Education Background

2010 – 2015

Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics

2009 – 2010

Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University

Master in Economics

2008 – 2009

Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University

Master in International Economics and Public Policy

1996 – 2000

Beijing Technology and Business University

Bachelor of Arts

Teaching Experience

2016 –

JCER, Xi’an Jiaotong University

Assistant Professor

2009 – 2015

Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University

Teaching Assistant

Research Interests

Political Structure, Fiscal Policies and Growth

Mathematical Modelling in Politics

Indirect Inference Testing and Estimation for DSGE Models

Shadow Banking

Research Program

2017

The Effects of Fiscal Expenditure on Welfare and Economic Growth

CPSF, ¥50000

2016

Ramsey Optimal Fiscal Policies under Different Political Systems

New Faculty Support Scheme, ¥40000

2010

The Role of Public Sector in Economic Performance

PhD Research Program, ￡38400

Representative Papers

2017

Who Provides the Capital for Chinese Growth: The Public or the Private Sector? Applied Economics 49(23):1-15. (with Minford, P., Tian, K. and Zhou, P.)

2017

The Effects of Fiscal Policies on Long-run Growth and Welfare under Governments with Different Rates of Time Preference. (working paper, with Ghosh, S. and Minford, P.)

2017

Welfare Expenditure and Quasi-Pareto Improvement among Generations. (working paper, with Yao, S. and Tian, K.)

2016

The Mathematical Logic of Chinese Politics (working paper)

Special Honours

2011

Certificate of attendance of Postgraduate Teaching Assistants/Tutors Workshop

2011

Distinction Level of Taught Courses in PhD of Economics

2010

Distinction Level of Master in International Economics and Public Policy

2009

Julian Hodge Bank Scholarship