Xuekai Hao 

I am an economist specialising in applied microeconomics, international trade, industrial policy, innovation, and firm productivity.

I received my PhD in Economics from the University of Sheffield in 2026. My research examines how government policies and institutional reforms shape firm behaviour, innovation, productivity, and economic development.

My Job Market Paper, “Endogenous Policy Liberalisation and Firm Innovation: Evidence from China’s Involuntary Technology Transfer Policy,” examines the effects of market-access liberalisation on domestic firms' innovation in China.

Research Interests

Applied Microeconomics · International Trade · Industrial Policy · Innovation · Firm Productivity