Xinxin Cao

Ph.D. in Economics, The George Washington University

M.S. in Economics, The George Washington University

Master of Accounting, The Ohio State University

B.A in Finance, Accounting, and Management, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China

Dr. Xinxin Cao is a Lecturer in Economics. He received a Ph.D. in Economics and a M.S. in Economics from The George Washington University. Before Joining WKU, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at St. Lawrence University for three years. His main research interests are urban economics and environmental economics. Specifically, his research focus on the relationship across bikeshare, residential property prices, and the ridership of other public transit systems, as well as the impact of a new vehicle fuel standard on air quality. His goal as an economics instructor at WKU is to help students develop critical thinking skills and problem-solving skills that enable them to solve real-world problems.

Environmental economics, urban economics, labor economics, transport economics

Yang Xiaoying, Xinxin Cao, Bo Jiang, and Bozhen Liu. "Cleaner gas, cleaner air: impacts of China’s gasoline standard tightening: X. Yang et al." Empirical Economics 71, no. 2 (2026): 26.