Mingzhi (Jimmy) Xu

Assistant Professor of Economics, Peking University

Mingzhi (Jimmy) Xu is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of New Structural Economics (INSE) at Peking University. He obtained his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California Davis. During 2018 and 2019, he was a post-doctoral researcher at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a visiting researcher at Harvard Kennedy School. His research specialization includes international economics, industrial organization, and economic development.

Recent work by Mingzhi (Jimmy) Xu

Learn, Move, Practice: Political rotation spread knowledge and industrial policy across China

The rotation of local political leaders across cities in China facilitates the interregional diffusion of industry-specific knowledge and influences the realisation of local comparative advantage on international markets, potentially through the prac...

Institutions & Political Economy

Justin Lin Songrui Liu Mingzhi (Jimmy) Xu Haochen Zhang

Published 07.05.24

The socioeconomic effects of export slowdowns: Evidence from China

Cities with export slowdowns had larger increases in crime rates, driven by weakened labour markets

Trade

Hong Ma Yu Pan Mingzhi (Jimmy) Xu

Published 07.10.22

Mingzhi (Jimmy) Xu

Recent work by Mingzhi (Jimmy) Xu

Learn, Move, Practice: Political rotation spread knowledge and industrial policy across China

The socioeconomic effects of export slowdowns: Evidence from China