Sherry Xin Li

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University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: New York University Abu Dhabi (2022); The University of Texas at Dallas (2007–2018)

Faculty Researcher

16 h-index 47 pubs 3,428 cited

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Sherry Xin Li's research investigates how social and economic factors influence human behavior and market dynamics, with a particular focus on decision-making and cooperation. Her work includes experimental economics, exploring how elements like group identity, social distance, and advice affect individual and group outcomes. For instance, she has studied the impact of local dialects on human capital development in job training programs and the role of group diversity in cooperation and coordination, supported by a National Science Foundation grant.

Li's research also extends to analyzing trends and patterns within academic publishing, specifically in experimental economics. Her bibliometric analyses examine publication trends, providing insights into the evolution of research in this field. This analytical approach has also been applied to medical literature, such as a bibliometric analysis of Sjögren's syndrome-associated lymphoma. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 16, with 46 total publications and 3,388 citations.

Metrics

h-index: 16
Publications: 47
Citations: 3,428

Selected Publications

How do Foundations Help Charities (Beyond Giving them Money)? (2026)

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Social Information, Advice and Altruistic Behavior by Underprivileged Children: Experimental Evidence from Colombia (2026)

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Group Identity and Cooperation in Infinitely Repeated Games (2026)

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Social information, advice and altruistic behavior by underprivileged children: Experimental evidence from Colombia (2026)

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Group identity and cooperation in infinitely repeated games (2026)

Economic Theory 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Heterogeneity in Intergroup Preferences and Beliefs * (2025)

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Special issue on social dilemmas (2025)

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What is in Local Dialects? A Field Experiment on Social Distance and Human Capital Development in Job Training (2023)

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Trends in the publication of experimental economics articles (2022)

Journal of the Economic Science Association 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
Labor Market Discrimination against Family Responsibilities: A Correspondence Study with Policy Change in China (2022)

Journal of Labor Economics 55 citations DOI OpenAlex
What Is in Local Dialects? A Field Experiment on Social Ties and Human Capital Development in Job Training (2022)

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Trends in the Publication of Experimental Economics Articles (2021)

SSRN Electronic Journal 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
A gift with thoughtfulness: A field experiment on work incentives (2020)

Games and Economic Behavior 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
Fundraising design: key issues, unifying framework, and open puzzles (2020)

Marketing Letters 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
Group Identity, Ingroup Favoritism, and Discrimination (2020)

28 citations DOI OpenAlex