Li QI is Professor of Economics at Agnes Scott College.  She joined the faculty after completing a postdoctoral research fellowship at Columbia University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on China’s economy, and behavioral economics and finance. Her recent publications are featured in peer-reviewed journals such as Review of Finance, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Business Ethics Quarterly, China Economic Review, Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, Chinese Economy, etc. She received research funding from prestigious institutes and foundations including National Institutes of Health, Mellon Foundation, AsiaNetwork, Freeman Foundation, Ronald Coase Institute, National Science Foundation, NBER etc. She is a recipient of many awards including Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Social Sciences (2018-2019), Fulbright Senior Research Scholar (2012 – 2013), ASIANetwork Mellon Faculty Enhancement Award (2016), Freeman Foundation Student-Faculty Collaborative-Research Fellows Award (2009).