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I am an Associate Professor of Economics. I obtained my Ph.D. degree in Economics at University of Luxembourg and hold a Master degree in Economics and Management Science at Berlin Humboldt University. Previously I worked as a Junior Manager at Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments, Germany) and a trainee at Royal Bank of Canada (Luxembourg). I was a visiting scholar to UC Irvine and a research intern at Berlin School of Economics and Finance. I speak Chinese (native), English (fluent), German (CEFR-C1 level) and French (basic).
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) Wings in Haze: How Enterprises Innovate Green Low-Carbon Technologies Against the Odds (Hu, X., Song, J., Wan,X.)Under Review
Work in Progress
(1) The impact of tax policy on economic growth and income inequality
(2) 生产性政府支出对共同富裕的影响
(3) The Pros and Cons of CCS under Irreversible Pollution Control and Net-Zero Emission Target
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
Finance, Undergraduate level
Taxation Law, Undergraduate level
Macroeconomics, Undergraduate level
Financial Markets and Institutions, Master level
Peer review
Economic Modelling, Energy Economics, Review of Industrial Organization, Transport Policy, Journal of Air Transport Management, etc.
Others
Extramural research fellow, CREA, University of Luxembourg
External Auditor for United Nations Secretariat, 2022.10-11. Budget Management Team.
Post-doc researcher at Nanjing University, 2023-
Prizes and Awards
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