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Xiangyi Daniel Meng , Ph.D.

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Department:
School of Economics & Business Administration (SEBA) | Economics
Office Location: Galileo Room 325

Professional Overview

Bio: Professor Xiangyi Meng received his B.A. in economics from Peking University in Beijing, China and then earned his Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Meng is a professor in the Economics Department in the School of Economics and Business Administration at Saint Mary's College of California. Before joining Saint Mary’s College, he taught many economics courses at the Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing, and the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Meng's recent research focuses on household finance and digital credit. One of his current projects is to explore the identification of alternative signals predictive of borrowers’ repayment behaviors. Dr. Meng has also provided consulting services to both intergovernmental organizations (World Bank, International Finance Corporation, Asian Development Bank, World Health Organization), and China’s financial regulators and private enterprises, on issues related with regulation, financial infrastructure, supply chain finance, consumer protection and financial education. Between 2014 and 2020, he led several financial literacy programs targeted at both college students from low-income families and young working adults, focusing on the design, provision and evaluation of these programs, which benefited over 10,000 students from about 40 universities.

Courses Taught: 

  • Data Management for Economists
  • Microeconomic Principles
  • Macroeconomic Principles
  • Microeconomic Theory
  • Methods of Quantitative Analysis
  • Applied Economics
  • Psychology and Economics
  • Game Theory
  • Economic Development
  • Introductory Econometrics
  • Data Tools for Sustainability and the Environment
  • Public Finance

Selected Publications:

  • Lun, X., Meng, X., Xu, J. (2023). Is Cheap Talk Just Empty Words? The Signaling Value of Voluntary Promises for  Loan Repayment. Applied Economic Letters.
  • Chavas, J. P., Shi, G., Meng, X. (2021). Land Rental Market and Rural Household Efficiency in China. Environment and Development Economics, 27(2).
  • Bi, Q., Dean, L., Meng, X. (2020). The Impact of Financial Software Use on Financial Literacy Education - Evidence from China. Journal of Personal Finance, 19(1).
  • Meng, X., Zhong, H. (2019). Helping-hand corruption, bribery contests, and private-side caused persistent corruption. The Manchester School, 87(6).
  • Meng, X., Yao, R. (2018). Credit Card Usage Among College Students in China, Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 29(2).
  • Guo, L., Meng, X. (2014). Digital Content Provision and Optimal Copyright Protection, Management Science, 61(5).
  • Shi, G., Chavas, J.P., Stiegert, K., Meng, X. (2012). An Analysis of Bundle Pricing: the case of biotech seeds, Agricultural Economics, 43(s1).
  • Meng, X., Zhang, L. (2011). Democratic Participation, Fiscal Reform and Local Governance---Empirical Evidence on Chinese Villages, China Economic Review, 22.

Education

  • PhD, Agricultural and Resource Economics. University of California at Berkeley, 2009
  • MA, Political Economy. Peking University, 2000
  • BA, Economics. Peking University, 1998

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