Huaxin Wang-Lu

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, a joint venture between Xi’an Jiaotong University and the University of Liverpool. Prior to joining XJTLU, I had studied and worked in Shanghai, Germany, Britain, and Barcelona (chronologically) as a data analyst and research assistant. In my leisure time, I enjoy reading and writing novels, as well as playing billiards. Publishing papers is my goal, while seeing my fiction in print is the dream.

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Interests

Development Economics
Regional Science and Urban Economics
Health Economics

Education

PhD in Economics and Territorial Competitiveness, 2023
Ramon Llull University

Experience

Assistant Professor

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Sep 2023 – Present Suzhou

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Conducted personal research.
Investigated the application of HeXie management theory to broader social contexts.
Developed curricula and teaching materials.
Taught Master’s level courses.

Research & Teaching Assistant

IQS School of Management, Ramon Llull University

Sep 2020 – Sep 2023 Barcelona

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Researched Chinese labor migration, child development, and travel dynamics for the Horizon 2020 CHINEQUALJUSTICE (ID: 101086139) & PoPMeD-SuSDeV (ID: 838534) projects.
Co-authored articles with Prof. Mihály Tamás Borsi (IQS), Simiao Chen (Heidelberg U.), Flavio Comim (IQS & U. of Cambridge), and Octasiano M. Valerio Mendoza (IQS). [alphabetically listed]
Presented research outcomes at international conferences, symposiums and workshops.
Trained, taught and graded 3rd-year double-degree undergraduate students in Econometrics and Forecasting, and proctored their exams.
Trained and graded 1st-year undergraduate students in Applied Mathematics, and proctored their exams.

Data Analyst

YITU Tech

Apr 2019 – Dec 2019 Shanghai

Operated databases, prepared SQL and Qlik Sense scripts for business analyses, visualized data with interactive dashboards, wrote weekly reports and assisted in product development, etc.

Projects

[Showcase] Dashboard: Intra-city mobility dynamics and commuting behaviors surrounding the Zero-COVID policy and reopening in China

Please note loading the dashboard for the first time may take 10 to 30 seconds. Thank you for the patience. This is to showcase the R Shiny dashboard I built for visualizing intra-city travel rates at the cluster level assessed with the Phillips and Sul (2007, 2009) approach.

Huaxin Wang-Lu, Mihály Tamás Borsi, Octasiano Miguel Valerio Mendoza

Working Papers

Huaxin Wang-Lu (2024). To Engage or Not to Engage? Social Activities and Survival Perceptions in Older Adults. Kyklos (Revise & Resubmit).

Huaxin Wang-Lu, Mihály Tamás Borsi, Octasiano Miguel Valerio Mendoza (2024). Looking back and forward: COVID-19 risks and local travel dynamics. SSRN.

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Journal Articles

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Dongqin Wang, Huaxin Wang-Lu (2025). Land Expropriation, Child Schooling, and Child Housework: Evidence from China. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.

Huaxin Wang-Lu, Flavio Comim, Octasiano Miguel Valerio Mendoza (2024). Valuing Children: Parents' Perceptions, Spending Priorities and Children's Capabilities. Journal of Development Studies.

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Huaxin Wang-Lu, Octasiano Miguel Valerio Mendoza (2023). Job prospects and labour mobility in China. Journal of International Trade & Economic Development.

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Contact

huaxin.wanglu@gmail.com
By appointment