Research Areas

Economic Growth ; Political Economy

 

Education

Ph.D., Economics, Sun Yat-sen University. 2004

M.A.， Economics, Sun Yat-sen University 2001

B.A., Economics, Lanzhou University, 1998

 

Professional Experiences

Working Experiences

Professor, Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-sen University, 2008-present

Director, Department of Economics, Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-sen University, 2008-present

Associate Director, Department of Economics, Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-Sen University, 2007-2008

Associate Professor, Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-sen University, 2006-2008

Lecturer, Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-sen University, 2004-2006

Research Projects

National Science Foundation Grant: “ Local Leaders and Economic Growth,” Grant No. 70803055, 2009-2011

Ministry of Education of P. R. China Grant: "The Polarization of the Distribution and Causes in China" Grant No. 08JC790103, 2009-2010

The Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fund of Guangdong Province: "Factor Market Integration and Economic Development in Guangdong Province", Grant No. 07JDTDXM79006, 2008-2010

The Philosophy and Social Science Research Fund of Guangdong Province: "Growth Dynamics in China", Grant No. 05D－06, 2006-2007

 

Awards and Honors

First Prize of the Guangdong Social Science Research Excellence, "China's Growth Performance of Local Officials Governance," 2013

Outstanding Teaching Awards, Educational Encouragement Awards of the Board of Trustees, Lingnan (University) College, 2012

First Prize of the Guangdong Social Science Research Excellence, "The Polarization of the Distribution and Causes in China," 2011

 National Excellent Courses,"Intermediate Macroeconomics" , 2010

Second Prize of Guangdong Social Science Research Excellence Achievement, “Growth Dynamics in Chinese Provinces" ,2009

National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation, "Growth dynamics in Chinese Provinces",  2007

First prize of Guangdong Social Science Research Excellence Achievement, "Domestic Market Integration and Regional Coordinate Development" , 2007

Third Prize of the 4th China Academic Humanities and Social Science Research Excellence Achievement, “The Specification of China’s Economic Growth Model: 1952-1998", 2006

 

Memberships & Affiliations

2008 to 2011 Co-editor, South China Journal of Economics

 

Publications

Xu, X., & Li, S. (2019). On the Mechanism of Leaders' Regional Favoritism. Economic Research Journal, (7), 9.

Bi, Q., Chen, X., Xu, X., & Li, S. (2018). Administrative Approval Reform and Firm Entry. Economic Research Journal, 2, 140-155.

Lin J., Xu, X., & Cai, G. (2018). The Summary of the 4th Forum for Culture and Economy. Economic Research Journal, (11), 13.

Xu, X., & Liu, Y. (2017). Economic Growth Target Management. Economic Research Journal, (7), 3.

Wang, X., Huang, L., Xu, X., & Li, X. (2017). Revisit China's Regional Economic Convergence: Evidence from the DMSP/OLS Night Light Data. China Economic Quarterly, 16(2), 877-896.

Liu, Y., Dai, T., & Xu, X. (2017). Chinese Dialects, Fragmented Market and Resource Misallocation, China Economic Quarterly, 4, 1583-1600.

Li, S., & Xu, X. (2016). Identity and Growth. China Economic Quarterly, 3, 941-962.

Liu, Y., Xu, X., & Xiao, Z. (2015) The Pattern of Labor Cross-dialects Migration. Economic Research Journal, 10, 134-162.

 

Economic growth in China

• “On Specification of Growth Model in China”(with Shu Yuan), Economic Research Journal, Nov 2002, pp 3-11.

• “Provincial Growth Dynamics in China”(with Shu Yuan), China Economic Quarterly, 2004, vol.3, pp619-638.

• “Understanding the Changing Geography of Urban Efficiency in China,” (with Li Xun and Fiona, F. Yang), Asian Geographer, 2005,vol 24, 45-59.

• “Regional Integration, Economic Growth and Political Promotion,”(with Li Xun and Wang Meijin) China Economic Quarterly, 2007, vol.6, pp1075-802.

 

Effects of Political Elites on Economic Growth in China

• “Local Officials and Economic Growth”(with Wang Xianbing and Shu Yuan), Economic Research Journal, Sep 2007, pp 18-31.

• “Personnel control and Economic Growth”(with Wang Xianbing), Management World, March 2008, pp 16-26.

• “Provincial Governors’ Turnovers and Economic Growth: Evidence from China” (with Wang Xianbin and Li Xun), China Economic Quarterly, 2009, vol.8, pp1301-1328.

• “Political Incentive and Economic Growth: Evidence from China,” (with Wang Xianbin) World Economy, forthcoming.

• “On Growth Behavior of Chinese Local Official,”(with Wang xianbin), China Economic Quarterly, 2010, vol.9, pp1447-1466.

 

Economic inequality in China

• “Convergence in Chinese Cities,”(with Li Xun) Economic Research Journal, May 2004, pp 40-48.

• “Domestic Market Integration and Regional Coordinate Development”(with Li Xun), Economic Research Journal, Dec 2005, pp 57-67.

• “Coordinate development in China,”(with Shu Yuan) Management World, Feb 2005, pp27-35

• “Endogenous Institutions and Provincial Disparity in China,”(with Li Xun) China Economic Quarterly, Oct 2005, pp81-100.

• “Estimates of Fixed Capital Stock by Sector and Region: 1978 -2002,”(with Zhou Jimei and Shu Yuan) Statistical Research, May 2007, vol.24, pp6-13.

• “Dynamics of Factor Payment: Evidence from China,”(with Wang Haigang) Economic Research Journal, Feb 2008, pp106-118.

• “Special Economic Zones Blaze New Trails,” China Economist, July-August 2008, No.15, PP127-142. 

 

Comments

 •“Special Economic Zones Blaze New Trails,” China Economist, July-August 2008, No.15, PP127-142.

 

Books and Essays

• Lu Ming, Chen Zhao, Zhu Xiwei , XU Xian Xiang, "China's Regional Economic Development: Retrospect and Prospect", Gezhi Press, 2011

• XU Xian Xiang, Wang Xianbin, "China's Growth Performance of Local Officials Governance", Science Press, 2011

• Li Xun, XU Xian Xiang, "Urbanization, Regional Integration and Economic Growth", Science Press, 2011

• Development pattern in Guangdong Economy (with Shu Yuan, et al), Guangdong Press Group, 2008

• Macroeconomics, China Renmin University Press, 2008

• Growth Dynamics in China, Sun Yat-sen University Press, 2006

 

Current Research

National Science Foundation Grant: “ The analysis of Chinese local leader allocation,” Grant No.71373290 , 2014-2017

 

Research Grants

National Natural Science Foundation of China: “Research on the Mechanism and Performance of Economic Growth Target Management”, Grant No.71673310, 2016-2020

The National Social Science Fund of China: “Research on Deepening the Reform of Commercial System”, Grant No.18VSJ069, 2018-2020

Projects of Other Ministries, Commissions and Bureaus of the State Council (including post-doctorate): Analysis of the Macro Effects of Commercial System Reform, 2019.

 

Teaching

intermediate macroeconomics.  for more information about this course, pls visit website for this course http://jpkc.sysu.edu.cn/zjhgjjx/