Nianzu Xiong

Godfrey Tyler Scholarship in Economics

Joining us from: Beijing, China

DPhil in Economics (2023)

My name is Nianzu Xiong, and I have recently received my DPhil in Economics. 

Before coming to Oxford, I majored in Mathematics and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania as an undergraduate. I graduated as Penn's top 1 Economics major and then received my MPhil degree from Cambridge. 

At Oxford, my research interests are in game theory, corporate finance, political economy, and cryptocurrency. I have analysed how firms compete and cooperate under complex shareholding structures, how buyers and sellers manipulate markets, and how candidates compete strategically in elections. Recently I have been focusing on the economics of cryptocurrency. I am interested in the optimality of token financing, token pricing problems in ICOs, and regulations of RWAs and stablecoins. I am also interested in new economic phenomena and mechanisms in the age of AI.

I have taught Firms and Markets for MBA students at Said Business School, Economics for MSc in Financial Economics students, and Finance and Microeconomics for undergraduate PPE and E&M students. I have also served as admissions interviewer for PPE and E&M.

I am incredibly honoured to receive this generous scholarship from St Cross college, and I look forward to meeting fellow scholars.