Dr. Xinping Tian received his PhD in Economics from Georgia Institute of Technology. He joined the Center for Economics, Finance, and Management Studies at Hunan University in Fall 2016. His research interests include labor economics, environmental economics, and the Chinese economy.Hispapers have been published inInternational Tax and Public Finance, China Economic Review, andApplied Economic Letters. He has taught Microeconomic I, Econometrics I, Industrial Organization, and Advanced Microeconomics I.