TEACHING AND RESEARCH AREAS

Teaching courses: Econometrics (undergraduate, 48); Applied Economics (undergraduate, 48); Intermediate Econometrics (undergraduate, 48); Economic Software Application (graduate, 36)

Research Areas: Global Development, Human Capital, Health

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Assistant professor of Economics, Wuhan University, September 2014-present

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Journal Papers (International)

1. James Alm, Yuan Chen, Weizheng Lai, Li, Xun, Peiwen Yuan (2025), Birds of a feather flock together? Gender differences in decision-making homophily of friendships, China Economic Review, Volume 89, 2025, 102332.

2. Bao, Te, Li, Xun, Xia, Congling (2024) Life is too short to be small: An experiment on mortality salience and prosocial behavior, China Economic Review, Volume 86, 102191.

3. Lai, Weizheng & Li, Xun (2024). “China’s Anticorruption Campaign and Civil Servant Fever," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 67(2), pages 479-516.

4. Li, Xun, Pan, W, Xu, Gang (2024). A “leaner” government? The effect of Chinas anti-corruption campaign on the body weight and health of public sector employees Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization  

5. Zhu, Chen, Liu, Xioou, Nayga, Jr, and Li, Xun (2023) Does crowdedness affect consumers food consumption and nutrients intake in restaurant environments? A cross-city analyses from China. International Journal of Hospitality Management.

6. Li, Xun, Yuan, Peiwen, and Gao, Baojun (2023) A tale of mass shootings: Does city name matter or/and distance matter? International Journal of Hospitality Management.

7. Han, Linsong, Li, Xun, Xu, Gang (2022). Anti-corruption and poverty alleviation: Evidence from China. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

8. Li, X., Lai, W., Chen, X.*, Wang, Q (2022). Role of Professionalism in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Does a Public Health or Medical Background Help? China Economic Review, 71, 1-21.

9. Chew, S., Huang, W., Li, X.* (2021). Does Haze Cloud Decision Making? A Natural and Laboratory Experiment. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 182, 132-161.

10. Alm, J., Lai, W., & Li, X.* (2021). Housing Market Regulations and Strategic Divorce Propensity in China. Journal of Population Economics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-021-00853-2

11. Li, X. & Qiu, Y. (2021). Are More Children Better than One? Evidence from a Lab Experiment of Decision Making. China Economic Review. 69, 2021, 101653

12. Wang, R. Chen, X., & Li, X.* (2021). Something in the Pipe: Flint Water Crisis and Health at Birth. Journal of Population Economics. forthcoming.

13. Li, X., Gong, J., Gao, B., & Yuan, P. (2021). Impacts of COVID-19 on tourists’ destination preferences: Evidence from China. Annals of Tourism Research 90, 2021, 103258.

14. Li, X., Jiang, X., & Yang Y. (2021) Learning by P2P Bidding. Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics. https://doi.org/10.1080/16081625.2021.1879658

15. Li, X., Deng, Y., & Li, S. (2020). Gender Differences in Self-risk Evaluation: Evidence from the Renrendai Online Lending Platform. Journal of Applied Economics, 23(1), 485-496.

16. Dai, J., & Li, X.* (2019) Market Power, Ownership and Technical Efficiency: An Empirical Test for China’s Food Manufacturers. China Agricultural Economic Review, 12(2), pp. 275-294.

17.  He, Q, Li, X.* & Wang, R. (2018) Childhood Obesity in China: Does Grandparents' Coresidence Matter? Economics & Human Biology, 29. 56-63.

18. Dai, J., Li, X. & Cai, H.* (2018). Market Power, Scale Economy and Productivity: The Case of China’s Food and Tobacco Industry. China Agricultural Economic Review, 10(2), 313-322.

19. Li, X., Lopez, R. & Yang, S.*. (2018). Energy-milk Price Transmission at the Product Brand Level. Agricultural Economics, 49(3), 289-299.

20. Li, X.*, Lopez, R. & Wang, R. (2018). Energy Price Shocks and Milk Price Adjustments. Applied Economics Letters, 25(4), 268-271.

21. Yang, S., Li, D., Tao, Z., & Li, X.*. (2017). Search Engine Advertising for Organic Food: The Effectiveness of Information Concreteness on Advertising Performance. Journal of Consumer Behavior, 71(1), 47-56.

22. Schwartz, M. B*., Schneider, G. E., Choi, Y. Y., Li, X., Harris, J., & Andreyeva, T. (2017). Association of A Community Campaign for Better Beverage Choices with Beverage Purchases from Supermarkets. JAMA Internal Medicine, 177(5).

23. Li, X.* & Lopez, R. (2016). Food Environment and Weight Outcome: A Stochastic Frontier Approach. Applied Economics,48(47), 4526-4537.

24. Li, X.* & Wang, R. (2016). Are US Obesity Rates Converging? Applied Economics Letters, 23(8), 539-543.

25. Puhl, R. M.*, Suh, Y., & Li, X. (2016). Legislating for Weight-based Equality: National Trends in Public Support for Laws to Prohibit Weight Discrimination. International Journal of Obesity, 40(8), 1320.

26. Li, X.* & Lopez, R. (2015). Do Brand Advertising Spillovers Matter? Agribusiness: An International Journal, 31(2), 229-242.

Conference Papers (International)

1. Li, X., and Lopez, R. A. Energy Price Transmission and Retail Milk Prices，Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, San Francisco, California, USA. July 26-28, 2015

2. Dai, J., Li, X., Wang, X., Yu, Q. and Mao, X. Food Scares, Market Power and Farm-Retail Price Spread: The Case of Pork Market in China. Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, San Francisco, California, USA. July 26-28, 2015

3. Li, X. and Lopez, R. Food Environment and Weight Outcome: A stochastic Frontier Approach. Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, Washington, D.C., USA. August 4-6, 2013.

4. Li, X. and Lopez, R. Spillover Effects of TV Advertising: The Case of Carbonated Soft Drinks. Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, Seattle, Washington, USA. August 12-14, 2013.

MEMBERSHIPS, CERTIFICATIONS

American Economic Association

Agricultural & Applied Economics Association