Research
My primary research interests are Environmental Economics, Health Economics, Urban Economics, Political Economy, and Life Cycle Assessment of Energy systems. Read below for more details about my research projects.
Working Papers
Siyuan Hu, Rebecca R. Hernandez, Jeya Maria Jose, Vishal Patel, Yinong Sun, Sarah M. Jordaan*. Land-use Requirements of Solar Photovoltaics in the Western Interconnection. (Resubmitted at Communications Earth & Environment)
Best Poster Award (The American Center for Life Cycle Assessment 2021 Conference)
Other Publications
Juncheng Cai, Siyuan Hu, Qiuyan Lin, Tao Ren, Libin Chen. China's ‘dynamic zero COVID-19 strategy’ will face greater challenges in the future. Journal of Infection 85, E13-E14 (2022).
Work in Progress
Siyuan Hu. I Did That: The Political Economy of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanups.
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Fanyu Wang, Siyuan Hu. Lead in the Water, a Risk in the Pipes: The Value of Information on Lead Service Lines.
​ AAE Department Research Awards, 2024 & 2025 (UW-Madison), CEEP Student Research Grants, 2024 & 2025 (Columbia University)
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Siyuan Hu, Robert D. Metcalfe, Joseph S. Shapiro, Fanyu Wang. Encouraging Lead Service Line Replacement in Disadvantaged Communities.
​ ISERP Seed Grant, 2025 (Columbia University)​
Mingxuan Fan, Corbett A. Grainger, Siyuan Hu. Behind the Concrete Curtain: Restrictive Zoning and Neighborhood Air Quality.