Xuan Song Tam

Qualifications

• PhD - Economics (University of Virginia)
• MA - Economics (University of Virginia)
• MS - Mineral Economics (Colorado School of Mines)
• BS - Mathematics (University of Colorado at Denver)

Biography

Dr. Tam received his B.S. in Mathematics from University of Colorado at Denver, M.S. in Mineral Economics from Colorado School of Mines, and Ph.D. in Economics from University of Virginia. His research interests include macroeconomics, consumer finance, and quantitative methods.

Publications

1. Athreya, Kartik; Sanchez, Juan M.; Tam, Xuan S.; Young, Eric R. / Bankruptcy and Delinquency in a Model of Unsecured Debt. May 2018; In: International Economic Review. Vol. 59, No. 2, pp. 593-623
   

2. Athreya, Kartik; Sanchez, Juan M.; Tam, Xuan S.; Young, Eric R. / Labor market upheaval, default regulations, and consumer debt. January 2015; In: Review of Economic Dynamics. Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 32-52
   

3. Athreya, Kartik B.; Tam, Xuan S.; Young, Eric R. / Loan Guarantees for Consumer Credit Markets. 2014; In: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Economic Quarterly. Vol. 100, No. 4, pp. 297-352
   

4. Athreya, Kartik B.; Tam, Xuan S.; Young, Eric R. / Debt Default and the Insurance of Labor Income Risk. October 2012; In: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Economic Quarterly. Vol. 98, No. 4, pp. 255-307
   

5. Athreya, Kartik; Tam, Xuan S.; Young, Eric R. / A quantitative theory of information and unsecured credit. July 2012; In: American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics. Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 153-183
   

6. Athreya, Kartik; Tam, Xuan S.; Young, Eric R. / Unsecured credit markets are not insurance markets. January 2009; In: Journal of Monetary Economics. Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 83-103

Papers Under Review

1. Liang, Pierre; Sun, Bo; Tam, Xuan S. / The Real Effect of Financial Reporting: A Quantitative Assessment. Resubmitted to Management Science.

2. Peralta-Alva, Adrian; Tam, Xuan S.; Tang, Xin; Tavares, Marina Mendes / The Macroeconomic and Distributional Implication of Fiscal Consolidations in Low-Income Countries. R&R, The Economic Journal.

3. Sun, Bo; Tam, Xuan S.; Young, Eric R. / Managerial Incentive, Monitoring, and the Business Cycle. Under Review.

Faculty Positions

8/2013 - Now Economics and Finance - City University of Hong Kong Assistant Professor

7/2010 - 7/2013 CFAP, Judge Business School - University of Cambridge Research Fellow

10/2011 - 6/2013 Fitzwilliwm College