Mingming Li
Portrait of Mingming Li

PhD candidate in Sociology, University of Innsbruck

Gender inequality, STEM education, and labor market stratification.

I study how economic resources, security, expected returns, and institutional contexts shape gender gaps in STEM preferences, educational trajectories, and labor market outcomes.

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About

I am a PhD candidate at the Institute for Sociology, University of Innsbruck. My dissertation, supervised by Prof. Wilfred Uunk, examines economic resources and the gender gap in STEM preferences and choices.

My work connects sociology, economics, education, and labor market research. I use quantitative methods to study gender inequality, STEM education, social stratification, gig and platform work, wage gaps, and China's labor market.

Research Interests

Gender inequality STEM education Labor economics Social stratification Gig and platform work Wage gaps Environmental and energy studies

Selected Publications

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  1. Wilfred Uunk and Mingming Li*. 2026. "Does Societal Affluence Increase the Gender Gap in STEM Graduation? A Longitudinal Assessment." Sex Roles. doi.org/10.1007/s11199-026-01654-1
  2. Mingming Li, Nuo Xu, and Yue Liang*. 2026. "Social Reality as a Phenomenological Construct: Understanding Intersubjectivity through the Lens of Shared Meaning." Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science. doi.org/10.1007/s12124-026-09987-y
  3. Mingming Li*, Xinyun Hu, Keyan Jin, and Jiachen Han. 2025. "Exploring Factors Influencing Entry into the Gig Economy: A Study of Chinese Workers." Acta Psychologica. doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105301
  4. Mingming Li* and Xinyun Hu. 2025. "The Return on Education and the Gender Wage Gap in China: A Sector Perspective." SAGE Open. doi.org/10.1177/21582440251327015
  5. Mingming Li*, Yuan Tang, and Keyan Jin. 2024. "Labor Market Segmentation and Gender Inequality: Evidence from China." PLOS ONE. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299355
  6. Jiachen Han, Mingming Li*, Shi Li, and Yingying Hu. 2024. "The widening gender wage gap in the gig economy in China: the impact of digitalization." Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-04172-1

* Corresponding author.

Education

09/2023-present

PhD candidate in Sociology

University of Innsbruck, Institute for Sociology

09/2018-12/2021

MPhil in Economics

Central European University, Department of Economics and Business

09/2016-06/2018

MA in International Economy

Corvinus University of Budapest, Department of World Economy

09/2012-06/2016

Bachelor of Economics; Bachelor of Literature

Sichuan University, Wu Yuzhang Honors College