About

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I completed my PhD in Economics at Stanford in June 2024.

My research is in industrial organization and urban economics. I study topics including congestion pricing, affordable housing, electric vehicle infrastructure, and auction design. I’m particularly interested in the distributional effects of urban policies and their implications for the design of transportation and housing markets.

Contact: pearlzli16 [at] gmail [dot] com