Mingzhi (Jimmy) Xu is joining the Growth Lab at the Center for International Development as a Visiting Fellow.

He is currently the Postdoctoral Researcher at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the Assistant Professor at the Institute of New Structural Economics, Peking University.

He obtained B.A. from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in 2012 and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California Davis in 2018. Dr. Xu’s research interests include international economics, economic development and the economy of China.