Boxia Xu
Contact Information
Email: boxia.xu@wmich.edu
Education Background
Ph.D. in Applied Economics
Western Michigan University, Michigan, USA | June 2025
Field: Labor Economics
Advisor: Wei-Chiao Huang
Ph.D. in Western Economics
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China | June 2025
Field: Institutional Economics
Advisor: Xianxiang Lu
Master of Arts in Applied Economics
Western Michigan University, Michigan, USA | June 2022
Master of International Relations
Yunnan University, Kunming, China | July 2009
Field: International Politics
Bachelor of Economics
Yunnan University, Kunming, China | July 2004
Field: International Trade
Academic Honors & Awards
The study “Impact of Rural-Urban Migration on China’s Pension Insurance System” was awarded and exhibited at the Seventeenth Annual Research, Innovation, and Creative Scholarship Graduate Student Poster Day at Western Michigan University in 2024.
Research Interests
Global Business Development, Labor Economics, Institutional Economics, Public Policy and Global Governance
Academic Positions & Professional Titles
President and Director of Economic and Policy Research
Eagle Wings Global, Michigan, USA August 2025 – Present
Founded and lead a U.S.-based nonprofit organization committed to advancing global economic cooperation, public policy research, and inclusive development.
- Lead interdisciplinary research on labor mobility, social protection systems, global governance, and institutional reform.
- Co-direct the Center for Global Economic Strategy and Cooperation.
- Organize academic conferences and public lectures to facilitate cross-sectoral dialogue on key global issues.
Editorial & Reviewer Experience
None listed.
Representative Publications
- Xu, Boxia; Lu, Xianxiang; Cai, Lichun. “Dynamic Evaluation and Differential Analysis of Integrated Urban-Rural Pension Policy Effects: Evidence from Economic Regions and Population Characteristics.” Inquiry into Economic Issues, February 2025.
- Xu, Boxia; Zhu, Di. “Study on PPP Cooperation Mode in Infrastructure Construction between China and the Philippines.” Chinese Finance, May 2019.
- Xu, Boxia; Zhang, Feng. “Prospect Analysis of China’s Participation in Philippine Infrastructure Construction under PPP Model.” Time Finance, October 2018.
- Xu, Boxia; Zhang, Feng. “Local Government Bond Credit Rating Problems and Suggestions.” China Finance, July 2018.
- Xu, Boxia; Zhang, Feng. “German Government Debt at All Levels of the ‘Debt Brake’ System and Its Reference.” Chinese Finance, December 2017.
Optional
Dissertation
Boxia Xu, “Pension Participation Among Different Migrant Groups in China: Job Type, Regional Disparities, and Cross-Provincial Mobility.”
Conference Presentations
- Boxia Xu, “The Impact of Fiscal Decentralization on Infrastructure Investment Efficiency,” Asian Forum, Western Michigan University, October 2021.
- Boxia Xu, “Research on PPP Cooperation Mode Between China and Asian Countries in Infrastructure Fields,” Asian Forum, Western Michigan University, September 2018.
- Boxia Xu, “Impact of Fiscal Decentralization on Economic Growth through the Innovation Channel in Different Administrative Chinese Cities,” Western Michigan University Economics Department Conference, June 2022.
Research Projects
Boxia Xu, “Scenario-Based AI Simulation of Aging Trends and Governance Mechanisms for the Fiscal Sustainability of Pension Systems,” General Project funded by the National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC), 2025.
Working Papers
- “Fragmented Systems and Pension Gaps: Regional and Occupational Barriers in Cross-Provincial Mobility Among Urban-Urban Migrants in China,” with Professor Wei-Chiao Huang (Western Michigan University).
- “The Role of Job Type in Urban Employee Pension Participation: Insights from China,” with Professor Wei-Chiao Huang (Western Michigan University).
- “Locked in the Secondary Labor Market: How Regional and Occupational Disparities Shape Pension Participation Among Rural-to-Rural Migrants in China,” with Professor Wei-Chiao Huang (Western Michigan University).