Yanxiang Xie
Contact Information
Email: xyxmask1995@mail.nankai.edu.cn
xyxmask1995@163.com
Research Interests
Corporate Finance and Enterprise Investment and Financing
Digital economy and digital transformation of enterprises
Microeconomic policy evaluation
Education Background
Highest Degree & Major
PhD in Nankai University, Financial Management
Optional
School of Finance, Nankai University
Tianjin Rural Commercial Bank Postdoctoral Workstation
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.
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]
Editorial & Reviewer Experience
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
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
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)
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.