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Research interests: 

Industrial Organization, Transport Economics, Environmental Economics, Income Inequality

Publications (first/corresponding author)

(1) Picard, P. M., Tampieri, A., & Wan, X. (2019). Airport capacity and inefficiency in slot allocation. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 62, 330-357. 

(2) Han, Y., & Wan, X. (2019). Who benefits from partial tax coordination?. The World Economy, 42(5), 1620-1640. 

(3)  Airfare trends can serve as early warning for Coronavirus out-breaks (Zhong, L.; Wan, X.), China Global Television Network (CGTN) Biz Analysis, 03-Apr-2020.

(4) Han, X., Han, Y., & Wan, X. (2022). Does revenue sharing reduce regional disparity?. Applied Economics, 54(21), 2430-2438. 

(5) Wan, X., Kazmi, S. A. A., & Wong, C. Y. (2022). Manufacturing, exports, and sustainable growth: Evidence from developing countries. Sustainability, 14(3), 1646. 

(6) Zheng, Z., Wan, X., & Huang, C. Y. (2023). Inflation and income inequality in a Schumpeterian economy with heterogeneous wealth and skills. Economic Modelling, 121, 106193. (IF: 4.2; JCR Q1)  

(7) Wan, X., & Zou, B. (2024). Multi-product airport competition and optimal airport charges. Research in Transportation Economics, 103, 101410. (IF: 2.904; ABS Grade 1; ABDC Grade B; JCR Q2) 

(8) Chen, Y., Paulus, N., Wan, X., & Zou, B. (2024). Optimal timing of carbon capture and storage policies—A social planner’s view. Energy Economics, 136, 107656. (IF: 9.252; ABS Grade 3; ABDC Grade A*; JCR Q1; FMS Grade B)

(9) Picard, P. M., Tampieri, A., & Wan, X. (2025). Liberalization and efficiency in slot-constrained airports. Transport Policy, 163, 14-26.  (IF: 6.173; ABS Grade 2; ABDC Grade A; JCR Q1; FMS Grade A)  

(10) Chen, Y., Paulus, N., Wan, X., & Zou, B. (2025). Timing CCS Deployment Across Borders: A Game-Theoretic Analysis. Economic Modelling, 151, 107191. (IF: 4.2; JCR Q1)

Working Papers

    (1) Is Carbon Capture and Storage Socially Desirable under a Net-Zero Emission Target? Under review

Work in Progress

    (1) The impact of tax policy on economic growth and income inequality

    (2) Managing Airport Congestion and Emissions: The Roles of Congestion Pricing and Emission Taxation

Academic Visit

• University of California Irvine, Department of Economics, 2015.03-05

• University of Luxemboug, CREA, 2018

• Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics (WIAS visiting scholar), 2026.07-08

Grants

• Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)

• Jiangsu Social Science Foundation 2022-

• Jiangsu Applied Excellence Social Science Foundation 2022-2023

• Belt and Road National Audit Research Fund 2023-

• Faculty Start-up Research Fund, NAU, 2019

• Extramural research fellow UL travel grants, 2019

• Research in Educational reform Fund, three consecutive years 2022, 2023, 2024

Teaching (selected): 

Finance, Undergraduate level

Macroeconomics, Undergraduate level

Financial Markets and Institutions, Master level

Statistics, Master level, IMF Scholarship Program for Asia Orientation Program, Japan, 2026.08

Peer review

Energy Economics, Economic Modelling, Applied Economics, Review of Industrial Organization, Transport Policy, Journal of Air Transport Management, Technological  Forecasting and Social Change, Research in Transportation Economics, etc.

Others

• Extramural research fellow, CREA, University of Luxembourg

• External Auditor for United Nations Secretariat, 2022.10-11. Budget Management Team. 

• (On the job) Post-doc researcher, Nanjing University, School of Business, 2023-2026

Prizes and Awards

• Jiangsu Provincial Teaching Competition, Merit Award, 2025 

• selected into Run-Ze Scholars Program, NAU, 2022.07-2025.07

• "10 Best Academic Supervisors", Nanjing Audit University, 2025

• Teaching Award, NAU, 2021

Hobbies

Ski, rock climbing, snorkeling, taekwondo yellow belt