Publications (* indicates corresponding author; (α-β) indicates alphabetical author order)
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Caiquan Bai, Jing Cao, Ming Huang, Chen Xi*, Peng Zhang. (α-β). Feeling the same heat? Urban-rural inequalities in adapting to extreme temperatures via electricity consumption. Journal of Development Economics, 2026, 180(3): 103692.
Wangyang Lai, Yun Qiu, Qu Tang, Chen Xi*, Peng Zhang. (α-β). The effects of temperature on labor productivity. Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2023, 15(1): 213-232.
Media coverage: New York Times
Chen Xi, Wei Xie*, Xiaoguang Chen, Pan He. Weather shocks and movie recreation demand in China. Energy Economics, 2023, 127: 107038.
Chen Xi, Dongyang Zhang, Tingwei Fang*. Green public procurement: A critical review of fragmented insights and an integrated research agenda. Journal of Economic Surveys, 2026, 00: 1-18.
Working Papers
Chen Xi, Jing Cao, Junyi Dai*. The most stringent environmental regulation and industrial restructuring in China. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, revise and resubmit.
Chen Xi, Yichen Guo, Dongyang Zhang*, Jing Cao, Zhixin Li. Temperature and real-world low-stakes cognitive performance: Evidence from the driver’s license theory exam.
Le Kang, Shuo Li, Chen Xi, Peng Zhang. Heat stress and strategic decision-making in high-stakes college choice: Evidence from China.
Chen Xi. Local strategic responses to vertical environmental inspection: Evidence from novel production-side electricity data in China.
Work in progress
too hot to live
weather and driving behavior
low-stakes exam performance
massive national projects
industrial response to power price adjustment
Book
Research on the Adaptive Behavior of Economic Agents to Environmental Shocks and Policies 《经济主体对环境影响与环境政策的适应行为研究》. 2026, forthcoming (in Chinese)
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