Yanxiang Xie
Academic Honors & Awards
CNKI highly cited scholar TOP5%, [2025]
CNKI highly cited scholar TOP5%, [2024]
Third Prize of Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences in Shandong Province,[2023]
Second prize of outstanding achievements in social sciences in Weihai,[2021]
Third Prize of Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences in Weihai,[2020]
The Best Papers of the 9th China Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting,[2025]
Second prize of the 10th annual meeting of China Investment Science,[2022]
Third Prize of China Commercial Accounting Society,[2023]
Contact Information
Email: xyxmask1995@mail.nankai.edu.cn
xyxmask1995@163.com
Education Background
Highest Degree & Major
PhD in Nankai University, Financial Management
Optional
School of Finance, Nankai University
Tianjin Rural Commercial Bank Postdoctoral Workstation
Research Interests
Corporate Finance and Enterprise Investment and Financing
Digital economy and digital transformation of enterprises
Microeconomic policy evaluation
Academic Positions & Professional Titles
● Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Finance, Nankai University/Tianjin Rural Commercial Bank, September 2025-present.
● Assistant researcher, China Automotive Technology Research Center Co., Ltd., July 2024-September 2025.
Editorial & Reviewer Experience
1.Regular Reviewer for Top Journals
● Sustainable Development, Economic Letters, International Review of Financial Analysis, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Economic change and restructuring, Finance Research letters, Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science, PloS one, 2023 - Present
2.Regular Reviewer for Chinese Journals
● Journal of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Contemporary Finance and Trade Economy, Consumer Economy, Journal of Shanxi University of Finance and Economics, Statistics and Decision, 2023 - Present
Representative Publications
1.Key Publications
● Liu Y, Xie Y, Zhong K, 2024. "Impact of digital economy on urban sustainable development: Evidence from Chinese cities," Sustainable Development, Vol.32, No.1, pp.307-324. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Citations: 111 as of 2025)
● Gao W, Zhuang X, Wu Y, Xie Y, et al., 2025. "Foreign investors, agency problems and capital allocation efficiency: From the perspective of QFII shareholding," International Review of Financial Analysis, No.104442. (SSCI Q1, Impact Factor 11.1)
● Pu G, Xie Y, Wang K, 2023. "Board Faultlines and Risk-Taking," Finance Research Letters, Vol.51, No.103404. (SSCI Q1, Impact Factor 9.8)
● Xie Y et al., 2022. "VAT tax neutrality and corporate Cash Holdings," Journal of Finance & Trade Economics (In Chinese), Vol.43, No.12, pp.80-96. (CSSCI, Impact Factor 8.8, CFER full text reprint)
● Xie Y et al., 2022. "Value-added Tax Refund and Enterprise Short-term Loan and Long-term Investment," Journal of Financial Research (In Chinese), No.09, pp.58-74.(CSSCI, Impact Factor 6.7)
2.Research Grants
● Chief Researcher, Tianjin Postgraduate Research Fund Project, Research on Corporate Cash Holding and Corporate Value under the Background of Digital Finance Development, 2021YJSB079, 10,000 yuan, 2021-2022.
● Joint Researcher, Tianjin Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning Think Tank Project, Research on Innovative Investment and Financing Channels and Ways and Countermeasures in the New Development Stage, TJZDDY21-10, 2021.
● Joint Researcher, General Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, Bank Development, Debt Capital and Enterprise Innovation-Paradox between Macro and Micro and Its Explanation, 71772091, 2018-2021.