Xian Hu
Professor, Namibia University of Science and Technology
Introduction
Dr. Xian Hu is a young economist at the Environmental Defense Fund. She earned her PhD from the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University and holds a bachelor’s degree from Renmin University of China. Before joining EDF, she was a visiting scholar at Harvard University, collaborating with the Harvard China Project on Energy, Economy, and Environment. Dr. Hu specializes in carbon pricing and border adjustments, international trade and the environment, green finance, carbon footprints across supply chains, artificial intelligence and the digital economy, and global dynamic general equilibrium modeling. She has provided economic consultancy for key Chinese governmental agencies, including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Commerce, supporting China's CBAM negotiation efforts. Her contributions extend to international projects, such as the United Nations AI for SDG initiative. She has published several high-quality papers, presented at the 2023 Annual Conference of Environmental and Resource Economists, and her work has been cited by emerging economies, including the South African Reserve Bank.
