Hongyuan Xia

Hongyuan Xia

  • Research Associate

Faculty Expertise

  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Strategic Management
  • Technology Commercialization

Contact

Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

hx276@cornell.edu

Biography

Hongyuan Xia is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Cornell University. His research focuses on knowledge production, diffusion, and commercialization. His work has received multiple recognitions, including Runner-Up in the INFORMS/Organization Science Best Dissertation Proposal Competition (2025), the Wharton Innovation Doctoral Symposium Best Paper Award (2025), and the DRUID Steven Klepper Best Paper Award. His research has also been presented at leading conferences, including the NBER Summer Institute. He received his B.A. in Economics from Peking University in 2020 and his Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University in 2026.

Awards and Honors

  • Wharton Innovation Doctoral Symposium Best Paper Award (2025) The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  • DRUID Steven Klepper Award for Best Young Scholar Paper (2025) University of Mannheim
  • The Howard and Abby Milstein Graduate Teaching Award (2022) Cornell University, Department of Economics

Academic Degrees

  • PhD Cornell University
  • BA Peking University