PhD Student · Ivey Business School, Western University
Alexis (Li) Lu
I’m a PhD student in Business Economics and Public Policy at the Ivey Business School, Western University. I work in applied microeconomics, using panel data and text-as-data methods to study how public policy shapes the behaviour of governments and firms. I completed my MA in Economics and my BCom in Finance & Economics at the University of Toronto.
Position
PhD Student, Business Economics & Public Policy
Ivey Business School, Western University
Research Interests
- Political Economy
- Economics of Organization
- Applied Microeconomics
Education
- 2026— PhD, Business Economics & Public Policy Ivey Business School, Western University
- 2025—2026 MA, Economics (Economics Research) University of Toronto
- 2023 Summer Non-Degree Student Università di Siena
- 2021—2025 BCom, Finance & Economics University of Toronto
Contact
- Emailalu.phd@ivey.ca
- LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/liklou
- Ivey Profile discover.research.ivey.ca/li-lu
- Meetings calendly.com/alu-phd-ivey/30min
- CV Alexis_Lu_CV.pdf
Honours & Service
- MA Representative, Graduate Economics Union, University of Toronto (2025—2026)
- UofT Global Scholar, University of Toronto (2025)
- Dean’s List Scholar, University of Toronto (2021—2025)
Media Exposure
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The Good Grandson: MA Graduand Alexis Lu
Department of Economics, University of Toronto
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The Good Grandson: MA graduand Alexis Lu
School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto
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Across time zones and turmoil, U of T student finds strength in community to finish degree
Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto