Maggie Y. Liu

Economist, Office of Tax Analysis, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Maggie Y. Liu is an economist in the Office of Tax Analysis at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Her research is at the intersection of labor, environment, and trade. She studies how labor market outcomes respond to productivity shocks, including climate change, trade policy changes, and fertility events.

Recent work by Maggie Y. Liu

How climate change impacts structural transformation and urbanisation: Evidence from India

Rising temperatures reduce the proportion of workers in non-agricultural activities and inhibit structural transformation, with effects intensifying in the long run

Energy & Environment

Maggie Y. Liu Vis Taraz Yogita Shamdasani

Published 15.12.22

Why are Indian men surprisingly reluctant to cross state borders?

India’s system of ‘fragmented entitlements’, whereby state residents get preferential treatment by the state government, hinders internal migration

Migration & Urbanisation

Zovanga Kone Maggie Y. Liu Aaditya Mattoo Çağlar Özden Siddharth Sharma

Published 27.07.18

Maggie Y. Liu

Recent work by Maggie Y. Liu

How climate change impacts structural transformation and urbanisation: Evidence from India

Why are Indian men surprisingly reluctant to cross state borders?