University of Hawaii Department of Economics

University of Hawaii Department of Economics

Xiaojun Wang

Assistant Professor

                                                                      2424 Maile Way SSB 527
                                                                      Honolulu, HI 96822
                                                                       Tel: (808) 956-7721
                                                                      Fax: (808) 956-4347
                                                                      Email: xiaojun@hawaii.edu

After finishing Ph.D. degree in Economics from the Ohio State University in June 2001, I came to University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics as an assistant professor.

My major research interests include macroeconomics, econometrics, and China economic development. Currently I am also affiliated with the Center for Chinese Studies (CSS) at UH.

Recent Journal Publications

"Return to Skills and the Speed of Reforms: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe, China, and Russia." (with Belton Fleisher and Klara Sabrianova), forthcoming.
"Return to Education in China under Planning and Reform." (with Belton Fleisher), forthcoming.
"Skill Differentials, Return to Schooling, and Market Segmentation in a Transition Economy: The Case of Mainland China." (with Belton Fleisher), Journal of Development Economics 73, February 2004: 315-328.
"Potential Residual and Relative Wages in Chinese Township and Village Enterprises." (with Belton Fleisher), Journal of Comparative Economics 31, issue 3, September 2003: 429-443.
"Efficiency Wages and Work Incentives in Urban and Rural China." (with Belton Fleisher), Journal of Comparative Economics 29, issue 4, December 2001: 645-662.

Book

Nutrition Intake and Economic Growth: Studies on the Cost of Hunger. (with Kiyoshi Taniguchi), Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations. Rome, Italy. November 2003.