Chunbei Wang
250 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
I joined the department on Sept. 1, 2023, and am a labor economist with expertise in immigration, self-employment, small business dynamics, entrepreneurship, discrimination, family, farm labor, and the interplay of public policy with economic outcomes.
My research aims to provide actionable insights into the mechanisms driving labor market phenomena and economic policy effectiveness. My research findings have been published widely in top-tier academic journals such as the Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Journal of Population Economics, and Small Business Economics.
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Texas at Dallas, Jan. 2004 - Aug. 2008
- M.S., Applied Economics, University of Texas at Dallas, Jan. 2002 - Dec. 2003
- B.A., International Finance, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China, Sept. 1997 - Jul. 2001
- Associate Professor, Virginia Tech, 2023 – present
- Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma, 2022 – 2023
- Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma, 2016 – 2022
- Associate Professor, Birmingham-Southern College, 2016
- Assistant Professor, Birmingham-Southern College, 2013 – 2016
- Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2008 – 2013
Awards
- 2022 Invited Panelist, Great Resignation and Entrepreneurship, Kauffman Foundation
- 2020 Merrick Foundation Teaching Award, University of Oklahoma
- 2018 Kuznets Prize, “Knot Yet: Minimum Marriage Age Law, Marriage Delay, and Earnings”
- 2005-2006 Vibhooti Shukla Fellowship, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University
of Texas at Dallas - 2002-2005 Graduate Assistantship, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
Selected:
“Undocumented Immigrants and the Growth of Hispanic Entrepreneurship” (with Le Wang), Small Business Economics, 2024.
“Intermarriage Amid Immigration Status Uncertainty: Evidence from DACA and its Termination Threat” (with Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2024
“Asian Discrimination in the Coronavirus Era: Implications for Business Formation and Survival” (with Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Cristina Borra), Journal of Population Economics, 2024, 37:22.
“Immigrant Entrepreneurs” (with Magnus Lofstrom), Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics, edited by Klaus F. Zimmermann, Springer Nature, 2022, p.1-32
“Immigration Enforcement and the Rise of Self-Employment Among Mexican Immigrants” (with Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Magnus Lofstrom), Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2021
“Is Immigration Enforcement Shaping Immigrant Marriage Patterns?” (with Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Esther Arenas-Arroyo), Journal of Public Economics, 190: 104-242, 2020.
“Tightened Immigration Policies and the Self-Employment Dynamics of Mexican Immigrants," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 38:4, 944-977, 2019.
“The Impact of 9/11 on Self-Employment Outcomes of Arab and Muslim Immigrants”, International Migration Review, 52:2, 430-457, 2018.
“Knot Yet: Minimum Marriage Age Law, Marriage Delay, and Earnings” (with Le Wang), Journal of Population Economics, 30:3, 771-804, 2017. [2018 Kuznets Prize Winner]
“Do EPA Regulations Affect Labor Demand? Evidence from the Pulp and Paper Industry”, (with Merve Cebi, Wayne Gray, and Ronald J. Shadbegian). Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 68:1, 188-202, 2014.
Courses taught
Undergraduate level:
- Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Econometrics
- Labor Economics
- Economics of Discrimination
- Economics of Race and Gender
- Capstone Projects
Ph.D. level:
- Labor Economics