Affiliated Faculty

I am an applied microeconomist working in labor economics, education economics, economic history, and development economics. My research focuses on how institutions shape the development and use of human capabilities. I study how education policies affect human capital accumulation and how immigration policies affect the transferability of skills across countries.


E-mail: xiebinecon@outlook.com


Selected Publications

Hunt, Jennifer, and Bin Xie. "How restricted is the job mobility of skilled temporary work visa holders?." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 38.1 (2019): 41-64.    

Xie, Bin. "Can high‐skilled immigrants transfer their human capital to the United States?." Southern Economic Journal 90.4 (2024): 1002-1034.

Chen, Shuo, and Bin Xie. "Institutional Discrimination and Assimilation: Evidence from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882" Explorations in Economic History 94 (2024), 101615

Park, Jinseong, and Bin Xie. "Equal Education, Unequal Outcomes?." Economic Modelling 164 (2026): 107767.