Personal Profile
Han (Steffan) Qi is an associate professor and vice dean at the Shenzhen Audencia Fintech Institute of Shenzhen University. With a Ph.D. in economics from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, he has published in such journals as Journal of Comparative Economics, Review of Economic Dynamics, Energy Journal, Energy Policy, and Applied Energy. He also serves as the PI for both National Science Fundation of China and ECS of Hong Kong RGC.
Education Experience
Ph.D. in Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2014
M.Sc. in Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2008
B.Sc. in Mathematics, Peking University, 2007
Research Interests
International Trade and Finance, Chinese Economy, and Big Data Analysis
Publications
Journal Articles:
[1] “Trade Liberalization and Firms’ Export Performance in China: Theory and Evidence,” with Edwin Lai and Haichao Fan, Journal of Comparative Economics, 2019, 47(3): 640-668
[2] “Global Gains from Reduction of Trade Costs,” with Edwin Lai and Haichao Fan,
Economic Theory, 2020, 70, 313-345
[3] “Energy Trading Efficiency in the US Midcontinent Electricity Markets,” with KH Cao, CH Tsai, CK Woo and J. Zarnikau, Applied Energy, 2021, 302: 117505
[4] 《交通基础设施建设、国内市场一体化与企业出口产品质量——基于市场可达性视角的研究》与吴群峰、刘冲合作,《经济科学》2021, Vol. 43(2): 33-46
[5] “Energy trading efficiency in ERCOT’s day-ahead and real-time electricity markets”, with KH Cao, CH Tsai, CK Woo, and J. Zarnikau, Journal of Energy Markets, 2022 15(3): 1–23
[6] “Regional revenues of solar and wind generation in Texas”, with CKWoo, J. Zarnikau, CH Tsai, KH Cao and R Li, Energy Policy, 2023, 178: 113586
[7] “An experiment in own-price elasticity estimation for non-residential electricity demand in the U.S.” with KH Cao, R Li, CK Woo, A Tishler and J Zarnikau, Utilities Policy, 2023, 81: 101489
[8] “Has retail competition reduced residential electricity prices in Texas?”, with J Zarnikau, KH Cao and CK Woo, Utilities Policy, 2023, 84: 101657
[9] “Incremental wind energy development in the Midcontinent electricity markets of the US”, with KH Cao, CK Woo and R Li, Journal of Energy Markets, 2023 16(2): 29–53
[10] “Market-based estimation of average electricity outage costs in the United States”, with CK Woo, A Tishler, KH Cao, R Li, and J Zarnikau, Energy Research Letters, 2024, 5 (2)
[11] “Does Vertical Integration Always Reduce an Electricity Retailer’s Fixed Price Offer?”, with CK Woo, KH Cao, and R Li, Energy Research Letters, 2024, 5 (3)
[12] “Revenue analysis of spot and forward solar energy sales in Texas”, with KH Cao, CK Woo, R Li & J Zarnikau, Journal of Energy Markets, 2024, 17(1)
[13] “Price responsiveness of solar and wind capacity demands”, with CK Woo, KH Cao, J Zarnikau & R Li, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024, 462
[14] “Efficient frontiers for short-term sales of spot and forward wind energy in Texas”, with KH Cao, CK Woo, J Zarnikau & R Li, Energy Journal, 2024, 45(6)
[15] “Mergers, Firm Size, and Volatility in a Granular Economy”, with Jackie M.L. Chan, Review of Economic Dynamics, 2025, 55
[16] “How much does the number of top 2% researchers move the global rankings of the world’s top 100 universities?”, with KH Cao, CK Woo, and HJ Cai, Applied Economics Letters, 2025
[17] “A Pareto superior incentive scheme for residential electricity conservation”, with CK Woo, KH Cao & YS Cheng, Energy Policy, 2025, 202
[18] “Prudent electricity procurement by a load serving entity”, with KH Cao, CK Woo, J Zarnikau & R Li, Energies, 2025, 18(3)
[19] “Price impacts of energy transition on the interconnected wholesale electricity markets in the Northeast U.S.”, with J Zarnikau, CK Woo & KH Cao, Energies, 2025, 18(15)
[20] “International evidence on household affordability of deep decarbonization”, with KH Cao, YS Cheng & CK Woo, Applied Economics Letters, 2025
[21] “International evidence on industrial affordability of deep decarbonization”, with KH Cao, YS Cheng & CK Woo, Journal of Energy Markets, 2025, 17(3)
[22] “A Pareto superior incentive scheme for residential electricity conservation: Shenzhen”, with KH Cao, YS Cheng & CK Woo, forthcoming in Energy Research Letter”
Book and Book Chapter:
[23] “Fragmentation and Product Cycle,” with Edwin Lai, in New Developments in Global Sourcing, MIT Press 2018
[24] 《希望的力量》,Carol Graham著,祁涵译,广东人民出版社
Working Papers:
[25] “Global Sourcing and Domestic Value-added Ratio in Export,” with Edwin Lai and Heiwai Tang
[26] “Quality Differentiation and Trade Intermediation”, with Heiwai Tang and Yifan Zhang
[27] “What Determined the Evolution of Globalization During 1995-2017?,” with Edwin Lai and Haichao Fan
[28] “Railway, Telegraph and Technological Diffusion: Evidence from Adoption of American Cotton in Early 20th Century China”, with Ting Chen, Chong Liu, and Jin Wang
Work Experience
Nov 2023 - Vice Dean, WeBank Institute of Fintech & Shenzhen Audecia Financial Technology Institute, Shenzhen University
Dec 2024 - Ph.D. Supervisor, Shenzhen University
Jan 2024 - Associate Researcher, Shenzhen University
Sep 2020 - Assistant Professor, WeBank Institute of Fintech & Shenzhen Audecia Financial Technology Institute, Shenzhen University
Nov 2020 - Director, Shenzhen University Webank Lab of Fintech
Sep 2014 – Aug 2020 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Hong Kong Baptist University
July 2012– Dec 2012 Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, Penn State University
Selected Grants and Honors
2025 Supervisor, China International College Innovation Competition (CICSIC), National Silver Prize
2008-2013 Postgraduate Studentship, HKUST
2012 Overseas Research Awards for Ph.D. Students, HKUST
2008 MSc Scholarship, HKUST
2003-2005 First Class Scholarship, Peking University
Academic Service
Member of Program Management Committee of the Master of Science in Applied Economics program, 2015 - 2019
Member of the Departmental Seminar Planning Group, 2016 – 2019
Coordinator for Brown Bag Seminar of the Economics Department, 2018-2019
Departmental Representative at the Internationalization Advisory Group of HKBU Business School, 2017 - current
Departmental coordinator for exchange student affairs, 2015 – 2016, 2018 –current
Co-organizer, Barclays Career Workshops, March 2016, November 2014
Consultant, Asian Development Bank, June 2016
Departmental coordinator at the Hong Kong Economic Association (HKEA), 2015 – 2018
Departmental representative for the China Study program Summer Sojourn at Tsinghua University, June 2016
Developed a new GE Course titled “Towards Evidence-Based Solutions to Our Social Problems” in 2019, which got the highest score among all courses in the external reviewing process