
| XIONG Ruichi |
Assistant Professor |
Department of Economics |
Email: ruichixiong@whu.edu.cn |
Personal Website : www.ruichixiong.com |
Ph.D., Economics, University of Toronto (2023) |
M.A., Economics, CEMFI (2018) |
M.A., Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics (2016) |
B.A., Economics, Hubei University (2012) |
TEACHING AND RESEARCH AREAS
Teaching Courses : International Economics, Econometrics
Research Areas : Urban, Trade, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Development
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, Economics and Management School of Wuhan University, 2023.08
Researches
Working Papers
Interregional Accessibility and Firm Creation in the Fragmented Economy
Familiar Strangers: The Role of Diaspora Networks in Foreign Investment and Long-run Development, with Fanghao Chen and Xiaobo Zhang
Ripple Effects of Deregulating Startup Investment with Agglomeration Spillovers, with Siyuan Liu and Zijun Cheng
Endogenous Learning and the Skill-Biased Dynamic Agglomeration over Life Cycle
RESEARCH GRANTS
Government-funded grants
National Science Foundation Youth Program, 2025-2027
International collaborative grants
Rotman TD MDAL Research Grant,2023-2024
Rotman China Initiative Research Grant, 2020-2021
Referee Services:
Journal of Urban Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, China Economic Review