Daniel Yi Xu, Professor of Economics and Faculty Director of the Triangle Research Data Center (TRDC)

Professor Yi (Daniel) Xu’s research focuses on Productivity, International Trade, and Industrial Organization. He has received grants from the National Science Foundation, the Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries, and the NET Institute. His most recent work has been published in the Rand Journal of Economics, the World Bank Economic Review, the American Economic Review and the Review of Economic Dynamics. He is currently working on projects that explore innovation, productivity, exporting and industry dynamics, with a special focus on East Asian emerging economies such as China, Taiwan, and Korea.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	220 Social Sciences Bldg, Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:	(919) 660-1824
Email Address:
Web Page:	http://sites.google.com/site/yixusite/

Teaching (Fall 2020):

• ECON 824.01, INTERNATIONAL TRADE Synopsis

  Social Sciences 111, TuTh 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

  (also cross-listed as ECON 624.01)

Education:

Ph.D.

Pennsylvania State University

2007

Specialties:

Economic Growth and Technological Change
International Economics and Finance
Industrial Organization

Research Interests:

Professor Xu’s research focuses on Productivity, International Trade, and Industrial Organization. He has received grants from the National Science Foundation, the Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries, and the NET Institute. His most recent work has been published in the American Economic Review, the Rand Journal of Economics, the World Bank Economic Review, and the Review of Economic Dynamics. He is currently working on projects that explore innovation, productivity, exporting and industry dynamics, with a special focus on East Asian emerging economies such as China, Taiwan, and Korea.

Curriculum Vitae  Bio

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Hu, MM; Yang, S; Xu, DY, Understanding the social learning effect in contagious switching behavior, Management Science, vol. 65 no. 10 (October, 2019), pp. 4771-4794, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) [doi]  [abs]
2. Cabral, L; Wang, Z; Xu, DY, Competitors, complementors, parents and places: Explaining regional agglomeration in the U.S. auto industry (October, 2018), pp. 1-29, Elsevier BV [doi]  [abs]
3. Roberts, MJ; Xu, DY; Fan, X; Zhang, S, The role of firm factors in demand, cost, and export market selection for chinese footwear producers, Review of Economic Studies, vol. 85 no. 4 (October, 2018), pp. 2429-2461, Oxford University Press (OUP) [doi]  [abs]
4. Chen, Z; Liu, Z; Suárez Serrato, JC; Yi Xu, D, Notching R&D Investment with Corporate Income Tax Cuts in China (June, 2018)
5. Fieler, AC; Eslava, M; Xu, DY, Trade, quality upgrading, and input linkages: Theory and evidence from Colombia, American Economic Review, vol. 108 no. 1 (January, 2018), pp. 109-146, American Economic Association [doi]  [abs]

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