Ruyan Liao
Department of Economics
University of Minnesota
4-101 Hanson Hall
1925 South 4th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Ruyan Liao
Department of Economics
University of Minnesota
4-101 Hanson Hall
1925 South 4th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55455
I completed my Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota in July 2026. I am an economist and university educator with nine years of teaching experience, including serving as a Lecturer at the Carlson School of Management and as Instructor of Record for Principles of Microeconomics at the Department of Economics. My fields of specialization are Finance and Growth & Development. My teaching emphasizes rigorous, accessible, and practically relevant economic and financial reasoning, with a focus on structured problem-solving and real-world applications.
My research is in macroeconomics, with a focus on firm dynamics, market power, and the macroeconomic consequences of imperfect competition. My research and teaching interests span finance, firm behavior, economic growth, and the application of economic analysis to business and financial decisions.