Xiaojian Zhao is an associate professor at Monash University (under unpaid leave at the CUHK(SZ)). His research covers contract theory with its applications in industrial organization and finance, and behavioral and experimental economics with particular focuses on motivated cognition and experimental semiotics. He has published in journals such as Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economic Studies, Management Science, Games and Economic Behavior, Experimental Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, etc.