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Hongxun Liu, Ph.D.

 

 

Contact

 

School of Economics and Finance

Xi'an Jiaotong University

Xi'an, Shaanxi, P.R. China

Email:  liuhongxun@mail.xjtu.edu.cn

 

Appointments

 

  01/2024~present               Professor

                                                  School of Economics and Finance, Xi’an Jiaotong University, P.R. China

 

  05/2018~2023.12               Associate Professor

                                                  School of Economics and Finance, Xi’an Jiaotong University, P.R. China.

 

  10/2018~12/2020             Postdoctoral Research Fellow

                   Princeton University, NJ, U.S.A.

                   Working with: Professor Denise L. Mauzerall

 

  09/2017~12/2017               Visiting Scholar

                                                  Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden.

                                                  Working with: Professor Jerry Yan

 

  07/2016~12/2017               Research Fellow

                                                  China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy (CISEP), School of Management,

                                                  Xiamen University, P.R. China.

 

  07/2016~05/2018              Assistant Professor

                                                  School of Economics and Finance, Xi’an Jiaotong University, P.R. China.

 

Education

 

  09/2010~07/2016             Ph.D. in Energy  Economics

                                                 China Center for Energy Economics Research,

                                                 School of Economics, Xiamen University, P.R. China.

                                                         Supervisor: Professor Boqiang Lin

 

  09/2006~07/2010             B.A. in Statistics

                                                  Department of Statistics, School of Economics, Xiamen University, P.R. China.

 

Academic Publications 

 

  1. Research on the Green and Low Carbon Development of China's Construction Industry (Sole Author), Economic Science Press, 2018. (in Chinese)
  2. Shangwei Liu, Yang Guo, Fabian Wagner, Hongxun Liu, Ryna Yiyun Cui, Denise L. Mauzerall*. Diversifying heat sources in China’s urban district heating systems will reduce risk of carbon lock-in. Nature Energy, 2024, 9(8), 1021-1031. (SCI TOP)
  3. Mi Zhou, Hongxun Liu (co-first author), Liqun Peng, Yue Qin, Dan Chen, Lin Zhang*, Denise L. Mauzerall*. Environmental benefits and household costs of clean heating options in northern China. Nature Sustainability, 2022, 5(4): 329-338. (SCI TOP)
  4. Hongxun Liu, Qianhui Wang, Jianglong Li*. Benchmarking of corporate social responsibility in China. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2024, 1-26. (SSCI)
  5. Amare Terefe Gashaye, Hongxun Liu, Jianglong Li*. The effect of access to electricity on rural households of underdeveloped countries: Evidence from Ethiopia. Energy Policy, 2024, accepted. (SSCI & SCI TOP)
  6. Hongxun Liu, Qianhui Wang, Jianglong Li*. Political connections and greenwashing: Chinese evidence. Applied Economics, 2024:1-19. (SSCI)
  7. Jianglong Li, Qilin Zhang, Hongxun Liu*(corresponding author), Clean Heating Policy and Residential Well-being in the Northern Region: Further Assessment Based on Air Quality Improvement. Journal of Environmental Economics, 2024,9 (01)
  8. Hongxun Liu, Jiaqi Chen, Qianyun Peng, Jianglong Li, Air Quality, Public Health, and Low Carbon Co-benefits and Economic Costs of Household Energy Transition in China. Modern Economic Science, 2024,46 (01) (in Chinese, CSSCI)
  9. Jianglong Li, Jinfeng Gao, Hongxun Liu*. Reducing energy poverty by nearly universal pension coverage of rural China. World Development, 2024, 176: 106524. (SSCI)
  10. Hongxun Liu, Jinfeng Gao, Peng Tian, Xiaoming Ma, Jingnan Yang, Guanfei Meng, Zhi Li*. The impact of environmental regulation on productivity with co-production of goods and bads. Energy Economics, 2023, 106818. (SSCI)
  11. Hongxun Liu, Jianglong Li*. Environmental consequences of fuel price shocks in China. China Economic Review, 2023, 80, 102018. (SSCI)
  12. Hongxun Liu, Zihan Zhang*. The impact of managerial myopia on environmental, social and governance (ESG) engagement: Evidence from Chinese firms. Energy Economics, 2023, 122: 106705. (SSCI)
  13. Shangwei Liu, Hongxun Liu, and Denise L. Mauzerall*. Improving Building Envelope Efficiency Lowers Costs and Emissions from Rural Residential Heating in China. Environmental Science & Technology,2023, 57 (1), 595-605. (SCI TOP)
  14. Houyin Long, Jianglong Li, Hongxun Liu*(corresponding author). Internal migration and associated carbon emission changes: Evidence from cities in China. Energy Economics, 2022, 110, 106010. (SSCI)
  15. Guanfei Meng, Hongxun Liu, Jianglong Li*, Chuanwang Sun*. Determination of driving forces for China’s energy consumption and regional disparities using a hybrid structural decomposition analysis. Energy, 2022, 239, 122191. （SCI TOP）
  16. Lisha Yang, Yutianhao Li, Hongxun Liu*(corresponding author). Did carbon trade improve green production performance? Evidence from China. Energy Economics, 2021, 96, 105185. (SSCI)
  17. Hongxun Liu, Denise L. Mauzerall*. Costs of clean heating in China: Evidence from rural households in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Energy Economics, 2020, 90, 104844. (SSCI)
  18. Lin Zhou, Hongxun Liu(corresponding author),Ming Cao, Jianglong Li. Trading Simulation and Price Risk Analysis for the National Carbon Cap-and-Trade in China. Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University (Social Sciences),2020,40(03):109-118.(in Chinese, CSSCI)
  19. Kian Mintz-Woo*, Francis Denning, Hongxun Liu, Thomas Schinko. Carbon pricing and COVID-19. Climate Policy, 15 Nov. 2020: 1272-1280.
  20. Hongxun Liu, Jiaqi Chen, Jianglong Li. Cost Benefit Analysis of Coal Plant Retrofits and Residential Coal Substitution: Evidence from Shaanxi Province. Journal of Xiamen University (Arts & Social Sciences), 2019(06):107-121. (in Chinese, CSSCI)
  21. Hongxun Liu, Kerui Du, Jianglong Li*. An improved approach to estimate direct rebound effect by incorporating energy efficiency: A revisit of China's industrial energy demand. Energy Economics, 2019, 80: 720-730. (SSCI, Selected ESI Hot Spots&Highly Cited Papers)
  22. Jianglong Li, Hongxun Liu, Kerui Du*. Does market-oriented reform increase energy rebound effect? Evidence from China's regional development. China Economic Review, 2019, 56: 101304. (SSCI)
  23. Jianglong Li, Chang Chen, Hongxun Liu* (corresponding author). Transition from non-commercial to commercial energy in rural China: Insights from the accessibility and affordability. Energy Policy, 2019, 127: 392-403. (SSCI & SCI)
  24. Lin Zhou, Jianglong Li, Yangqing Dan, Chunping Xie, Houyin Long, Hongxun Liu (corresponding author). Entering and Exiting: Productivity Evolution of Energy Supply in China. Sustainability, 2019, 11.（SSCI & SCI）
  25. Hongxun Liu, Jianglong Li, Houyin Long, Zhi Li, Canyu Le. Promoting energy and environmental efficiency within a positive feedback loop: Insights from global value chain. Energy Policy, 2018, 121: 175-184.（SSCI & SCI）
  26. Hongxun Liu, Jianglong Li. The US Shale Gas Revolution and Its Externality on Crude Oil Prices: A Counterfactual Analysis. Sustainability, 2018, 10.（SSCI & SCI）
  27. Hongxun Liu, Zhi Li. Carbon cap-and-trade in China: A comprehensive framework. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 2017, 53: 1152-1169.（SSCI）
  28. Hongxun Liu, Boqiang Lin. Cost-based modeling of optimal emission quota allocation. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017, 149: 472-484. （SCI）
  29. Hongxun Liu, Boqiang Lin. Energy substitution, efficiency, and the effects of carbon taxation: evidence of China’s building construction industry. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016, 141: 1134-1144. （SCI）
  30. Hongxun Liu, Boqiang Lin. Incorporating energy rebound effect in technological advancement and green building construction: A case study of China. Energy and Buildings, 2016, 129: 150-161. （SCI TOP）
  31. Hongxun Liu, Boqiang Lin. Ecological indicators for green building construction. Ecological Indicators, 2016, 67: 68-77. （SCI）
  32. Boqiang Lin, Hongxun Liu. Do Energy and Environment Efficiency Benefit from Foreign Trade? The Case of China’s Industrial Sectors. Economic Research Journal, 2015, 9: 127-141. (in Chinese, top journal for Economics research in China)
  33. Boqiang Lin, Hongxun Liu. CO2 mitigation potential in China’s building construction industry: evidence from comparing energy performance. Building and Environment, 2015, 94: 239-251. （SCI TOP）
  34. Boqiang Lin, Hongxun Liu. CO2 emissions of China’s commercial and residential buildings: Evidence and reduction policy. Building and Environment, 2015, 92: 418-431.（SCI TOP）
  35. Boqiang Lin, Hongxun Liu. A study on the energy rebound effect of China's residential building energy efficiency. Energy and Buildings, 2015, 86: 608-618. （SCI TOP）
  36. Boqiang Lin, Hongxun Liu. China’s building energy efficiency and urbanization. Energy and Buildings, 2015, 86: 356-365.（SCI TOP）

 

Grants

 

2023.05-2025.10

Host of the “Research on the Coordinated Development Path of Energy, Environment, and Economy in Shaanxi Province under the Dual Carbon Target” project.

Funded by The Annual Program from the Shaanxi Provincial Social Science Foundation. (No. 2023D002)
2023.01-2026.12

Host of the “The cost dilemma and long-term mechanism of clean heating in the northern region: behavioral choices and policy guidance” project.

Funded by The General Program from the Natural Science Foundation of China.(No. 72273102)
2022.04-2022.12

Host of the “Research on the Green and Low Carbon Path for Xi'an to Implement the High Quality Development Strategy of the Yellow River Basin” project.

Funded by The Key Program from the Xi'an Social Science Planning Fund for 2022.(No. 22JX81)
2022.03-2023.03

Host of the “Research on the Path and Policy Mechanism of Clean Energy Transformation in the Residential Sector of Shaanxi Province” project.

Funded by The General Program from the Shaanxi Provincial Innovation Capability Support Program Soft Science. (No. 2022KRM157)
2021.12-present

Host of the “Weihai City Carbon Peak Action Plan” project.

Funded by The Entrusted Program from Shandong Academy of Sciences.
2021.07-2022.06

Host of the “Research on the Development Path and Policy Mechanism of Clean Energy in Fujian Province under the Background of Low Carbon Economic Transformation” project.

Funded by The Entrusted Program from the Fujian Green Energy Electric Technology Co., Ltd.
2021.03-2022.03

Host of the “Research on the Implementation Path of Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality in Zhejiang Province” project.

Funded by The Entrusted Program from the State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Company.
2018.09-2020.12

Member of the “Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (STEP) Program”.

Host of the Clean Heating Program in Northern China.

Funded by Ma Huateng Science Fund for Princeton University.
2017.06-2019.12

Member of the “2017 International Clean Energy Talent (iCET) program”.

Funded by China Scholarship Council (CSC).
2017.06-2020.12

Host of the “Construction, risk prevention and control for China’s national carbon emission cap-and-trade scheme under the new normal economy” project.

Funded by The Youth Program form the National Social Science Fund of China.(No. 17CJY071)
2017.06-2021.12

Host of the “Research on Coal Substitution Paths in Shaanxi Province during the Process of Haze Control” project.

Funded by The 1st-Class General Financial Grant from the Shaanxi Postdoctoral Science Foundation. (No. 2017BSHYDZZ20)
2017.06-2021.12

Host of the “Coal substitution pathway under the constraint of haze governance in China” project.

Funded by The Special Financial Grant from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation. (No. 2017T100729)
2016.11-2021.12

Host of the “Industrial transfer and electronic power allocation under the constraint of environmental governance in China” project.

Funded by The 1st-Class General Financial Grant from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation. (No. 2016M600772)
2021.01-present

Member of the “Research on Marketization Mechanism for Improving Power System Flexibility under Carbon Neutrality Goal” project.

Funded by The General Program from the National Natural Science Foundation of China. (First participant)

2018.01-2020.12

Member of the “A Study on the Dynamic Measurement of ‘Low Efficiency’ Energy Subsidies and the Mechanism of Their Withdrawal on China's Green Economy Growth Transformation” project.

Funded by The Youth Program from the National Natural Science Foundation of China. (First participant)

2018.01-2020.12

Member of the “Research on the Construction of Green Energy Supply System from the Perspective of Energy Subsidies” project.

Funded by The Youth Program from the Research on Humanities and Social Sciences by the Ministry of Education. (First participant)

2018.07-2019.12

Member of the “A Study on the Transformation of Green Economic Growth in Resource-based Cities in Shaanxi Province: Latecomer Advantage, Independent Innovation, or Path Change?” project.

Funded by The General Program from the Shaanxi Province Soft Science. (First participant)

2018.09-2018.12

Member of the “Exploration of the Carbon Trading Market Model in Zhejiang Province and Its Impact on Zhejiang Electric Power” project.

Funded by The Entrusted Program from the State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Company. (First participant)