DAI Mi

Education

• 2013 Ph.D., Peking University
• 2008 Bachelor, Sichuan University

Work Experience

• 2013-present Business School, Beijing Normal University
• 2010-2011 Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, Columbia University

Research Interests

• International Trade
• Development Economics

Courses Taught

• International Trade (Undergraduate)
• Advanced Microeconomics I (graduate)
• Advanced International Trade Theory (graduate)
• International Trade (MBA)

Professional Societies/Activities

• Referee for The World Economy, China Economic Journal

Research Projects

• 2011.12 United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Project: “The Untold Story: Structural Change For Poverty Reduction – The Case Of BRICS” Research Assistant.
• 2011.10 National Development And Reform Commission Project: “Should The State Owned Enterprises In China Join The Government Purchase Agreement?”.
• 2010.10 National Natural Science Foundation Grant, Youth Project (7100301), Core Member.
• 2007.3 National Social Science Fund Core Project “A Research On Business Cycle In China”, Core Member.

Honors and Awards

• 2009.6 Ping’an Scholarship offered by Peking University
• 2008.6 National Scholarship offered by The Ministry of Education of China
• 2008.6 Outstanding undergraduate student, Sichuan Province
• 2006.9 Top scholarship of Sichuan University
• 2005.9 Top scholarship of Sichuan University

Publications

Main Journal Articles

• Dai, M. And Yu, M. (2013), Firm R&D, Absorptive Capacity And Learning By Exporting: Firm-Level Evidence From China. World Economy, 36(9): 1131–1145.
• Dai, M. And Xu, J. (2013), Industry-Specific Real Effective Exchange Rate For China: 2000–2009. China & World Economy, 21(5): 100–120.

Conference Papers/Presentations

2015

• Western Economic Association 2015 Conference, Wellington

2014

• International Economic Association 2014 World Congress, Deadsea Jordan
• 4th CTRG Conference On International Trade And Investment, Chengdu
• Conference On Industrial Upgrading And Economic Growth, CUFE
• 14thChina Yong Economist Forum, Beijing
• 13th China International Trade Conference, Beijing
• 3th RIETI-CASS-CESSA Conference，Beijing
• Department Of Economics, Wuhan University

2013

• American Economic Association (AEA) Annual Meeting, San Diego, U.S.A.
• China World Economics Association 2013 Annual Meeting，GuangZhou
• RIETI-CASS-CESSA Conference，Tokyo
• Workshop In Empirical Research, CUFE, Beijing
• 13th China Yong Economist Forum, Beijing
• Workshop In International Economics, Peking University
• China Economic Association 2013 Annual Meeting，Chengdu
• Tsinghua-Columbia International Economics Conference，Beijing

2012

• China Economics Annual Conference, Jinan
• Department Of Economics, Peking University
• 11thChinese Society Of International Trade Annual Meeting, Nanjing
• RIETI-CASS-CESSA Joint Workshop, Beijing
• International Economics Workshop, Southeast University, Nanjing
• BREAD-Guanghua Summer School On Development Economics, Peking University
• 4th IEFS China Conference, Nankai University
• International Economics Workshop, Beijing Normal University
• International Economics Workshop, Tsinghua University
• International Economics Workshop, NSD, Peking University.

2011

• China Economics Annual Conference, Shanghai
• Tsinghua-HKU International Economics Workshop
• International Trade Colloquium, Columbia University

Working Papers

• Mi Dai And Jianwei Xu, 2013, “Firm Exchange Rate Exposure And Employment Adjustment: Evidence From China.”, R&R, Journal Of International Economics.
• Mi Dai, Madhura Maitra, And Miaojie Yu, 2012, “Unexceptional Exporter Performance In China? The Role Of Processing Trade”, R&R, Journal Of Development Economics
• Mi Dai And Jianwei Xu, 2013, "The Skill Structure Of Export Wage Premium: Evidence From Chinese Mathced Employer-Employee Data", R&R, The World Economy
• Mi Dai And Miaojie Yu, 2012, “Export Tightening, Competition, And Firm Innovation: Evidence From The Renminbi Appreciation”
• Mi Dai And Rui Mao, 2013, "Differential Convergence Across Sectors And The Role Of Industrial Structure On Aggregate Productivity Convergence: Evidence From Chinese Provinces"