Mary Lovely

Mary E. Lovely is Professor of Economics and Melvin A. Eggers Faculty Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, where she combines interests in international economics and China’s development.  She is currently Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, DC.  From 2011-2015, she served as co-editor of the China Economic Review.  Her current research projects investigate the effect of China’s foreign direct investment policies on trade flows and entry mode, the relationship between proximity to export markets and cross-city wage variation, and the effect of Chinese tariff reductions on labor shares of value in its manufacturing firms. She recently completed studies of American manufacturing employment and outsourcing to low-income countries, the role of intellectual returnees in the success of China’s photovoltaic solar industry, and Chinese reforms of state-owned enterprises.  Dr. Lovely is an active doctoral and master’s student advisor. She earned her Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Harvard University.

Dr. Lovely is a sought-after commentator on trade policy and US-China trade and investment relations.  Her extensive research on China’s trade and investment policies and performance is the foundation for her commentary.  Her May 2018 PIIE Policy Brief on the recently announced tariffs on US imports from China, written jointly with Yang Liang of San Diego State University, is featured in the Economist, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Bloomberg News.  She has appeared on Bloomberg TV, BBC TV, CCTV, and CGTN.  She has been a guest on a wide variety of radio shows and podcasts, including All Things Considered, Here and Now, Marketplace, 1A with Joshua Johnson, the Steel & Unger Show, Tom Keene Surveillance, Trade Talks, Minnesota Public Radio News with Kerri Miller, and Knowledge@Wharton.