Duan Liu

Graduate Research Assistant

Applied Microeconomics, Financial Economics, Experimental Economics

Duan Liu is a sixth-year PhD student in the Department of Economics, PhD fellow at the Interdisciplinary Center for Economics Science (ICES) at George Mason University. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics & Statistics from University of Minnesota and a Master's degree in Economics from McGill University. His research interests include Applied Microeconomics, Financial Economics and Experimental Economics. His current research focuses on financial asset market mechanism design. For more information, see my website: duan-liu.github.io

Current Research

Jointly or Independently Clearing Market Design: Experimental Evidence, in progress

Can Restricting Participation Improve Market Surplus? An Experimental Investigation, in progress

Market Surplus and Derivative Asset Innovation: An Experimental Design, in progress

Grants and Fellowships

ICES Graduate Research Assistantship, GMU, 2020 - present

APEE Young Scholar Award, 2024 - 2025

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Scholarship, 2024

Graduate Student Grant, McGill University, 2016 - 2017

Morris Academic Partnership, University of Minnesota, 2015

Courses Taught

Instructor

Intermediate Microeconomics (ECON 306), George Mason University, 2023

Teaching Assistant

Microeconomic Analysis and Applications (ECON 208), McGill University, 2017

Microeconomic Analysis and Applications (ECON 208), McGill University, 2016

Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 1102), University of Minnesota, Fall 2014

Education

B.A. in Economics & Statistics, University of Minnesota, Minnesota

M.A. in Economics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada