Inequality, Demography and Fiscal Policy

Dr. Weijie Luo is an associate professor in economics at Beijing International Studies University (BISU). Prior to joining BISU, Dr. Luo was an associate professor in economics at the Central University of Finance and Economics, and an associate lecturer in economics at the University of York, where he completed his PhD in economics. He also served as a visiting researcher at the University of Cambridge in 2018.His research interests are in macroeconomics, political economy and economic policy. His research work has been published (or accepted for publication) in journals such as Applied Economics, Economics Letters, International Review of Financial Analysis, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, etc. He is currently serving as an anonymous referee in journals such as Scottish Journal of Political Economy, World Development, etc. One of his papers won the first prize award for the best PhD paper at the 49th Money Macro and Finance Annual Conference.

• Inequality and the Size of US State Government.- Inequality and Government Size: A Political Economy Theory and OECD Evidence.-  Inequality and Government Debt.-  Population Aging and the Composition of Taxes: A Political Economy Theory.-  Population Aging and the Composition of Taxes: Evidence from International Panel Data.