Chuan Liu

Economics · Reproducibility · Global value chains

Understanding how economies connect, grow, and change.

I am a Ph.D. student in Economics at the University of Hamburg and work in the editorial office of the Journal of Comments and Replications in Economics (JCRE) at ZBW.

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  • University of Hamburg
  • ZBW
  • Hamburg, Germany
The Dom Luís I Bridge over the Douro River in Porto
Across sectors. Across borders.
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About

My work sits at the intersection of productivity, structural change, and the networks that connect industries and countries.

Since May 2025, I have been working on the ReproCheck project, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.

My research focuses on economic growth, structural change, intersectoral linkages, and global value chains.

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Economic growth

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Structural change

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Intersectoral linkages

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Global value chains

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Research

Selected research

Work on productivity, value chains, and economic upgrading.

Published 2022

ICT and Productivity Growth Within Value Chains

Chuan Liu & Marianne Saam

Review of Income and Wealth, 68(3), 711–737.

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Work in progress

Replication of “Do Global Value Chains Enhance Economic Upgrading?”

Original study by S. Pahl & M. P. Timmer

The Journal of Development Studies, 56(9), 1683–1705.

Original study
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Reproducibility

Research infrastructure

Making economic research easier to verify and build upon.

Alongside my academic work, I support reproducibility through my work in the editorial office of JCRE and through the ReproCheck project at ZBW.

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Notes & data

Field notes

Short observations, reading notes, and useful data sources.

Indicators

Economic leading indicators

Two indicators I follow to gauge the possibility of a coming recession.

  • Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey
  • Conference Board Leading Economic Index

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Interested in research, replication, or collaboration?

liuchuan1989@gmail.com