Yijun Liu

Biography

Yijun Liu is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Notre Dame. Her research lies in Microeconomic Theory, with a particular focus on Mechanism Design and Information Economics. She applies mechanism design methods to address real-world problems, such as designing optimal contracts, rating systems, and compensation schemes in the presence of incentive issues arising from asymmetric information (adverse selection). She received her Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University in 2025.