Guangwei Li 郦光伟

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

ShanghaiTech University, School of Entrepreneurship and Management, Shanghai, China

Assistant Professor, PI, 2017-present

Group Head, Minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2018-present

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Public Policy and Management (Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Technological Change),

Carnegie Mellon University , 2017

M.P.M., Carnegie Mellon University , 2007

B.A., Economics, University of International Business and Economics , China, 2002

research area

Economics and Management of Innovation, Technology Entrepreneurship, Technology and Innovation Policy

Research Interests

Guangwei is mainly engaged in interdisciplinary research on the basic principles of technological innovation and entrepreneurship and applying these principles to help nations, companies, and entrepreneurs better manage innovation and entrepreneurship.

Selected Publication

Hong, Suting, Guangwei Li, Wangshuai Wang, and Zhiqi Zhao. 2022. “Does Winning a Venture Competition Encourage Entrepreneurial Exploration? Evidence from China.” China Economic Review 76: 101876.

Selected Working Paper

“Haste Makes Waste? Quantity-Based Subsidies under Heterogeneous Innovations,” with Linyi Cao, Helu Jiang, and Lijun Zhu.
“How Has China Built Its Electric Vehicle Industry? Parallel Catch-up via State-led Sectoral Hedging and Integration,” with Yunhao Zhang.
“Picking Winners? Government Subsidies and Firm Productivity in China,” with Lee Branstetter and Mengjia Ren.
“Does ‘Made in China 2025’ Work for China? Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms,” with Lee Branstetter.