April, 2015
XIAOPING CHEN (陈晓平)
Nanyang Technological University
Division of Economics
HSS-04-59, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
14 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637332
Office: +65 6790 5559
Fax: +65 6795 5797
Email: [email protected]
Homepage: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/xpchen/
CURRENT POSITION
Assistant Professor of Economics, since July, 2013
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Economics, Boston College, USA, 2013
M.A. in Economics, Boston College, USA, 2010
B.A. in Economics, Tsinghua University, China, 2008
RESEARCH FIELDS
International Trade; Applied Theory
Political Economy; Personnel Economics
WORKING PAPERS
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“Skill Distributions, Effective Endowment and Trade”, under review.
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“Sorting with Multiple Dimensions of Asymmetric Information”, under review.
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“Revisit the Linder Hypothesis with International Fragmentation”, with Yi Lu (NUS) and
Yunong Li (NUS), under review.
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“Global Sourcing over the Product Cycle”, with Yi Lu (NUS) and Yingke Zhou (NUS),
under review.
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“Non-neutral Technology, Endowment, and Trade” with Hongsong Zhang (HKU).
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“Matching with Task Assignment” with Chiu Yu Ko (NUS).
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WORK IN PROGRESS
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“Rent, Trade and Political Empowerment”, with James Anderson (Boston College).
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“Optimal Trade Policy along the Global Value Chains”, with James Anderson (BC).
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“Firm Organizational Changes with Competition from China”, with Dan Liu (SHUFE), Yi
Lu (NUS), Runjuan Liu (University of Alberta).
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“The Specificity and Return of Human Capital: A Team-Production Approach”.
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“International Service Trade: Beyond the Barrier Tale”.
Non-referred Publications
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Book Review on “Introduction to Numerical Simulation for Trade Theory and Policy” by
John Gilbert and Edward Tower for Singapore Economic Review.
AWARDS & GRANTS
MOE Tier 1 Grant, “The Implications of Global Production Network”, 2015-2017
Start-up Grant, HSS, NTU, 2013-2015
Dissertation Fellowship, Felter Family Fellowship Fund, Boston College, 2012
Dissertation Fellowship, H. Michael Mann Fund, Boston College, 2011
Boston College Summer Research Scholarship, 2009, 2010
SEMINARS & CONFERENCES
2015:
The University of Hong Kong (April, scheduled); CU-TU-NTU Trilateral Workshop (April,
NTU); Tsinghua University (May, scheduled); Sun Yat-Sen University, Lingnan College
(May, scheduled); Nanjing University (June, scheduled)
2104:
SMU-NTU-HUE-HU International Conference; China Meeting of Econometric Society,
Xiamen, China; The 4th CTRG Annual Meeting, Chengdu, China; Shandong University,
China; Campus-Asia EAUI Summer School, Seoul, Korea; The University of Thai
Chamber Commerce
2013:
CU-NTU-TU Trilateral workshop, Bangkok; Tsinghua University, Beijing; University of
International Business and Economics, Beijing; Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society,
Singapore; Singapore Economic Review Conference, Singapore; Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore; Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai, China; Lingnan
(Univeristy) College, Sun Yat-sen Univeristy, Guangzhou, China; City University of Hong
Kong, HK, China
2012:
Midwest International Economics Meeting, Washington Univ. in St Louis, St Louis, USA
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REFEREE SERVICES
Singapore Economics Review; Economic Bulletin
SUPERVISION
PhD students: Yan Wang (co-supervisor), ongoing; Yunong Li, ongoing
MA students: Cui Guodong; Sriparna Sarkar; Weizhao Ren; Li Ran; Yangjie Zhang
MISCELLANEOUS
Nationality: CHINA
Gender: Male
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