I am currently an Associate Professor at the School of Economics and Management, Shanghai Institute of Technology (SIT), a position I have held since 2023. I joined SIT as an Assistant Professor in 2021 after completing my PhD in Economics at Deakin University, Australia. My academic training also includes a Master’s degree in Economics from both the Australian National University (ANU) and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE), China. I have been awarded several competitive scholarships from China and Australia, and was selected for the Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program, a distinguished individual talent award. 

Publications:

Xu, Xing. "The Impact of China's Retaliatory Tariffs on US Agricultural Exports during the 2018/2019 US-China Trade War." Agricultural Economics (2025):1-20

Xu,Xing, Liangcan Mao, and Ming Zhang."Geopolitical Decoupling and Strategic Export Reallocation: Evidence from China’s ‘Made in China 2025’ Sectors during the 2018–2019 U.S.–China Trade War ." Open Economies Review (2025)

Li, Ben, Yi Lu, Pasquale M. Sgro, and Xing Xu. "Trump, China, and the Republicans." The Scandinavian Journal of Economics 127, no.3 (2025): 1-44. 

Xu, Xing, Guanghua Wan, and Yahui Chen. "Sino-US Competition for Political Influence in Africa: Can Bilateral Aid Buy UN Votes?." International Peacekeeping 32, no.1 (2025): 1-34. 

Xu, Xing, Qihu Wang, and Ming Zhang. "The Complementary Effects of ‘Made in China 2025’ Industrial Policy and Trade Liberalisation on China’s Export of Relevant Products." Asian Journal of Technology Innovation 33, no.1 (2025): 283-312 . 

Permani, Risti, and Xing Xu. "The Nexus between Natural Disasters, Supply Chains and Trade—Revisiting the Role of Preferential Trade Agreements in Disaster Risk Reduction." The World Economy 45, no. 10 (2022): 3002-3030. 

Working Papers:

`Tariff Theories in a Trade War ' (w/ Ben Li and Gary Lyn ） [Submitted]

`Catching-up with the Rich: Foreign Investment and Nash-Bargaining in a Solow Model' (w/ Emin Gahramanov, Ching-Jen Sun, and Xueli Tang） [Submitted]

`Natural Disasters and Global Value Chain Resilience: Exploring the Role of Transparency in Regional Trade Agreements'  (w/ Permani Risti)

`Building Resilient Global Value Chains in the Face of Natural Disasters: The Role of Industrial Robot Applications'  (w/ Emin Gahramanov and Xueli Tang)