Wu, Xian（吳嫻）
BA in Mathematical Economics (Fudan); MS in Economics, PhD in Economics (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Assistant Professor
Contact Room 749A, 7/FCheng Yu Tung Building
12 Chak Cheung Street
Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
+852 3943 5913
xianwu@cuhk.edu.hk
Biography
Professor Wu Xian joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School as an Assistant Professor of Finance in 2025. She earned her PhD in Economics with Minor in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematical Economics from Fudan University. Her research focuses on market design, market microstructure, microeconomic theory, and macro-finance.
Teaching Areas
Investment Analysis
Portfolio Management
Research Interests
Market Design
Market Microstructure
Microeconomic Theory
Macro-finance
- Publications & Working Papers
- Hanming Fang, Yongqin Wang, and Xian Wu, “Collateral-Based Monetary Policy: Evidence from China”, International Economic Review (Special Issue), forthcoming.
- Xian Wu, “Dynamic Market Choice.”
- Xian Wu and Marzena Rostek, “Improving Access to Information Through Market Design.”
- Xian Wu and Mengjia Xia, “Information Acquisition in Fragmented Markets.”
- Awards & Honours
- Runner-up for Inaugural Big Data and Market Microstructure Conference Best Paper Award, The Shenzhen Institute of Economics and Management (SIEM), Tsinghua University, 2025