Chenyang Xu

Chenyang Xu, Ph.D.

Assistant Teaching Professor

Department
Economics
Phone
978-934-2780
Office
Health & Social Sciences Bldg., Room 460
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Expertise

Environmental economics, behavioral and experimental economics, applied econometrics, development economics, cliimate change economics

Research Interests

Environmental economics, behavioral and experimental economics, applied econometrics, development economics, cliimate change economics

Education

Ph.D., Economics, University of Wyoming, 2016
M.S., Resource Economics, University of Nevada Reno, 2011
M.M.A. Marine Affairs, Xiamen University, 2009
B.M. Management Information System, Tianjin Polytechnic University, 2007

Biosketch

I am an environmental economist, with overlap in my work with behavioral and development economics. Besides being at my office cracking the dismal science, I particularly enjoy fishing, mountain biking, playing racquetball and road trips.

Selected Publications

  • Xu, C. (first Author), Li, T. Are Teams Conditionally Cooperative? Experimental Evidence from a Public Goods Game, Economics Letters. (2024)239, 111763.
  • Xu, C. (first author), Botao, Q, Rawlings, D. Motivational Crowding Effects of Monetary and Nonmonetary incentives: Evidence from a Common Pool Resources Experiment, Ecological Economics. (2022) 107597
  • Xu, C. (first author), Van ‘t Veld, Klass. Team Inspection in the Management of Common-Pool Resources when Corruption is Present, Environmental and Resource Economics. (2020) 75(3), 553-584
  • Xu, C. (first author), Van ‘t Veld, Klaas. Social influence and economic incentives: Complements or substitutes?—The case of fighting crimes, Economics Letters. (2019) 180:80-84

Research Currently in Progress

Peer Effects in Communities' Participation of Voluntary Environmental Programs