Master's Supervisor | Qingdao University of Technology | China
Dr. Xiufeng Xing currently serves as a faculty member at Qingdao University of Technology, China, specializing in population, resources, and environmental economics with an additional academic interest in higher education studies. She holds advanced degrees in economics and has developed a strong interdisciplinary foundation that enables her to bridge socio-economic analysis with sustainable development policy. Her research primarily explores inclusive growth, environmental responsibility, and the economics of education, while her emerging interests focus on global energy market fluctuations and the socio-economic impacts of crises such as pandemics and geopolitical conflicts. Over the course of her academic career, Dr. Xing has published more than 40 peer-reviewed research papers addressing pressing issues such as the evaluation of shared prosperity in developing regions, the effects of COVID-19 and the Ukraine conflict on global oil and natural gas prices, and comparative analyses of hybrid versus traditional teaching models in higher education settings. Complementing her journal contributions, she is also the author of four scholarly books—Inclusive Growth, Corporate Environmental Responsibility, The Marketization of Urban Water Industry, and The Marketization of Domestic Service—which collectively reflect her commitment to equitable economic policy and sustainable industrial practice. Alongside her research, she has taken on key teaching responsibilities, delivering courses in environmental economics, macroeconomics, and microeconomics, where she is recognized for integrating real-world case studies into economic theory instruction. Dr. Xing has contributed to strategic policy discussions through her evidence-based evaluations of water industry reform, corporate accountability frameworks, and social service market mechanisms. She has been acknowledged through competitive research grants and institutional commendations for her leadership in advancing sustainability-focused economic analytics. Beyond authorship, she actively serves as a peer reviewer for academic journals in the domains of development economics and environmental policy and maintains membership in several professional economic and educational societies, where she contributes to collaborative research initiatives and scholarly evaluation panels. Her growing influence in the academic sphere is reflected in her role in shaping curricula and advising on macroeconomic planning within institutional and regional contexts. Driven by a vision to promote equitable prosperity through data-driven policymaking, Dr. Xiufeng Xing strives to advance frameworks that balance economic growth with social inclusion and ecological responsibility. Her work not only informs scholarly dialogue but also supports governments, industries, and educational institutions in making informed decisions that align long-term economic resilience with public welfare.
Featured Publications
1. Xing, X., & Wang, Y. (2025). The evaluation of shared prosperity: A case from China. Sustainability, 17(2), 621. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17020621
2. Xing, X., Cong, Y., Wang, Y., & Wang, X. (2023). The impact of COVID-19 and war in Ukraine on energy prices of oil and natural gas. Sustainability, 15(19), 14208. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151914208
3. Xing, X., & Saghaian, S. (2022). Learning outcomes of a hybrid online virtual classroom and in-person traditional classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sustainability, 14(9), 5263. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14095263
4. Xing, X. (2020). Spillovers of urban road infrastructure investment and operation: A case study using synthetic control methods. Business, Management and Economics Research, 6(10), 100–110.*
5. Xing, X. (2019, June). Does university class size matter? Evidence from course micro data. In Proceedings of the Education and Economics Conference 2019.