Boxia Xu

Contact Information

Email: boxia.xu@wmich.edu

Research Interests

Social security and pension systems, International cooperation and public policy, Dynamic economic modeling and evaluation

Education Background

Highest Degree & Major
Western Michigan University (USA), Ph.D. in Applied Economics, 2025

Optional
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (China), Ph.D. in Western Economics, 2025

Academic Positions & Professional Titles

● Program Manager, College of Education and Human Development, Western Michigan University, USA, January 2026 – Present
● President and Director of Economic and Policy Research, Eagle Wings Global, USA, August 2025 – Present

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.

Editorial & Reviewer Experience

● Associate Editor, Journal of Financial and Economic Dynamics, 2025 – Present
● Peer Reviewer, Journal of Financial and Economic Dynamics, 2025 – Present

Representative Publications

Key Publications

● Xu et al., 2025. "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. (In Chinese)
● Xu B, Zhu D. 2019. "Study on PPP Cooperation Mode in Infrastructure Construction between China and the Philippines". Chinese Finance, May 2019. (In Chinese)
● Xu B, Zhang F. 2018."Prospect Analysis of China’s Participation in Philippine Infrastructure Construction under PPP Model". Time Finance, October 2018. (In Chinese)
● Xu B, Zhang F. 2018. "Local Government Bond Credit Rating Problems and Suggestions". China Finance, July 2018. (In Chinese)
● Xu B, Zhang F. 2017."German Government Debt at All Levels of the 'Debt Brake'System and Its Policy Implications," Chinese Finance, December 2017. (In Chinese)

Research Grants

● The research project"Scenario-Based AI Simulation of Aging Trends and Governance Mechanisms for the Fiscal Sustainability of Pension Systems"was approved as a General Project funded by the National Social Science Fund of China in 2025.