Daniel Yi Xu | Scholars@Duke

Daniel Yi Xu
Professor of Economics

Professor Yi (Daniel) Xu’s research focuses on Productivity, International Trade, and Industrial Organization. He has received numerous grants from the National Science Foundation, the Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries, and the NET Institute. His most recent work has been published in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Political Economy, the Review of Economic Studies, the Rand Journal of Economics, Management Science, Review of Economic Dynamics, and the World Bank Economic Review. He is currently the co-editor of the Review of Economics and Statistics and an associate editor of the Rand Journal of Economics and the American Economic Journal: Applied. He previously served as the co-editor of the Journal of Development Economics. He has been working on projects that explore innovation, productivity, exporting and industry dynamics, with a special focus on emerging economies such as China, Colombia, Taiwan, Korea, and Turkey.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Economics, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2017
Faculty Director of the Triangle Research Data Center (TRDC), Social Science Research Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2020
Co-Director of Admissions for PhD Program of Economics, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2021

Contact Information

220 Social Sciences Bldg, Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708
daniel.xu@duke.edu
Personal Website

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University 2007
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Professor of Economics, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2014 - 2017
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2011 - 2014
- Kathleen Kaylor and G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. Assistant Professor of Economics, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2013 - 2014
Recognition
In the News
- OCT 9, 2013
  
  Economics Workshop on China Brings Experts on International Trade to Duke
- MAY 30, 2013
  
  Accessing Important Census Data, Confidentially
Expertise
Global Scholarship
- Expertise
  - China (Country)
  - Taiwan (Country)
- Research
  - China (Country)
  - Taiwan (Country)
Research
Selected Grants
- Excellence in Research: The impact of online comparison websites on the remittance industry awarded by Spelman College 2018 - 2021
- Fiscal Incentives and Firm Growth awarded by National Science Foundation 2017 - 2018
- Collaborative Research: International Buyer-Seller Matches awarded by National Science Foundation 2014 - 2017
- Collaborative Research: Measurement and Modeling Changes in the Quality and Production of Chinese Exports awarded by National Science Foundation 2011 - 2014
External Relationships
- Fudan University
- Jinan University, China
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Chen, Zhao, Xian Jiang, Zhikuo Liu, Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato, and Daniel Yi Xu. “Tax Policy and Lumpy Investment Behaviour: Evidence from China’s VAT Reform.” The Review of Economic Studies 90, no. 2 (March 6, 2023): 634–74. https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdac027.
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  - Edmond, Chris, Virgiliu Midrigan, and Daniel Yi Xu. “How Costly Are Markups?” Journal of Political Economy, November 9, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1086/722986.
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  - Demir, Banu, Ana Cecília Fieler, Daniel Yi Xu, and Kelly Kaili Yang. “O-Ring Production Networks,” February 2021.
  - Chen, Z., Y. He, Z. Liu, D. Y. Xu, and J. C. S. Serrato. “The structure of business taxation in China” 35, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 131–77. https://doi.org/10.1086/713495.
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  - Hu, M. M., S. Yang, and D. Y. Xu. “Understanding the social learning effect in contagious switching behavior.” Management Science 65, no. 10 (October 1, 2019): 4771–94. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2018.3173.
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  - Roberts, M. J., D. Y. Xu, X. Fan, and S. Zhang. “The role of firm factors in demand, cost, and export market selection for chinese footwear producers.” Review of Economic Studies 85, no. 4 (October 1, 2018): 2429–61. https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdx066.
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  - Fieler, A. C., M. Eslava, and D. Y. Xu. “Trade, quality upgrading, and input linkages: Theory and evidence from Colombia.” American Economic Review 108, no. 1 (January 1, 2018): 109–46. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20150796.
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  - Xu, D. Y. “Comments on “Innovation and product reallocation in the great recession”.” Journal of Monetary Economics 93 (January 1, 2018): 21–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoneco.2017.10.002.
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  - Edmond, C., V. Midrigan, and D. Y. Xu. “Competition, markups, and the gains from international trade.” American Economic Review 105, no. 10 (October 1, 2015): 3183–3221. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20120549.
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  - Eslava, M., A. C. Fieler, and D. Y. Xu. “(Indirect) input linkages.” American Economic Review 105, no. 5 (May 1, 2015): 662–66. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.p20151122.
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  - Midrigan, V., and D. Y. Xu. “Finance and misallocation: Evidence from plant-level data.” American Economic Review 104, no. 2 (February 1, 2014): 422–58. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.104.2.422.
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  - Dunne, T., S. D. Klimek, M. J. Roberts, and D. Y. Xu. “Entry, exit, and the determinants of market structure.” Rand Journal of Economics 44, no. 3 (September 1, 2013): 462–87. https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-2171.12027.
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  - Aw, B. Y., M. J. Roberts, and D. Y. Xu. “R&D investment, exporting, and productivity dynamics.” American Economic Review 101, no. 4 (June 1, 2011): 1312–44. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.101.4.1312.
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  - Lederman, D., A. Rodríguez-Clare, and D. Y. Xu. “Entrepreneurship and the extensive margin in export growth: A microeconomic accounting of Costa Rica's export growth during 1997-2007.” World Bank Economic Review 25, no. 3 (January 1, 2011): 543–61. https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhr031.
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  - Guner, N., G. Ventura, and Y. Xu. “Macroeconomic implications of size-dependent policies.” Review of Economic Dynamics 11, no. 4 (October 1, 2008): 721–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.red.2008.01.005.
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  - Aw, B. Y., M. J. Roberts, and D. Y. Xu. “R&D investments, exporting, and the evolution of firm productivity.” American Economic Review 98, no. 2 (May 1, 2008): 451–56. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.98.2.451.
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  - Guner, N., G. Ventura, and X. Yi. “How costly are restrictions on size?” Japan and the World Economy 18, no. 3 (August 1, 2006): 302–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japwor.2004.11.002.
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  - Suarez Serrato, J. C., Z. Chen, Z. Liu, and D. Y. Xu. “Notching R&D Investment with Corporate Income Tax Cuts in China,” n.d.
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- Scholarly Editions
  - Tybout, James, David Jinkins, Daniel Yi Xu, and Jonathan Eaton. “Two-sided Search in International Markets,” 2016.
  - Xu, D. Y. “A Structural Empirical Model of R&D, Firm Heterogeneity, and Industry Evolution,” 2008.
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  - Xu, D. Y., L. Cabral, and Z. Wang. “Competitors, Complementors, and Parents: Explaining Regional Agglomeration in the U.S. Auto Industry,” n.d.
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  - Xu, D. Y., M. J. Roberts, X. Fan, and S. Zhang. “The Role of Firm Factors in Demand, Cost, and Export Market Selection for Chinese Footwear Producers,” n.d. https://doi.org/10.3386/w17725.
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  - Xu, D. Y., V. Narayan, S. Yang, and R. Winer. “Structural Analysis of Buyer Expenditure and Seller Entry in Two-Sided Exchange Networks,” n.d.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- ECON 825: Industrial Organization 2023
- ECON 882: Special Topics in Macro International Finance 2023
- ECON 593: Research Independent Study 2022
- ECON 825: Industrial Organization 2022
- ECON 899: Internship 2022
- ECON 825: Industrial Organization 2021
- ECON 899: Internship 2021

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Previous Appointments & Affiliations

In the News

Global Scholarship

Expertise

Research

Selected Grants

External Relationships

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Scholarly Editions

Recent Courses