Zhihua Xiao

Postdoctoral Research Associate

China Centre for Agricultural Policy (CCAP)

Peking University, Beijing China

E-mail: [email protected];  Phone: +86-130-51302001;

 

 

EDUCATION:

 

Ph.D., University of Saskatchewan, Canada, August 2014, 

Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Canada

Dissertation Title: Decisions on Producer-Funded Agricultural Research and Development

 

M.Sc., Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot, China

Thesis Title: Quantifying Comparative Advantages for Agricultural Production of Inner Mongolia

 

B.A.S., Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot, China

Thesis Title: Deriving The Optimal Production Decision for The Wool Industry in Inner Mongolia

 

RESEARCH AREA:

 

·    Agricultural Policy

·    Theoretical Microeconomics

·    Political Economy

·    Behavioral Economics

 

PUBLICATION, PAPERS IN REFEREED JOURNALS

     (* represents corresponding author)

·    Xiao, Z.* and M. Fulton. (2017). Underinvestment of Producer-Funded Agricultural R&D: The Role of the Horizon Problem, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics (DOI: 10.1111/cjag.12136). (SCI/SSCI)

·    Huang, J., S. Wang and Z. Xiao.* (2017). Rising Herbicide Use and Its Driving Forces in China, The European Journal of Development Research 29 (3), 614-627. (SSCI) 

 

PAPERS IN PROGRESS:

 

·    Xiao, Z. Economic Effects of Producer-Funded R&D: A Dynamic Framework. (under review)

 

WORKING PAPERS:

 

·    Xiao, Z. and Huang, J. The Political Economy of Biotech Policy in   China.

·    Xiao, Z. and Huang, J. The Integration of Bio-Seed Companies in China  

·    Xiao, Z. and Huang, J. Farmers’ Willingness of GM Crops Adoption in China.

·    Xiao, Z. and Huang, J. Social Impacts of Returned Rural Migrant 

 

NON- REFEREED PUBLICATIONS OR REPORTS:

·    “Fiscal Policy Support for Farmers Income Improvement”. Report submitted to the Ministry of Finance of China, January 2017.

·    “Land Transaction Service Centers in China: An Institutional Innovation to Facilitate Land Consolidation”. Report submitted to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, August 2017.

 

RESEARCH GRANTS:

 

·    The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture of Canada: Innovation, Producer Group Decision Making and Member Heterogeneity (PI: Murray Fulton), August 2008 – September 2010, $ 60,000 (¥300,000 RMB).

·    The Ministry of Agriculture of Canada: Innovation and Producer Decision Making: Why Farmers Appear to Underinvest in Agricultural R&D (PI: Murray Fulton), October 2008 – August 2014, $122,000 (¥700,000 RMB).

·    Key Research Programs for GMOs New Species Breeding (PI: Jikun Huang), Ministry of Agriculture of China, January 2016 - December 2020 (¥3,650,000 RMB).

·    The Ministry of Finance of China: Fiscal Policy Support for Farmers Income Improvement (PI: Jikun Huang), June 2016 –January 2017, ¥500,000RMB.

 

TEACHING:

 

Graduate Level:

·    Mathematical Economics (Mathematical Economics), Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 2011.

 

Undergraduate Level:

·    RRM 114. Resource and Environmental Economics and Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 2015. (Evaluation: 3.6/4)

·    BPBE 361. Intermediate Econometrics and Application (laboratory sections), University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 2011.

·    BPBE 251. Agricultural Policy (TA), University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 2010.

·    Microeconomics (in English), Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China, 2004 - 2008. 

·    Development Economics (in Chinese), Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China, 2004 - 2008.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE:

 

·    Postdoctoral Research Associate, (with Dr. Jikun Huang), January 2016 to December 2017, China Centre for Agricultural Policy (CCAP), Peking University, China

·    Associate Professor, Tenured, May - December 2015, College of Economics & Management, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China

·    Lecturer, 2014 - 2015, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

·    Assistant Professor, July 2004 - September 2008, College of Economics & Management, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China

 

REFEREE ACTIVITY:

 

·    China Agricultural Economics Review (2017)

·    European Journal of Development Research (2017)

 

HONOURS (AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, PRIZES):

 

·    Third Place Best Poster Award by Canadian Agricultural Economics Association at Canadian Agri-Food Policy Conference, 2014

·    Doctoral Fellowship, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, 2008 to 2014

·    Graduate Teaching Fellowship Award, University of Saskatchewan, 2011

·    Doctoral Fellowship, University of Saskatchewan, 2008 to 2010

·    Dollie Hantelamn Postgraduate Entrance Scholarship, University of Saskatchewan, 2008

·    Outstanding Teaching Award (Second Place), Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, 2007

·    Outstanding Teaching Award (First Place), Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, 2006

·    Outstanding Graduate Student Award of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, 2004

·    Excellent Research Paper, Inner Mongolia Social Science Association, 2003. Xiao, Z., 2002. Measuring Economic Impact on the Diary Industry of Inner Mongolia after China Entering WTO, Agricultural Economics Issue, S1, 14 - 18.

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

 

·    Agricultural  & Applied Economics Association (AAEA), 2013 - 2017

·    Canadian Agriculture Economics Society (CAES), 2012 - 2017

·    Canadian Economics Association (CEA), 2013 - 2017

 

ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS:

 

·    Xiao, Z., (2016); The Political Economy of Biotechnology Policy in China. Invited presentation at CCAP Peking University, China; Beijing March 31, 2016. 

·    Xiao, Z., (2014): Quantifying Spillovers for Canadian Producer-Funded R&D. Selected Paper Presentation at the Canadian Economic Association (CEA) Annual Conference, Canada; Vancouver, BC; May 29 – June 1, 2014.

·    Xiao, Z., (2014): Measuring Economic Impacts of Canadian Producer-Funded R&D. Paper Presented at the Fourth Annual Canadian Agri-Food Policy Conference, Canada; Ottawa; January 29 - 31, 2014.

·    Xiao, Z., (2014): Welfare Allocation of Canadian Producer-Funded R&D. Paper Presented at the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada; January 10, 2014.

·    Xiao, Z., (2013): National and Global Impact of Canadian Producer-Funded Research and Development.  Selected presentation at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) and the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (CAES) Joint Annual Meeting, United States; Washington DC; August 4-6, 2013.

·    Xiao, Z., (2012): Farmers Decisions on Agricultural R&D. Paper Presented at the Department of Agricultural Resource and Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada; November 2, 2012.

·    Xiao, Z., (2012):  Why Do Farmers Under-Invest In Agricultural R&D? Selected paper presented at the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (CAES) Annual Meeting, Canada; Niagara Falls; June 17-19, 2012. 

 

ACADEMIC VISITING:

 

·    Visiting Student, University of British Columbia, Department of Economics, Canada, 2010

·    Visiting Student (honorably selected 2/160), University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 2003

 

COMPUTER SKILLS: 

 

STATA, EViews, MATLAB, Mathematica, LaTeX 

 

LANGUAGES: 

 

Chinese (native), English (full professional proficiency)