Assistant Professor
Xiao Ma
Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, San Diego
Research Interests:International Trade, Macroeconomics, Economic Development
0755-2603 2852
xiaoma@phbs.pku.edu.cn
Office: Rm. 727, PHBS Building
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Biography
Research Fields
International Trade, Macroeconomics, Economic Development

Education
P.h.D. in Economics, University of California, San Diego, 2021
M.A. in Economics, Renmin University of China, 2016
B.A. in Economics, B.S. in Mathematics, Renmin University of China, 2014

English Publications

1."Migration, Tariffs and China's Export Surge," with Chen Liu, Journal of International Economics, January 2023.


2."College Expansion, Trade, and Innovation: Evidence from China," Solo Author, International Economic Review, February 2024.


3."Human Capital Investment and Development: The Role of On-the-Job Training," with Alejandro Nakab and Daniela Vidart, Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics (JPE Macro), March 2024.


4."Exporting, Wage Profiles, and Human Capital: Evidence from Brazil," with Marc Muendler and Alejandro Nakab, forthcoming at The Review of Economics and Statistics.


5."Expecting Floods: Firm Entry, Employment, and Aggregate Implications," with Ruixue Jia and Victoria Wenxin Xie, forthcoming at American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics.


6."How do Multinationals Affect China's Technology? The Role of Quid Pro Quo Policy and Technology Spillovers," with Yiran Zhang, forthcoming at International Economic Review.


7."Skill Acquisition and the Gains from Trade: A Cross-country Quantitative Analysis," with Alejandro Nakab and Yiran Zhang, forthcoming at International Economic Review.


Chinese Publications

1."Analyzing the Impact of Trade Liberalization on the Provincial Income Gap in a Large Labor Market: A General Equilibrium and Quantitative Approach," (first author), with Yiran Zhang and Zikai Meng, China Economic Quarterly ("经济学季刊"), 2024.


2."'Debt-Deflation' Risks and Coordination between Monetary and Fiscal Policies," (corresponding author), with Xiaoliang Chen, Economic Research Journal (''经济研究''), 2016.


3."Factor Price Distortions, Firm Investment, and Output," with Yanbin Chen and Zhexi Liu, The Journal of World Economy (''世界经济''), 2015.


Working Papers

1."Multinational Expansion in Time and Space," with Stefania Garetto, Lindsay Oldenski and Natalia Ramondo, Revise and Resubmit at American Economic Review


2."The Dynamics of Agricultural Productivity Gaps: An Open-economy Perspective," Revise and Resubmit at American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics


3."How do Workers Learn? Theory and Evidence on the Roots of Lifecycle Human Capital Accumulation," with Alejandro Nakab and Daniela Vidart


4."The Motherhood Training Penalty," with Alejandro Nakab, Camila Navajas-Ahumada, and Daniela Vidart


5."Who Pays for Training? Theory and Evidence on Firm-Level Differences in Training Investments," with Alejandro Nakab and Daniela Vidart


6."Improving Regulation for Innovation: Evidence from China?s Pharmaceutical Industry," with Ruixue Jia, Jianan Yang, and Yiran Zhang, NBER Working Paper 31976


7."Comparative Advantage and Economies of Scale under Uncertainty," with Natalia Ramondo


8."The Impact of the Trade War: Divergence in Chinese and U.S. Innovations in the Post-Conflict Era," with Yueyuan Ma, Hanyi Tao, and Yiran Zhang