BOARDS

          As an anonymous reviewer for numerous prestigious international journals (including Research Policy, Environmental Science & Technology, Energy policy, Climate policy, and Energy), and domestic journals (including Economic Research, Economics Quarterly, and World Economics).