Jun. 2025 to now, Doctoral Supervisor, School of International Trade and Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics.
Jan. 2024 to now (accelerated promotion), Associate Professor, School of International Trade and Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics.
Jul. 2021-Dec. 2023, Assistant Professor, School of International Trade and Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics.
Education Backgroud
Sept. 2018-Jun. 2021 (graduate in advance), Ph.D. in Theoretical Economics, Institute of Economics, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University.
Sept. 2015-Jun. 2018, M.A. in Management Science and Engineering, School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Sept. 2010-Jul. 2013, B.A. in Economics (Double Major), National School of Development, Peking University.
Sept. 2009-Jul. 2013, B.Sc. in Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University.
Conferences
2026: 2026 American Finance Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, U.S.; 2026 American Economic Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, U.S.; 2026 Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society in Central, South, and West Asia, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
2025: 7th China International Conference in Macroeconomics, Wuhan, China; 9th China Center for Economic Research Summer Institute, Beijing, China; Royal Economic Society 2025 Annual Conference, Birmingham, UK; Chinese Economists Society 2025 Annual Conference, Guangzhou, China; Young Economist Society (中国青年经济学家联谊会) 2025 Annual Conference, Hohhot, China; 13th World Congress of the Econometric Society, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Financial Management Association International 2025 Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada.
2024: 2024 American Economic Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, U.S.; 2024 North American Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society, San Antonio, U.S.; 3rd Asian Economic Development Conference, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 76th European Meeting of the Econometric Society, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
2023: 2023 Asian Meeting of Econometric Society in China, Beijing; 2023 China Financial Research Conference, Beijing; 2023 Asian Meeting of Econometric Society in East and Southeast Asia, Singapore; 2023 Annual Meeting of Northern Financial Association, Toronto, Canada; 2023 International Conference on US-China Trade Disputes and Rearchitecture in Globalization (2023国际贸易争端与全球化重构学术研讨会). Shenyang, China; 36th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, Australia.
2022: 7th Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany (Lindau 2020 Economics); 2022 AEA Anual Meeting, Boston, U.S; 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
2021: Machine Lawyering’s 2021 Conference, Hong Kong, China; 2021 Conference on Markets and Economies with Information Frictions, Shenzhen, China; 2021 International Conference on US-China Trade Disputes and Rearchitecture in Globalization (2021国际贸易争端与全球化重构学术研讨会). Beijing.
2020: 20th China Economics Annual Conference (第20届中国经济学年会), Shenzhen, China; 33rd Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, Australia; Delhi School of Economics and the Econometric Society Winter School, Delhi, India.
2019: Asian Meeting of Econometric Society, Xiamen, China; Midwest Macroeconomic Meeting Fall, East Lansing, U.S.
Seminars and Workshops
Jan. 9, 2026, Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications (BIMSA).
Nov. 6, 2025, Economics and Management School, Wuhan University.
Oct. 25, 2024, School of Economics, Peking University.
Mar. 11, 2024, Institute of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
May 24, 2023, School of International Trade and Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics
Nov. 27, 2022, College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University.
Oct. 11, 2022, National School of Development, Peking University.
Research Grants
Principle
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Original Exploration Project, “Fundamental Architecture, Evolutionary Mechanisms, and Development Trajectories of the Data Factor Market: Theoretical Exploration and Evaluation Framework”, 2,750,000 yuan, 2026.1-2028.12, in research (Approval number: 72550001).
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Youth Science Program Research Grant, “The Growth and Welfare Effects of Cross-Border Data Flows: Theoretical Framework and Empirical Evidences”, 300,000 yuan, 2024.1-2026.12, in research (Approval number: 72303261).
Educational Teaching Reform Research Grant (Special Project) at Central University of Finance and Economics, “Systematic Teaching, Curriculum Ideology, and Frontier Research Guidance: A Trinitarian Teaching Study of Core Professional Courses Taking International Finance as an Example”, 20,000 yuan, 2024.6-2026.5, in research (Approval number: 2024ZCJG29).
“Xinmiao Scholar” Supporting Project at Central University of Finance and Economics, “Research on Cross-Border Data Flows in the View of Long-Run Growth”, 20,000 yuan, 2023.6-2025.5, finished (Approval number: XMXZ2303).
Participant
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Program Research Grant, “Identification, Estimation, and Inference of Discrete Choice Panel Data Models and Their Application in Firm Decision-Making Research”, 2024.1-2027.12, in research (Approval number: 72373175).
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Program Research Grant, “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on High-Quality Export Development: Mechanisms, Effects, and Optimal Policy Design”, 2023.1-2026.12, in research (Approval number: 72273158).
8th Innovation Research Program at Central University of Finance and Economics, “International Trade, Global Environment, and Climate Governance: Quantitative Trade Perspective”, 2025.5-2027.12, in research.
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Program Research Grant, “The Impact of Digital Platform Dynamics on Social Welfare and Financial Stability: Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Evidence”, 2020.1-2023.12, finished (Approval number: 71973076).
Rewards
2025: Financial Management Association (FMA) 2025 Annual Meeting Best Paper in Financial Markets & Institutions
2024: 2024 “Excellent Class Mentor”
2023: 11th Mundell-Huang Prize
2022: Excellent Ph.D. Dissertation in Beijing; Hongji Shiye (鸿基世业) Excellent Paper Prize
2021: Excellent Graduate at Tsinghua University; Excellent Ph.D. Dissertation at Tsinghua University; Contemporary Economics Doctorial Innovation Project
2019: the Graduate’s Scholarship, Tsinghua University
2013: Honors Student, Peking University
2009: Silver Medal, Chinese Chemistry Olympiad
2008: Silver Medal, Chinese Chemistry Olympiad
Referee Services
English journals: American Economic Review, Management Science, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Applied Economics, Applied Economics Letters, Journal of Macroeconomics, Economic Modelling, Economic Change and Restructuring, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Heliyon, Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Chinese journals: China Journal of Economics (经济学报), Economic Science (经济科学)
Membership
American Economic Association, Econometric Society, Royal Economic Society
Language
Chinese (native), English (fluent), Japanese (fluent)
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