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Shuyi is a joint Ph.D. candidate in Public Policy and Sociology. She is a doctoral fellow trained at Duke Population Research Institute (DUPRI) and Duke Center for Child and Family Policy (CCFP). She is affiliated with Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR).

Shuyi is a social demographer studying inequalities in (w/h)ealth and the policies that shape them. Her research primarily examine how inequalities in wealth and health are produced and reproduced through family process or broader structural constructs, and how public policies may mitigate or exacerbate these dynamics. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in journals like International Journal of Epidemiology, Demography, and etc.

You can read more about Shuyi's research and interests on her personal website: www.shuyi-qiu.com

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Recent News Items


Published May 14, 2026
DUPRI Students at PAA 2026
Published May 4, 2026
New Research: Low Wealth, Not Just Income, Shapes Whether Children Go to College
Published March 18, 2026
PhD Student Q&A: Shuyi Qiu

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Recent Scholarly Works


Rethinking Financial Status: A Comprehensive Case-Based Approach

Journal article Social Currents · April 1, 2026 Financial status—the configuration of a household’s income, assets, and debts—shapes economic security, social position, influence, and opportunities for intergenerational transmission of well-being. Yet prior research typically relies on single, summed in ... Full text Cite

Net Worth Poverty in Childhood: Duration, Timing, and Educational Outcomes.

Journal article Demography · April 2026 Net worth poverty (NWP) is the modal form of poverty for American children, but how it is experienced across childhood and its associations with human capital accumulation are unknown. Using data from the 1999‒2021 waves of the Panel Study of Income Dynami ... Full text Cite
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