Yu Liu
206 Tilton Hall
6823 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
My research interests are in health economics, the economics of aging, the economics of education, and applied microeconomics.
My research examines how institutions shape health investments and the accumulation of health over the life course, with a particular focus on education, healthcare access, retirement, and technological change.
I am on the 2026-2027 academic job market.
Job Market Paper
Higher Education and Long-Term Health: Evidence from China’s College Entrance Exam Suspension
My job market paper examines how higher education shapes later-life health, using the suspension of China’s college entrance examination to identify the long-run effects of college completion. The results show that education improves health behaviors, preventive care, insurance, and wealth, while increasing diagnosed chronic morbidity, highlighting the distinction between health production and disease detection.