Xi Xiang
Xi Xiang
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Xi Xiang

Major in Economics, minor in Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing University.

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  • 2025.06.23 I'm Participated in the Sichuan Admissions Team of Nanjing University.
  • 2026.03.13 The courses' homepages of Freshman and sophomore are ready.

Personal Background

I am an undergraduate researcher at Nanjing University, with interests at the intersection of economics, data science, and digital economy.

My current work focuses on empirical analysis, causal inference, and policy-relevant questions in labor, education, and industrial development.

Affiliation

  • University: Nanjing University (NJU)
  • School: School of Business, Department of Economics
  • Mentor: Professor Pi Jiancai
  • Research Assistant to: Professor Shen Haopeng

Education

  • Major: Economics
  • Minor: Computer Science and Technology
  • Period: Sep 2023 - Present

Research Interests

  • Machine learning and data mining for econometric causal inference
  • Digital economy: new mechanisms and policy implications
  • Labor and education economics in micro-empirical settings
  • Government interactions under game-theoretic frameworks

Papers

Opening Doors, Widening Gaps? The Distributional and Intergenerational Effects of China's Higher Education Expansion

Team Member: XIANG Xi

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  • Examines the distributional and intergenerational effects of China's higher education expansion, with heterogeneous impacts across urban-rural and parental-background dimensions
  • Uses CFPS 2022 microdata and combines regression discontinuity with difference-in-differences to identify policy effects and assess robustness | Feb 2026

The Relationship between Industrial Chain Network Position, Supply Chain Concentration and Enterprise Innovation Performance

Team Member: XIANG Xi

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  • Investigates how firms' positions in industrial chain networks affect innovation performance and how supply chain concentration moderates this relationship
  • Constructs a directed weighted industrial chain network and applies panel fixed-effects models, heterogeneity analysis, and link-prediction-based extensions | Feb 2026

The Return Rate Trend and Professional Heterogeneity of Higher Education in China

Team Members: XIANG Xi and GUI Yuhe

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  • Studies temporal changes in returns to higher education and major-specific heterogeneity in labor market outcomes in China
  • Combines structured literature review with an extended Mincer earnings framework to compare return patterns across disciplines | In Progress (Spring 2025)

The Mechanism and Heterogeneity of the Impact of Digital Trade on the Quality of Employment in China

Team Members: XIANG Xi, WU Haomin and FAN Jincheng

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  • Evaluates the impact of digital trade on employment quality and tests transmission channels through consumption, education investment, and skill structure
  • Builds hierarchical regression specifications and applies entropy-weight index construction, instrumental-variable estimation, and multiple robustness checks
  • Awarded Third Prize - The 36th "Silver Star Cup" undergraduate academic paper competition | May 2025

Crisis Management in Stigmatized Industries

Team Members: AI Peiyuan, XIANG Xi, YIN Tao, XU Fanjiahui

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  • Analyzes crisis-response strategies in stigmatized industries using China's convenience food sector as a case study
  • Awarded First Prize - 27th Forum of Science & Arts at Nanjing University (Freshman Division) | May 2024

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