TANG Xiao-School of Public Policy and Management of Tsinghua University

Education

2010.09-2015.07 Ph.D., Public Management, School of Public Policy and Management,

2012.07-2013.03 Visiting Scholar, Public Management, School of Maxwell, Syracuse University

2006.09-2010.06 B.A., Law, School of Law, Tsinghua University

Adjunct Research Positions

2021.12-present Deputy Director, Research Center for Judicial Theories, School of Law, Tsinghua University

2019.12-present Assistant Professor and Full-time Scholar, Institute for Contemporary China Studies, Tsinghua University

2025.3-present Editorial Board Member, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Courses Taught

Qualitative Methods II

Political Science

Modern China Studies: An Overview

Awards and Fellowships

2024 CNKI Highly Cited Scholar

Youth Scholar in a national high-level talent program

2024 Best International Paper Award from the Public and Nonprofit Division of the Academy of Management (AOM-PNP)

2023 Best Conference Paper Award from the Chinese Public Administration Society (CPSG)

National Postdoctoral Fellowship Award for Academic Achievement

The First Xia Shuzhang Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation in Public Administration

Committee 100 Leadership Scholarship

Academic Newcomer Award, Tsinghua University

Lin Feng Counselor Award, Tsinghua University

Zhongying Young Scholar, Tsinghua University

Outstanding Postdoc Award, Tsinghua University

Outstanding Doctoral Graduate, Tsinghua University

Special Scholarship, Tsinghua University

Journal Articles in English (Selected)

1. Tang X, Wang Y, Yi H. Data manipulation through patronage networks: Evidence from environmental emissions in China[J]. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 2023, 33(2): 342-356.

2. Jiang H, Tang X*. Effects of local government social media use on citizen compliance during a crisis: Evidence from the COVID‐19 crisis in China[J]. Public administration, 2023, 101(3): 843-864.

3.Zhang J, Wang Z, Tang X*. How can governments mitigate statistical data manipulation? Evidence from China's enterprises’ direct report reform[J]. Economics Letters, 2025, 250: 112293.

4. Tang X, Wang W, Liu W. Land revenue and government myopia: Evidence from Chinese cities[J]. Cities, 2024, 154: 105393.

5. Deng Z, Jiang H, Fan B, & Tang, X. Balancing act: How do local governments use social media in crises?[J]. International Public Management Journal, 2024: 1-17.

6. Wu T, Wang S, Wang L, & Tang, X*. Contribution of China's online car-hailing services to its 2050 carbon target: Energy consumption assessment based on the GCAM-SE model[J]. Energy Policy, 2022, 160: 112714.

7. Shi Z, Tang X*. Exploring the new era: an empirical analysis of China’s regional HDI development[J]. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 2020, 56(9): 1957-1970.

8. Tang X, Liu Z, Yi H. Performance ranking and environmental governance: An empirical study of the mandatory target system[J]. Review of Policy Research, 2018, 35(5): 750-772.

9. Tang X, Chen W, Wu T. Do authoritarian governments respond to public opinion on the environment? Evidence from China[J]. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018, 15(2): 266.

10. Tang X, Liu Z, Yi H. Mandatory targets and environmental performance: An analysis based on regression discontinuity design[J]. Sustainability, 2016, 8(9): 931.

Journal Articles in Chinese (Selected)

1. Tang Xiao, Zhou Shaojie, Zhao Xinrui and Wang Yufei. Central-local Relations and Government Responsive Spillover: An Empirical Research of Chinese Citizens' Satisfaction with Environmental Governance [J]. Management World,2020,36(06):120-134+249

2. Lui Jie, Yan Yilong and Tang Xiao. “Fragmentation” or “Coupling”? Central-local Objective Governance in the Five-year Planning Perspective [J]. Management World, 2018, 34(4):55-66.

3. Jiang Hanchen, Lu Yingdan, Tang Xiao*. Can "Learning from Developed Countries' Experiences" in Policy Advocacy Increase Public Policy Support?—A Case Study of the Property Tax Policy [J]. Public Administration Review, 2022(15.02): 115-132 + 198-199.

4. Tang Xiao, Pan Yuxin. Re-examining the Influence Mechanism of Judicial Document Disclosure: An Empirical Study Based on the QCA Method [J]. Public Management Review, 2024, 6(01): 26-45.

5.Gao Siyuan, Tang Xiao, Fu Shuaize. Qualitative Analysis in Social Sciences Based on Generative Large Language Models: Research Methods and Application Examples[J]. Journal of Social Development Studies, 2025, 12(01): 62–84+243.

6. Tang Xiao* and Guo Mengke. Overseas Education Background of Host Country Leaders and China's Foreign Direct Investment——An Empirical Research Focusing on the Soft Power Perspective, Comparative Economic & Social Systems,2022.

7. Tang Xiao* and Hu Angang. Achieve innovative and ecological modernization: tunneling through the Environmental Kuznets Curve [J]. China population, resources and environment,2018,28(05):1-7.

8. Tang Xiao, Wang Yinglun and Yan Yilong. Provincial Five-Year Plan in China: Empirical Measurement and Performance Review [J]. Journal of Nanjing University(Philosophy,Humanities and Social Sciences), 2018, 55(5): 87-97+2.

9. Tang Xiao*, Hu Angang and Hang Chengzheng. Binary Incentive Mechanism in China’s Environmental Policy Implementation———A Research Based on Grounded Theory [J]. Journal of Tsinghua University(Philosophy and Social Sciences), 2016(3): 38-49+191.

10. Tang Xiao*, Zhou Shaojie, Liu Yuanhao, et al. Is stronger punishment and reward system the main reason for improving environment performance in China? [J]. China population, resources and environment,2017,27(09):83-92.

11. Tang Xiao* and Chen Weiwei. Motivation, Incentive and Information: The Theoretical Framework and Typological Analysis of China’s Environmental Policy Implementation [J]. Journal of Chinese Academy of Governance, 2017,(01):76-81+127-128.

12. Tang Xiao*. Review of Green Economy Theory[J]. Foreign Theoretical Trends, 2014(1): 125-132.

Books (Selected)

1. Hu A, Tang X, Yang Z, Yilong Y. The modernization of China's state governance[M]. Springer Singapore, 2017.

2. Tang Xiao. Formal and Informal Incentives: A Study on the Implementation Mechanism of China’s Environmental Policy[M]. Beijing: China Social Sciences Press, 2016.

3. Hu A, Yan Y, Tang X, et al. 2050 China: becoming a great modern socialist country[M]. Springer Nature, 2021.

1.China Top Think Tanks Fund, "Opportunities, Challenges, and Pathways for the Informatization of Social Work in the Context of the Digital Society.", Principal Investigator, 2025.

2. National Social Science Fund Key Project: "Mechanism Analysis and Policy Research on Short-sighted Behavior of Local Governments", Principal Investigator, 2022–Present.

3. National Natural Science Foundation of China, "Impact Mechanism, Empirical Examination and Countermeasure Simulation of Campaign-Style Environmental Governance.", Principal Investigator, 2019-2021; (Evaluated as Outstanding).

4. Supreme People's Court Major Judicial Research Project (Co-Principal Investigator): "Research on the Court Performance Management System to Support High-Quality Judicial Development", 2022.

5. Major Research Project on Court Trial Management, China Law Society: "Theoretical and Empirical Research on Judicial Document Disclosure", Principal Investigator, 2022.

6. Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Program, "Influence Mechanism of Public Opinion on the Environmental Governance of Local Government.", Principal Investigator, 2020-2022.

7. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, "Research on the Impact Mechanism of Officials' supply of Knowledge on Environmental Policy Implementations.", Principal Investigator, 2017.

8. China Top Think Tanks Fund, "Be the Significant Participator, Contributor and Leader in the Construction of Global Ecological Civilization in the New Era.", Principal Investigator, 2019.

9. National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China, "The Participation Mechanism for Private Enterprises under The New System of Pooling National Resources and Strengths", Principal Investigator, 2020-2021.

10. National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China, "Apply the New Development Philosophy to Improve the System of Development Planning.", Co-Principal Investigator,2017.

11. Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China, "The Basic Situation and Strategic Direction for China 's Green Modernization.", Co-Principal Investigator, 2017.