Educational Background

Ph.D. in Economics 2023

Hunan University, School of Economics and Trade — Applied Economics

M.A. in Economics 2019

Nanchang University, School of Economics and Management — Western Economics

B.A. in Economics 2016

Yunnan Minzu University, School of Economics — Economics

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Guangxi University 2026 – present

Postdoctoral Researcher, Southeast University 2024 – 2026

Lecturer, Jiangsu Ocean University 2023 – 2024

Research Projects

Principal Investigator — Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (Southeast University Base), Jiangsu Province 2025

“Statistical Measurement of the Construction Level of Jiangsu’s Modern Industrial System and Its Improvement Paths.”

Participant — Commissioned Project, Ministry of Finance of China 2021

“Fiscal Policy Responses to the Risks of Population Ageing.”

Participant — Project of the Hunan Provincial Department of Finance 2020

“The Impact of Consumption Tax Reform on the Fiscal and Economic Development of Hunan Province.”

Participant — National Social Science Fund General Project (18BJY181) 2018

“‘Belt and Road’ and the Going-Global of Chinese Industrial Parks: Cooperation Models and Growth Paths.”

Publications

[1] Xu, L., Zhou, Z. Q., Fu, Z., & Xu, Y. Z. (2025). Rivaling reinforcement and resource reallocation: How industrial robots enhance corporate innovation? Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (Nature Portfolio; SSCI, Q1).

[2] Zhou, Z. Q., Xu, L. (corresponding author), Guo, P., & Ai, H. S. (2023). Environmental regulation and corporate financialization: Insight from the Blue Sky Protection Campaign in China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research (SCI, Q2).

[3] Xu, L., Guo, P., & Pan, G. Q. (2023). Effects of inter-industry agglomeration on environmental pollution: Evidence from China. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering (SCI, Q2).

[4] Xu, L., Guo, P., & Wen, H. (2022). Increasing short-term lending for long-term investment under environmental pressure: Evidence from China’s energy-intensive firms. Environmental Science and Pollution Research (SCI, Q2).

[5] Guo, P., Xu, L., & Mao, S. H. (2021). A study on the efficiency of financial support for the cultural industry: Evidence from Jiangxi. Cultural Industry Research, (1), 156–172.

[6] Peng, J. Z., Xu, L., & Deng, Q. Q. (2019). Can cultural consumption become a “green engine” driving the economy? Cultural Industry Research, (2), 55–68.

[7] Peng, J. Z., Xu, L., & Fang, Y. (2018). The puzzle of the financing environment and cultural industry efficiency. Finance & Economics, (7), 37–47.

[8] Guo, P., Zeng, Z. E., & Xu, L. (2022). Does fiscal pressure improve local governments’ fiscal extraction capacity? The Theory and Practice of Finance and Economics, 43(2), 82–90.

[9] Guo, P., Zeng, Z. E., & Xu, L. (2021). Reform of education expenditure and fiscal pressure: A regression discontinuity estimate. Public Finance Research, (10), 12–26.

[10] Peng, J. Z., Tao, X. H., & Xu, L. (2019). Geographical agglomeration of digital poverty in China and its spatio-temporal evolution. Economic Geography, 39(2), 169–179.

[11] Peng, J. Z., Deng, Q. Q., & Xu, L. (2019). The impact of OFDI on green economic efficiency: A help or a hindrance? Finance and Economy, (4), 49–54.

Honors and Awards

Second Prize, 19th Jiangxi Provincial Award for Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences 2021

Third Prize, Young Scholars Forum of the 2nd “Finance China” Academic Summit 2023

First Prize, Jiangxi Provincial Graduate Mathematical Modeling Contest 2018

Third Prize, “Ganpo New Area, Jiangxi New Opportunities” Research Competition 2016