Xufeng Liu

Ph.D. Candidate | Development Economics
On the job market, 2026-2027.

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics at The Ohio State University. My research is in development and health economics, with fieldwork and primary data collection in sub-Saharan Africa.

My job market paper studies how the removal of Nigeria's fuel subsidy in May 2023 reshaped early-life contact with the health system - antenatal care, birth outcomes, and childhood vaccination - using identification strategies matched to each domain.

References

Anne Fitzpatrick (Advisor)

Associate Professor
Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics
The Ohio State University
fitzpatrick.88@osu.edu

Alex Hollingsworth

Associate Professor
Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics
Department of Economics
The Ohio State University
hollingsworth.126@osu.edu

Leah Bevis

Associate Professor
Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics
The Ohio State University
bevis.16@osu.edu

Charity Moore

Research Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics
The Ohio State University
moore.1736@osu.edu

Fields

  • Development Economics (Primary)
  • Health and Environment Economics

Geographic Coverage

  • Nigeria
  • Ghana
  • Uganda