Name: Xu Zhiyin

Email: xuzhiyin@cufe.edu.cn

Mailing Address: School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics, Shahe Higher Education Park, Changping District, Beijing, 102206

Education Background

2019.09–2025.06 Peking University, Economic History, Ph.D.

2016.09–2019.06 Peking University, Economics, Bachelor

2015.09–2019.06 Beihang University, Management, Bachelor

Work Experience

2025.07–Present Central University of Finance and Economics, School of Finance, Assistant Professor

Research Interests

Financial History, Fiscal History

Published Papers

[1] "Can Lower Taxes Increase Revenue? Evidence from the Wartime Consumption Tax in the Republic of China (1942–1945)" (with Hanhui Guan, Jie Mao, and Yuezhuo Chen), China Economic Quarterly, 2023, Vol. 04, pp. 1634–1652.

[2] "A Comparison of Land Ownership Distribution Before and After Land Reform: A Study Based on County Chronicles" (with Hao Pang and Hanhui Guan), Researches in Chinese Economic History, 2021, Vol. 01, pp. 84–100.

Working Papers

"The Fiscal History of China, 1850–1948" (with Hanhui Guan, K. Kivanç Karaman, Nuno Palma, and Zhiyin Xu)

"The Operation and Collapse of Fixed Exchange Rates in the 1930s–1940s" (with Yi Chen, Xingye Jin, and Hanhui Guan)

"The Value of Sovereignty and Unification: Evidence from Historical External Debt, 1857–1961" (with Lin Fu and Hanhui Guan)

"North-South Economic Imbalance in China: An Economic History Perspective" (with Xingye Jin and Hanhui Guan)

"The Impact of National Unification on Government Bond Issuance: Evidence from Modern China" (with Yi Chen and Hanhui Guan)

"Long-Term Living Standards in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou: A Comparative Study Based on Welfare Ratios" (with Runzhuo Zhai, Lin Fu, and Hanhui Guan)