Ruixuan Liu
*Last updated November 12, 2014
Department of Economics
305 Savery Hall, Box 353330
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-3330
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (347) 413-4611
Web: https://sites.google.com/site/ruixuanliu/
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Washington, June 2015 (expected)
Dissertation Title: Identification and Inference of Duration Models Driven by Stochastic Processes
Advisor: Yanqin Fan, Castor Professor of Economics
M.A. in Economics, Vanderbilt University, May 2013
B.A. in Economics & B.S. in Statistics, Peking University, July 2009
Field of Specialization
Econometrics
Publication
“Symmetrized Multivariate k-NN Estimators,” with Yanqin Fan, Econometric Reviews, forthcoming, 2014.
Working Papers
“Identification and Inference of a Competing Risks Model Driven by Lévy Subordinators,” Job Market Paper,
2014.
“A Direct Approach to Inference in Nonparametric and Semiparametric Quantile Models,” with Yanqin Fan,
revised and resubmitted to Journal of Econometrics, 2014.
“Inference for the Correlation Coeffcient Between the Potential Outcomes in Gaussian Switching Regime Models,”
with Heng Chen and Yanqin Fan, to be revised and resubmitted to Journal of Econometrics, 2014.
“Partial Identification and Inference in Censored Quantile Regression: A Sensitivity Analysis,” with Yanqin Fan,
submitted, 2014.
“Semiparametric Efficient Estimation of Cox Regression with Unknown Link Function,” 2014.
Work in Progress
“Identification of Gapeev-Khün Stochastic Game Driven by a Spectrally Positive Lévy Process,” 2014.
“Rank-based Estimation of Censored Regression under Two-phase Sampling,” 2014.
Conference and Seminar Presentations
2014
European Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society, CEMFI (Scheduled)
31st Meeting of the Canadian Econometric Study Group, Simon Fraser University
Seattle-Vancouver Econometrics Conference, University of Washington
North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society, University of Minnesota
Texas A&M University Econometrics Workshop, Texas A&M University
2013
California Econometric Conference, UCLA
North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society, University of Southern California
2012
23rd (EC)^2 Conference on Hypothesis Testing, Maastricht University
Meetings of the Midwest Econometrics Group, University of Kentucky
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Professional Activities
Referee for
Econometric Reviews, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Financial Econometrics, Journal of
Nonparametric Statistics, Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics
Member of
American Economic Association, American Statistical Association, Econometric Society,
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Teaching
Guest Lecturer
Teaching Assistant
Introduction to Empirical Processes (2-day Mini-course for Faculty and PhD Students),
Texas A&M University, 2014
Introduction to Functional Analysis and Empirical Processes (4-day Mini-course for
Faculty), Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing, 2014
Econometrics III (PhD Level), Jihyung Lee, University of Washington
Macroeconomic Theory (M.A. Level), Rupinder Saggi, Vanderbilt University
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (Undergraduate), P.J. Glandon, Vanderbilt University
Research Experience
Research Assistant for Yanqin Fan 2012-2013 and 2014 Summer
Awards and Grants
2014
Wesley Graduate Fellowship, University of Washington
York Graduate Fellowship, University of Washington
CSSS Graduate Student Research and Training Grant, University of Washington
Graduate Student Travel Awards, University of Washington
2013
Faculty & Student Collaboration Research Fund (Joint with Yanqin Fan), Vanderbilt University
Household International Best Research Paper (Best 3rd Year Paper), Vanderbilt University
Council of Economics Graduate Students Research Grant, Vanderbilt University
Graduate School International Travel Grant, Vanderbilt University
2012
Kirk Dornbush Summer Research Grant, Vanderbilt University
2010-13 Graduate Tuition Fellowship, Vanderbilt University
Personal
Citizenship
Date of Birth
China
November, 1986
Reference
Yanqin Fan (Chair)
Castor Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
University of Washington
[email protected]
Emmanuel Guerre
Professor of Economics
School of Economics and Finance
Queen Mary, University of London
[email protected]
Qi Li
Hugh Roy Cullen Professor in Liberal Arts
Department of Economics
Texas A&M University
[email protected]
Aman Ullah
Distinguished Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
University of California, Riverside
[email protected]
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