Dr Xing Xia is currently a Senior Lecturer. She is an applied-micro economist. Her research focuses on human capital, education, health, and the labor market. Her studies how individuals make decisions on educational and health-related investments, how the changing demand of modern labor markets influences educational institutions, and how households and firms respond to the challenges of globalization and climate change. Her current research focuses on Singapore, the Philippines, Bangladesh, and the USA. She holds a B.A. in Economics and a B.S. in Mathematics from Wuhan University, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University.