Luyi Han

Luyi Han

  • Assistant Professor in Regional and Agricultural Economics
112A Armsby Building,
216 Curtin Rd

University Park, PA 16802

Areas of Expertise

  • Regional and Urban Economics
  • Rural Economic Development
  • Entrepreneurship Economics
  • Labor Economics

Education

  • Ph.D. in Economics, Oklahoma State University
  • Bachelor in Economics, University of Minnesota

My research focuses on Regional and Urban Economics, Rural Economic Development, Entrepreneurship Economics, and Labor Economics.
I hold U.S. Census Special Sworn Status (SSS) and have conducted extensive research within the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers (FSRDC).

Publications

Rural Innovative Firms and Credit: Findings from the Annual Business Survey
Finance Research Open, Han, Luyi, Wojan, Timothy, Rupasingha, Anil, Goetz, Stephan, 2025

Did the U.S. Fracking Boom Shale-Shock Regional Patenting?
Growth and Change: A Journal of Urban and Regional Policy, Han, Luyi, Winters, John, 2024

Accounting for Differences in Female Labor Force Participation between China and India
The BE Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, Azam, Mehtabul, Han, Luyi, 2020

Industry Fluctuations and College Major Choices: Evidence from an Energy Boom and Bust
Economics of Education Review, Han, Luyi, Winters, John, 2020