Yue Li

Overview

Yue Li is an economist whose research focuses on social insurance programs and labor economics. She is a co-author of Deshpande and Li (2019), which uses SSA field office closings as a natural experiment to study the targeting effects of application costs on disability program participation.

Key Contributions

• Deshpande and Li (2019) — "Who Is Screened Out? Application Costs and the Targeting of Disability Programs." AEJ: Economic Policy 11(4). Shows that office closings worsen targeting by deterring approved-quality applicants; congestion at neighboring offices is the dominant channel.

Related

• Manasi Deshpande
• DI Application Costs and Take-Up
• Disability Insurance Program
• Social Security Administration

Sources

• Deshpande and Li 2019 — Who Is Screened Out Application Costs and the Targeting of Disability Programs