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Faculty Profiles
Xu, Bin
Professor of Economics and Finance;
Wu Jinglian Chair Professor in Economics
Dr. Bin Xu is Professor of Economics and Finance, Wu Jinglian Chair Professor in Economics at CEIBS. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Fudan University in 1986 and 1989, and his Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University in 1995. Before joining CEIBS, Dr. Xu was a tenured faculty member at Warrington College of Business, University of Florida. He also taught as a visiting professor at Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, and worked as a consultant for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.
Dr. Xu’s current research focuses on the global and Chinese economy, multinational enterprises in China, and trade and finance Issues of emerging markets. He has published extensively in both international and Chinese journals, and was named to the “2021 List of Highly-Cited Chinese Researchers” released by Elsevier Publishing Group. Dr. Xu is the author of two books, International Trade and Applying Macroeconomics, and served as the founding editor-in-chief of CEIBS Frontier Views Book Series.
Dr. Bin Xu has taught courses on macroeconomics, China and the global economy, and international finance at CEIBS, and was invited to give speeches on the global economy and the Chinese economy for executives of multinational companies and Chinese companies. Dr. Xu has won the CEIBS Teaching Excellence Award four times, and in 2019 won the CEIBS Medal for Teaching Excellence, the highest teaching award of CEIBS.
- 1995 Ph. D. in Economics, Columbia University
- 1992 M. Phil. in Economics, Columbia University
- 1989 M.A. in World Economy, Fudan University
- 1986 B.A. in World Economy, Fudan University
- The Global and Chinese Economy
- Multinational Enterprises in China
- Trade and Finance Issues of Emerging Markets
- Macroeconomics
- China’s Economy
- International Finance
- International Trade
Convergence of Accounting Standards and Foreign Direct Investment(Chen, Jieping & Ding, Yuan & Xu, Bin)
, Volume 49, Issue 1, 2014, 53-86, 2014
The International Journal of Accounting
Trade Policy Reform and Trade Volume, 2014
Oxford Companion to the Economics of China, Oxford University Press
Intraindustry Trade and the Skill Premium: Theory and Evidence(E. Dinopoulos & C. Syropoulos & Y. Yotov)
, Volume 84, Issue 1, 2011, 15-25, 2011
Journal of International Economics
The Impact of Trade and FDI Policies on Technology Adoption and Sourcing of Chinese Firms, Volume 29, Number 2, 2011, 218-230, 2011
Contemporary Economic Policy
The Sophistication of Exports: Is China Special?, Volume 21, Issue 3, 2010, 482-493, 2010
China Economic Review
2025-04-14 Prof. Xu Bin on the Effects of the Tariff Shock on the Chinese & Global Economies | CEIBS Spotlight
2025-03-19 Prof. Xu Bin Uses Game Theory to Outline China’s Strategy for Dealing with Trump | CEIBS Spotlight
2025-03-11 Prof. Xu Bin on How China Can Aim for Healthier Economic Growth | CEIBS Spotlight
2025-02-25 Economics Professor Xu Bin on China’s Economy in the Trump 2.0 Era | CEIBS Global EMBA
2024-03-26 Looking beyond China's sluggish economy | Innovation Forum Beijing 2024
2024-01-19 Pascal Lamy on the unique value of a CEIBS diploma | CEIBS Outlook Series
2024-01-05 What’s Next for Globalisation? Speech and discussion with Pascal Lamy
2023-03-01 China’s Economy: Historical Perspective and Future Outlook (CEIBS Global EMBA Master Class)
2020-10-16 2020 CEIBS Corporate Social Responsibility White Paper
2020-06-24 Lessons for Leaders from the Pandemic Crisis: Risk Landscape in a Post-COVID-19 Era
2020-05-07 A Crash Course in Economics with CEIBS Professor Xu Bin
2018-11-02 Xu Bin: Lessons to be Learned
2018-04-10 Lecture: The New Era of the Chinese and Global Economy
2018-03-13 EIU’s Robert Ward’s CEIBS lecture on Global Outlook plus insights from Prof Xu Bin
2016-09-30 Chinese currency added to IMF basket. Why it’s a good move.
2025-03-15 Prof. Xu Bin quoted by South China Morning Post story on China’s foreign currency reserves strategy
2024-03-26 Professor Xu Bin quoted by Netherlands national media NOS on China’s economic struggles (in Dutch)
2023-08-31 China’s economy: Historical perspective and future outlook
2023-01-19 China’s economy in 2023: The light at the end of the tunnel
2020-10-27 Professor Xu Bin features on live Bloomberg TV interview discussing China's 14th 5-year plan
2020-09-10 Outlook for the Chinese Economy in the Post-Pandemic Era
2020-08-21 Professor of Economics Xu Bin discusses China's V-shaped virus recovery (in Spanish
2020-08-04 How should Chinese companies prepare for the post-COVID-19 era?
2020-06-10 CEIBS survey reveals impact of COVID-19 on business in China
2020-06-06 CGTN: Prof Xu Bin offers three predictions for China and the world economy in the post-COVID-19 era
2020-05-29 Will the Chinese and World Economies recover in the post COVID-19 era?
2020-05-24 ABC: Professor Xu Bin discusses China’s economic recovery (In Spanish)
2020-04-20 COVID-19 a great shock to the global value chain
2020-04-08 China Daily: Prof Xu Bin says COVID-19 epidemic will force China to upgrade its economy
2020-03-06 COVID-19 outbreak a golden opportunity to work on long-term economic reforms
2020-03-04 CGTN: Prof Xu Bin says COVID-19 outbreak a golden opportunity to work on long-term economic reforms
2020-01-22 Professor Xu Bin writes about China's economic prospects
2020-01-15 Professor Xu Bin on "phase one" of China-US Trade Deal
2020-01-14 CEIBS Professor Xu Bin comments on China-US trade deal
2019-12-24 Professor Xu Bin interviewed on the significance of China's financial opening-up
2019-12-16 China's 2020 GDP Growth Crucial for Stabilising Expectation
2019-12-15 CEIBS Professor Xu Bin on whether China can maintain 6 percent GDP growth in 2020
2018-09-30 Who will win the Sino-US trade battle?
2018-09-19 Solutions for China’s Economic Survival
2018-02-28 Trump’s America 1st Won’t Hurt China Much
