Guo Xu

Guo Xu is an assistant professor at Berkeley Haas. His research focuses on the selection, recruitment, and allocation of talent in private and public sector organizations. He earned a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics.

Expertise and Research Interests

• Personnel Economics of the State
• Development Economics
• Organizational Economics
• Labor Economics
• Political Economy
• Economic History
• International Development

Selected Honors and Awards

• LSE Class Teacher Award 2017
• Royal Economic Society Junior Fellowship 2016
• LSE Class Teacher Award 2014
• Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation Fellowship 2007

Selected Papers and Publications

Guo Xu. The Costs of Patronage: Evidence from the British Empire. Job Market Paper, London School of Economics. 2017

Sandra Sequeira, Johannes Spinnewijn, Guo Xu. Rewarding Schooling Success and Perceived Returns to Education: Evidence from India. Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization. 2016

Guo Xu, Marianne Bertrand, Robin Burgess, and Arunish Chawla. The Glittering Prizes: Career Incentives and Bureaucrat Performance. Working Paper. 2018

Guo Xu. The Colonial Origins of Fiscal Capacity: Evidence from Patronage Governors. Working Paper. 2018

Guo Xu. How Does Collective Reputation Affect Hiring? Selection and Sorting in an Online Labour Market. Working paper. 2015

Tilman Brück, Guo Xu. Who Gives Aid to Whom and When? Aid Accelerations, Shocks and Policies. European Journal of Political Economy. 2012

Guo Xu. Growth Accelerations Revisited. Econ Journal Watch. 2011