Name ： Niu Yuan Department : Department of Applied Economics Title : Lecturer Degree : Ph.D. Phone : Email : yuan.niu@cqu.edu.cn

May, 2021, Updated

Address
Department of Applied Economics, School of Economics and Business Administration, Chongqing University
174# Shazhengjie Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400030, P. R. China
Email: yuan.niu@cqu.edu.cn

Positions

• Hongshen Youth Faculty, Chongqing University, School of Economics and Business Administration 2020-present

• Adjunct Faculty, University of Connecticut-Avery Point, Department of Economics 2016-2017

Education

• University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA 12/2019

  Doctor of Philosophy, Major: Agricultural and Resource Economics

  Research Focus: Water Resource Economics

• University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA 12/2015

  Master of Science, Major: Agricultural and Resource Economics

  Research Focus: Water Resource Economics

• University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA 05/2015

  Master of Arts, Major: Applied Microeconomics

• South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China 07/2009

  Bachelor of Economics, Major: Finance

• Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Cremona, Italy Summer 2015

  Summer School of Agriculture and Food Economics

Research Interests

Environmental and Resource Economics (Economics of Water, Land, Energy, and Climate Change), Policy Evaluation, Dynamic Optimization Methods and Computer Application

Publications

• Niu, Y.* and F.A. Shah (2021) Economics of Optimal Reservoir Capacity Determination, Sediment Management, and Dam Decommissioning, Water Resources Research, Revise and Resubmit

• Niu, Y.* and F.A. Shah (2021) Optimal Reservoir Capacity and Management under Climate Change: The Case of Single Purpose Dams, Manuscript in Preparation to Submit with Science of the Total Environment

• Wang, F. and Y. Niu* (2021) Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment, Technical-level and Haze Pollution-Based on the Dynamic Spatial Panel Data Model of 276 Chinese cities, Manuscript in Preparation

• Niu, Y.* and F.A. Shah. Design and Management of Multi-Purpose Dams under Climate Change, Manuscript in Preparation
  

• Niu, Y.* and F.A. Shah. Optimal Reservoir Design and System Management with Cascading Dams under Climate Change, Manuscript in Preparation
  

• Niu, Y.* and F.A. Shah. Climate Change, Hydropower Dam Capacity, and Flood-Overtopping, Manuscript in Preparation
  

• Liang, W. and Niu, Y.(2009) Policy Research and Countermeasures: The Development of Venture Investment in Chongqing, China, Scientific Consultation, Volume 169, January: 6-16.

• Niu, Y. and F.A. Shah (2021) “Water Resource Management Under Climate Change: Who Will Need Larger Dams?” 2021 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA) Conference, Forthcoming

• Niu, Y. (2020) “Economics of Water Resources, Dam and Watershed Management” School of Economics and Business Administration, Chongqing University
  

• Niu, Y. and J. Zhong (2019) “Water Management and Hydroelectric Dam Operation under Climate Change: A Case Study for Yutan Dam in China” 2019 International Association for Energy Economics (AIEE) Energy Symposium, Milan, Italy
  

• Wang, Q., F. Miao, J. Wu, Y. Niu and N.E. Lownes (2019). Dynamic Pricing for Autonomous Vehicle E-hailing Services Reliability and Performance Improvement. 2019 IEEE 15th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  

• Niu, Y. and F.A. Shah (2018) “Design and Management of Multi-purpose Dams under Climate Change” 2018 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Conference, Washington, D.C., USA
  

• Niu, Y. and F.A. Shah (2016) “Climate Change, Hydropower Dam Capacity, and Flood-Overtopping” 2016 International Association for Energy Economics (AIEE) Energy Symposium, Milan, Italy
  

• Wang, Q. and Y. Niu (2016) “Toll Rate and Vehicle Carbon Monoxide Emission” 2016 International Association for Energy Economics (AIEE) Energy Symposium, Milan, Italy

• Niu, Y. and F.A. Shah (2016) “Determining the Optimal Capacity of a Dam under Climate Change” 2016 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA) Conference, Bar Harbor, ME

• Niu, Y. and F.A. Shah (2021) “Water Resource Management Under Climate Change: Who Will Need Larger Dams?” 2021 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA) Conference, Forthcoming

• Niu, Y. (2020) “Economics of Water Resources, Dam and Watershed Management” School of Economics and Business Administration, Chongqing University

• Niu, Y. and J. Zhong (2019) “Water Management and Hydroelectric Dam Operation under Climate Change: A Case Study for Yutan Dam in China” 2019 International Association for Energy Economics (AIEE) Energy Symposium, Milan, Italy

• Wang, Q., F. Miao, J. Wu, Y. Niu and N.E. Lownes (2019). Dynamic Pricing for Autonomous Vehicle E-hailing Services Reliability and Performance Improvement. 2019 IEEE 15th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), Vancouver, BC, Canada.

• Niu, Y. and F.A. Shah (2018) “Design and Management of Multi-purpose Dams under Climate Change” 2018 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Conference, Washington, D.C., USA

• Niu, Y. and F.A. Shah (2016) “Climate Change, Hydropower Dam Capacity, and Flood-Overtopping” 2016 International Association for Energy Economics (AIEE) Energy Symposium, Milan, Italy

• Wang, Q. and Y. Niu (2016) “Toll Rate and Vehicle Carbon Monoxide Emission” 2016 International Association for Energy Economics (AIEE) Energy Symposium, Milan, Italy

Grants and Awards

• The Big Data Adaptation and Application of Integrated Watershed Management with Dynamic Optimization Methodology”, Social Undertakings and Livelihood Security Science and Technology Innovation Funds (No. cstc2017shmsA20013) Chongqing, China, Co-PI: 2016-2019
  

• Young Faculty International Exchange Award, Chongqing Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau 12/2020

• Graduate Assistantship, University of Connecticut 08/2013-05/2019

• Paul Putnam Travel Award, University of Connecticut 08/2018

• Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Connecticut 12/2017

• Doctoral Student Travel Award, University of Connecticut 10/2016

• Paul Putnam Travel Award, University of Connecticut 07/2016

• Student Scholarship, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 04/2016

• Fellowship of the Dorothy Goodwin International Experience Fund, University of Connecticut 04/2015

Teaching

• Department of Economics, University of Connecticut-Avery Point, Groton, CT, USA

Adjunct Faculty Fall 2016

-Principles of Macroeconomics

• Counseling Program for Intercollegiate Athlete (CPIA), University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA

Lecturer Spring 2015-Spring 2016

- Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

- Applied Resource Economics

- Principles of Agricultural and Resource Economics

- Principles of Microeconomics

• Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA

Teaching Assistant Fall 2014

- Applied Econometrics

- Principles of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Professional Services and Activities

• Referee, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

• Member, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

• Member, International Association for Energy Economics

• Member, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association