Introduction

Education & Academic position

Peking University, School of Urban Planning and Design

Assistant Professor, 2023 –

University of Cambridge, Department of Land Economy

Assistant Professor in Real Estate Finance, 2019 – 2023

Research Associate, 2017 – 2019

University of Hong Kong

Ph.D. in Real Estate Finance and Economics, 2013 – 2017

Chongqing University

B.E. in Construction Management, 2009 – 2013

Research activities

Projects

  1. 2023-2025 “Quantifying residential relocation led by urban infrastructure investment in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: Taking rail transit as an example” — Guangdong Province Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund, Role: PI.
  2. 2023-2028 “Traffic carbon footprint full factor monitoring and simulation warning technology” — Shenzhen science and technology program, Role: Key Participant, PI: Prof. PJ Zhao.
  3. 2021-2022 “Enclave living in the post-pandemic city: How would the COVID-19 change the socio-spatial structure of Beijing, China” — The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy International Fellowship; Role: PI, CoI: Prof. SJ He and Dr L Wan
  4. 2017-2021 “Nudging towards a better financial future: Applying behavioral insights in the development of financial systems in rural China” —a collaborative project between the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Role: Research Associate, PI: Prof. XH Bao, CoI: Prof. C. Lizieri

Publications

  1. Cui, Y., Zhao, P., Li, L., Li, J., Gong, M., Deng, Y., Si, Z., Yan, S., & Dang, X. (2024). A new model for residential location choice using residential trajectory data. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11(1), 255. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-02678-2
  2. Li, L., & Chau, K. W. (2024). Information Asymmetry with Heterogeneous Buyers and Sellers in the Housing Market. The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 68(1), 138–159. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11146-023-09939-y
  3. Li, L. & Yang, L.C.* (2023). Effects of driving restrictions on air quality and housing prices: Evidence from Chengdu, China. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 176, 103829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2023.103829
  4. He, D.S., Sun, G.B.*, Li, L. & Webster, C. (2023). New metro and housing price and rent premiums: A natural experiment study in China. Urban Studies, published online. https://doi.org/10.1177/00420980231208560
  5. Deng, K.K. & Li, L.*(2023). Rail transit and the growth of consumers amenities in Chinese cities. Transportation, published online. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-023-10379-z
  6. Adachi, J.K. & Li, L.*(2023). The Impact of Wildfire on Property Prices: An Analysis of the 2015 Sampson Flat Bushfire in South Australia, Cities: The International Journal of Policy and Planning, 136, 104255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104255
  7. Li, L. & Xia, F.Z. *(2023). City Sub-centre as A Regional Development Policy: The Impact on the Property Market, Journal of Regional Science, 63(3), 643-673. http://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12633
  8. Li, L. *, Bao, H.X. & Chau, K. W. (2023). On the strategic timing of sales by real estate developers: To wait or to presell?. The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 66, 169-196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11146-022-09894-0
  9. Li, L. & Wan, L.* (2022). Understanding the spatial impact of COVID-19: New insights from Beijing after one year into post-lockdown recovery. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Working Paper. https://www.lincolninst.edu/publications/working-papers/understanding-spatial-impact-covid-19
  10. Li, L. & Xia, F.Z.*(2022). Wandering in the grey: The development of housing restricted by land use in Beijing, China. Land Use Policy, 115, 106045. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106045
  11. Li, L.*& Wan, X.W. (2021). The effect of expected losses on the Hong Kong property market. The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11146-021-09851-3
  12. Li, L., Wan, W.X. & He, S.J.*(2021). The heightened ‘security zone’ function of gated communities: Evidence from Beijing, China. Land, 10(9), 983. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10090983
  13. Li, L.*, Bao, H.X. & Robinson, G.M. (2020). The return of state control and its impact on land market efficiency in urban China. Land Use Policy, 99, 104878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104878
  14. Li, L.* & Chau, K. W. (2019). What motivates a developer to sell before completion?. The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 59(2), 209-232. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11146-018-9662-3
  15. Bao, H.X.*, Li, L. & Lizieri, C. (2019). City Profile: Chongqing (1997 – 2017). Cities: The International Journal of Policy and Planning, 94, 161-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2019.06.011
  16. Wong, S. K.*, Li, L., & Monkkonen, P. (2019). How do developers price new housing in a highly oligopolistic city?. International Real Estate Review, 22(3), 309-333. https://www.um.edu.mo/fba/irer/papers/current/vol22n3_pdf/01.pdf