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Prof. HUANG Hanwei (黃漢偉教授)

PhD - Economics (London School of Economics)
Mres - Economics (London School of Economics)
Msc - Economics (Tsinghua University)
BSc - Mathematics and Physics (Tsinghua University)

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

E-mail:
Address:	10-282, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building City University of Hong Kong
Phone:	+852 34425840
hhuang54@cityu.edu.hk
Personal Web:
https://sites.google.com/site/chinahanweihuang/
SSRN Web:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2226297
CV:

Research Areas

International Trade
Economic Development
Industrial Organization
Economic History

I am an Assistant Professor at the City University of Hong Kong and a Research Associate at the Centre for Economic Performance. I got my Ph.D. in Economics from the London School of Economics in 2018. During 2018-2019, I was a postdoctoral research associate at the UCL Department of Economics. My main research interests are international trade, economic development, industrial organization, and economic history.

Selected Publications

Journal Publications and Reviews
Chen, Xiao; Huang, Hanwei; Ju, Jiandong; Sun, Ruoyan; Zhang, Jialiang / Endogenous mobility in pandemics: Theory and evidence from the United States. June 2026; In: Journal of International Economics. Carattini, Stefano ; Huang, Hanwei; Pisch, Frank; Pratap Singh, Tejendra / Trade and the Scopes of Pollution: Evidence from China’s World Market Integration. June 2026; In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. Huang, Hanwei; Ju, Jiandong; Yue, Vivian Z. / Accounting for the Evolution of China's Production and Trade Patterns. March 2026; In: International Economic Review. Ge, Chunmian; Deng, Huiqi; Wu, Dongyuan; Huang, Hanwei; Dulebohn, James H. / Work Design and Compensation Strategies in a Post-COVID World: Evidence From Online Job Postings. February 2026; In: Human Resource Management. 葛淳棉; 陈倚倩; 陈骁; 黄汉伟 / 中国高校毕业生空间流动的量化分析: 来自简历大数据的证据. September 2025; In: 管理科学学报. Vol. 2025年, No. 9, pp. 65-83 Ge, Chunmian; Huang, Hanwei; Wang, Zhiqiang; Jiang, Junhui; Liu, Chang / Working from Home and Firm Resilience to the COVID-19 Pandemic. April 2023; In: Journal of Operations Management. Vol. 69, No. 3, pp. 450-476 DHINGRA, Swati; FREEMAN, Rebecca; HUANG, Hanwei / The Impact of Non-tariff Barriers on Trade and Welfare. January 2023; In: Economica. Vol. 90, No. 357, pp. 140-177 Chen, Xiao; Huang, Hanwei; Ju, Jiandong; Sun, Ruoyan; Zhang, Jialiang / Impact of vaccination on the COVID-19 pandemic in U.S. states. January 2022; In: Scientific Reports. Vol. 12 Dhingra, Swati; Huang, Hanwei; Ottaviano, Gianmarco; Pessoa, João Paulo; Sampson, Thomas; Van Reenen, John / The costs and benefits of leaving the EU: trade effects. October 2017; In: Economic Policy. Vol. 32, No. 92, pp. 651-705

Journal Publications and Reviews

Chen, Xiao; Huang, Hanwei; Ju, Jiandong; Sun, Ruoyan; Zhang, Jialiang / Endogenous mobility in pandemics: Theory and evidence from the United States. June 2026; In: Journal of International Economics.
Carattini, Stefano ; Huang, Hanwei; Pisch, Frank; Pratap Singh, Tejendra / Trade and the Scopes of Pollution: Evidence from China’s World Market Integration. June 2026; In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.
Huang, Hanwei; Ju, Jiandong; Yue, Vivian Z. / Accounting for the Evolution of China's Production and Trade Patterns. March 2026; In: International Economic Review.
Ge, Chunmian; Deng, Huiqi; Wu, Dongyuan; Huang, Hanwei; Dulebohn, James H. / Work Design and Compensation Strategies in a Post-COVID World: Evidence From Online Job Postings. February 2026; In: Human Resource Management.
葛淳棉; 陈倚倩; 陈骁; 黄汉伟 / 中国高校毕业生空间流动的量化分析: 来自简历大数据的证据. September 2025; In: 管理科学学报. Vol. 2025年, No. 9, pp. 65-83
Ge, Chunmian; Huang, Hanwei; Wang, Zhiqiang; Jiang, Junhui; Liu, Chang / Working from Home and Firm Resilience to the COVID-19 Pandemic. April 2023; In: Journal of Operations Management. Vol. 69, No. 3, pp. 450-476
DHINGRA, Swati; FREEMAN, Rebecca; HUANG, Hanwei / The Impact of Non-tariff Barriers on Trade and Welfare. January 2023; In: Economica. Vol. 90, No. 357, pp. 140-177
Chen, Xiao; Huang, Hanwei; Ju, Jiandong; Sun, Ruoyan; Zhang, Jialiang / Impact of vaccination on the COVID-19 pandemic in U.S. states. January 2022; In: Scientific Reports. Vol. 12
Dhingra, Swati; Huang, Hanwei; Ottaviano, Gianmarco; Pessoa, João Paulo; Sampson, Thomas; Van Reenen, John / The costs and benefits of leaving the EU: trade effects. October 2017; In: Economic Policy. Vol. 32, No. 92, pp. 651-705

Working Papers
Huang, Hanwei; Yu, Yuyuan / Evading the Ban: Smuggling, Pollution, and the Welfare Effects of China's Waste Import Restrictions. January 2026; Huang, Hanwei; Ottaviano, Gianmarco I.P. / Many Models, One Formula: A Sufficient Statistics Approach to Ricardian Comparative Advantage. October 2025; Carattini, Stefano ; Huang, Hanwei; Pisch, Frank; Pratap Singh, Tejendra / Trade and the Scopes of Pollution: Evidence from China's World Market Integration. August 2025; Huang, Hanwei; Manova, Kalina; Perelló, Oscar ; Pisch, Frank / Firm Heterogeneity and Imperfect Competition in Global Production Networks. December 2024; CEPR Discussion Paper Series. Ge, Chunmian; Huang, Hanwei; Liu, Chang; Xu, Wenji / Price Discrimination, Backhaul Problems, and Trade Costs: Theory and Evidence from E-commerce Delivery. May 2024; Huang, Hanwei; Ju, Jiandong; Yue, Vivian / Accounting for the Evolution of China's Production and Trade Patterns. May 2024; NBER working paper. Chen, Xiao; Huang, Hanwei; Ju, Jiandong; Sun, Ruoyan; Zhang, Jialiang / Endogenous mobility in pandemics: Theory and evidence from the United States. February 2024; CEP Discussion Paper. Huang, Hanwei; Ottaviano, Gianmarco I.P. / Rethinking revealed comparative advantage with micro and macro data. November 2023; CEP Discussion Paper. Huang, Hanwei; SENGA, Tatsuro; THOMAS, Catherine; ZHANG, Hongyong / Economic Disintegration and Multinational Production: Evidence from Brexit. June 2023; RIETI Discussion Paper Series. Chen, Xiao; Huang, Hanwei; Ju, Jiandong; Sun, Ruoyan; Zhang, Jialiang / Endogenous Cross-Region Human Mobility and Pandemics. June 2022; Huang, Hanwei; Sampson, Thomas; Schneider, Patrick / Disunited Kingdom? Brexit, Trade and Scottish Independence. February 2021; CEP BREXIT ANALYSIS. Dhingra, Swati; Freeman, Rebecca; Huang, Hanwei / The impact of non-tariff barriers on trade and welfare. January 2021; CEP Discussion Paper. Fang, Hanming; Ge, Chunmian; Huang, Hanwei; Li, Hongbin / Pandemics, Global Supply Chains, and Local Labor Demand: Evidence from 100 Million Posted Jobs in China. November 2020; NBER working paper. Huang, Hanwei / Germs, Roads and Trade: Theory and Evidence on the Value of Diversification in Global Sourcing. December 2017; pp. 1-73 Huang, Hanwei; Ju, Jiandong; Yue, Vivian Z. / Structural adjustments and international trade: theory and evidence from China. November 2017; CEP Discussion Paper.

Working Papers

Huang, Hanwei; Yu, Yuyuan / Evading the Ban: Smuggling, Pollution, and the Welfare Effects of China's Waste Import Restrictions. January 2026;
Huang, Hanwei; Ottaviano, Gianmarco I.P. / Many Models, One Formula: A Sufficient Statistics Approach to Ricardian Comparative Advantage. October 2025;
Carattini, Stefano ; Huang, Hanwei; Pisch, Frank; Pratap Singh, Tejendra / Trade and the Scopes of Pollution: Evidence from China's World Market Integration. August 2025;
Huang, Hanwei; Manova, Kalina; Perelló, Oscar ; Pisch, Frank / Firm Heterogeneity and Imperfect Competition in Global Production Networks. December 2024; CEPR Discussion Paper Series.
Ge, Chunmian; Huang, Hanwei; Liu, Chang; Xu, Wenji / Price Discrimination, Backhaul Problems, and Trade Costs: Theory and Evidence from E-commerce Delivery. May 2024;
Huang, Hanwei; Ju, Jiandong; Yue, Vivian / Accounting for the Evolution of China's Production and Trade Patterns. May 2024; NBER working paper.
Chen, Xiao; Huang, Hanwei; Ju, Jiandong; Sun, Ruoyan; Zhang, Jialiang / Endogenous mobility in pandemics: Theory and evidence from the United States. February 2024; CEP Discussion Paper.
Huang, Hanwei; Ottaviano, Gianmarco I.P. / Rethinking revealed comparative advantage with micro and macro data. November 2023; CEP Discussion Paper.
Huang, Hanwei; SENGA, Tatsuro; THOMAS, Catherine; ZHANG, Hongyong / Economic Disintegration and Multinational Production: Evidence from Brexit. June 2023; RIETI Discussion Paper Series.
Chen, Xiao; Huang, Hanwei; Ju, Jiandong; Sun, Ruoyan; Zhang, Jialiang / Endogenous Cross-Region Human Mobility and Pandemics. June 2022;
Huang, Hanwei; Sampson, Thomas; Schneider, Patrick / Disunited Kingdom? Brexit, Trade and Scottish Independence. February 2021; CEP BREXIT ANALYSIS.
Dhingra, Swati; Freeman, Rebecca; Huang, Hanwei / The impact of non-tariff barriers on trade and welfare. January 2021; CEP Discussion Paper.
Fang, Hanming; Ge, Chunmian; Huang, Hanwei; Li, Hongbin / Pandemics, Global Supply Chains, and Local Labor Demand: Evidence from 100 Million Posted Jobs in China. November 2020; NBER working paper.
Huang, Hanwei / Germs, Roads and Trade: Theory and Evidence on the Value of Diversification in Global Sourcing. December 2017; pp. 1-73
Huang, Hanwei; Ju, Jiandong; Yue, Vivian Z. / Structural adjustments and international trade: theory and evidence from China. November 2017; CEP Discussion Paper.

Scholarly Books, Monographs, Reports and Case Studies
Amodio, Francesco ; Poschke, Markus ; Caprettini, Bruno ; Choi, Jaedo ; Huang, Hanwei; Lei, Yu-Hsiang ; Reed, Tristan ; Rodrigo, Rodimiro ; Felipe Sáenz, Luis; Sanfilippo, Marco ; Schwartzman, Matthew ; de Souza, Gustavo ; Sposi, Michael ; Wiedemann, Verena / Industrial Development. February 2026; Bevington, Matt ; Huang, Hanwei; Menon, Anand; Portes, Jonathan; Rutter, Jill; Sampson, Thomas / The Economic Impact of Boris Johnson's Brexit Proposals. October 2019;

Scholarly Books, Monographs, Reports and Case Studies

Amodio, Francesco ; Poschke, Markus ; Caprettini, Bruno ; Choi, Jaedo ; Huang, Hanwei; Lei, Yu-Hsiang ; Reed, Tristan ; Rodrigo, Rodimiro ; Felipe Sáenz, Luis; Sanfilippo, Marco ; Schwartzman, Matthew ; de Souza, Gustavo ; Sposi, Michael ; Wiedemann, Verena / Industrial Development. February 2026;
Bevington, Matt ; Huang, Hanwei; Menon, Anand; Portes, Jonathan; Rutter, Jill; Sampson, Thomas / The Economic Impact of Boris Johnson's Brexit Proposals. October 2019;