Nie HuihuaProfessor

  • Address : Haidian District, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
  • Email : niehh@tsinghua.edu.cn
Personal Profile

Professor, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University

Place of birth: Jiangxi province, P.R.China

E-mail: niehh(at)tsinghua.edu.cn

Website: http://www.niehuihua.com; https://huihuanie.weebly.com

Interests:Organizational economics, Political economy in China

Education

Post Doctoral Fellow, 2009.9-2010.8, Department of Economics, Harvard University

Ph.D. in Economics, 2003-2006, School of Economics, Renmin University of China (RUC)

Master in Economics, 2001-2003, Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

Bachelor in Economics, 1997-2001, School of Business, RUC

Professional Positions

2026 July-present, Professor, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University

2013 July-2026 June, Professor, School of Economics, RUC

2017 December-2019 June, Deputy Director of Science Research Office, RUC

2013 May-2019 June, Deputy Dean, National Academy of Development and Strategy, RUC

2009 July-2013 June, Associate Professor, School of Economics, RUC

2006 July -2009 June, Assistant Professor, School of Economics, RUC

Awards and Hornors

Outstanding Young Scientists in Beijing Universities (top honor for young scholars in Beijing), 2024

Leading Talents in Philosophy and Social Sciences of the National “Ten Thousand Talents Plan” (top honor for scholars in China), 2021

Young Scholar of Chang Jiang Scholars Program (top honor for young scholars in universities in China), 2016

Outstanding Young Talent in Beijing, 2014

National Program for Support of Top-notch Young Professionals (top honor for young scholars in China), 2013

Wu Yuzhang Youth Prize for Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012

New Century Excellent Talents in University, Ministry of Education of China, 2011

National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation (top prize for Ph.D. in China), 2008

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Referee for China Economic Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, Economic Journal, Economic Modelling, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Environment and Development Economics, Financial Research Letters, Global Economic Review, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Human Resource, Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Public Economics, Public Choice, Public Performance & Management Review, Review of Development Economics, Review of Economics & Statistics, Review of Finance, Scientometrics, World Development

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journal Articles (English)

Nie, Huihua, Ning Yang, 2025, “The Political Economy of the Digital Age: A Literature Review on the Interaction between Citizens, Enterprises, and the State”, Economic and Political Studies, 13(2): 174-192 (Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/20954816.2025.2450107).

Fang, Mingyue, Jieying Hong, Huihua Nie, Xinyi Shen, 2024, “Environmental Regulation, ESG, and Firm Value: Evidence from China”, Applied Economics, forthcoming (Available at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00036846.2024.2425117)

Li, Jing, Huihua Nie, Xinyi Shen, 2024, “Customer Concentration and Stock Price Crash Risk: New Evidence from China”, Applied Economics Letters, forthcoming (Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2024.2332535).

Li, Jing, Huihua Nie, Rui Ruan, Xinyi Shen, 2023, “Subjective Perception of Economic Policy Uncertainty and Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence from China”, International Review of Financial Analysis, 103022. (Available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1057521923005380).

Fang, Mingyue, Huihua Nie, Xinyi Shen, 2023, “Can Enterprise Digitization Improve ESG Performance?” Economic Modelling, 118, 106101. (Available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264999322003388)

Zhang, Xuan, Huihua Nie, 2021, “Public Health Insurance and Pharmaceutical Innovation: Evidence from China”, Journal of Development Economics, 148, 102578. (Available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030438782030153X)

Jia, Ruixue, Huihua Nie, Wei Xiao, 2019, “Power and Publications in Chinese Academia”, Journal of Comparative Economics, 47(4): 792-805. (Available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2019.08.006)

Jia, Ruixue, and Huihua Nie, 2017, “Decentralization, Collusion and Coalmine Deaths”, Review of Economics and Statistics, 99(1): 105–118. (Available at http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/REST_a_00563)

You, Jing, and Huihua Nie, 2017, “Who Determine Chinese Firms’ Engagement in Corruption: Themselves or Neighbors?” China Economic Review, 43: 29-46 (Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2017.01.002)

Zhang, Yuxiao, Mingyue Fang, Ting Jiang, and Huihua Nie, 2016, “Contractual Hazard, Political Hazard and FDI Ownership Structure in Joint-venture Enterprises in China”, Review of Development Economics, 20(1): 14-24 (Available at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/rode.12211/abstract)

Jiang, Ting, and Huihua Nie, 2014, “The Stained China Miracle: Regulation, Corruption, and Firm Performance”, Economics Letters, 123(3): 366-369 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2014.03.026)

Nie, Huihua, Minjie Jiang, and Xianghong Wang, 2013, “The Impact of Political Cycle: Evidence from Coalmine Accidents in China”, Journal of Comparative Economics, 41(4): 995-1011 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2013.04.002)

Nie, Huihua, 2013, “Holdup, Property Rights, and Reputation”, Economic Computation and Economic Cybernetics Studies and Research, 4: 259-274 (Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2385127)

Nie, Huihua, and Jinbo Li, 2013, “Collusion and Growth: A New Perspective on China Model”, Economic & Political Studies, 1(2): 18-39 (Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2278735)

Li, Jinbo, Huihua Nie, 2012, “Confucian Filial Piety, Economic Growth and Divergence among Civilizations”, Social Sciences in China, no. 4 (Available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2196400)

Nie, Huihua, Mingyue Fang and Tao Li, 2010, “China’s Value-added Tax Reform, Firm Behavior and Performance”, Frontiers of Economics in China, 5(3): 445-463 (Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1712746)

Refereed Journal Articles (Chinese, * stands for corresponding author)

Liu, Zhengchi, Yuyang Ye, and Huihua Nie*, “Data Collection Terms, Personal Information Protection and Consumer Welfare”, Management World, 2026, no.1.

Nie, Huihua and Shen Haoxiang, 2025, "Institutional Resilience and National Rise and Fall: A Dual Equilibrium Analysis Framework for Internal and External Conflicts," Exploration and Free Views, No. 4.

Nie, Huihua, Lin Gui, Rui Ruan, Beyond the Trade-off: Ensuring Safety and Profitability in the Chinese Coal Industry, Journal of World Economy, 2025, no.3.

Xingye, Jin, Congjianga Zuo, Mingyue Fang, Tao Li, and Huihua Nie, “Measurement Problem of Enterprise Digital Transformation: New Methods and Findings Based on Large Language Models”, Economic Research Journal, 2024, no.3.

Fang, Mingyue, Huihua Nie*, Rui Ruan, Xinyi Shen, “Enterprises' Digital Transformation and Perception of Economic Policy Uncertainty”, Journal of Financial Research, 2023, No.2.

Nie, Huihua, Ruan Rui, Shen Ji, “Firms’ Perception on Uncertainty, Investment Decisions and Financial Asset Allocation”, Journal of World Economy, 2020, no.8.

Yin, Zhendong, Huihua Nie*, “Corruption, Officials Governance and Economic Development”, China Economic Quarterly, 2020, 19(2).

Jiang, Ting, Kunpeng Sun*, Huihua Nie*, “Administrative Rank, Total Factor Productivity, and Resource Misallocation in Chinese Cities”, Management World, 2018, no.3.

Nie, Huihua, Li Chen, “Entry Regulation, Corruption and Anti-corruption Policy”, World Economy, 2017, no. 8.

Gui, Lin, Zhendong Yin, and Huihua Nie, “Interest Expression, Social Stability and Public Governance”, Economic Research Journal, 2017, 11: 153-165.

Nie, Huihua, Yuxiao Zhang, “Decentralization, Centralization, and the Collusion between local governments and Firms”, World Economy, 2015, no. 6

Yang, Ruilong, Yuan Wang, and Huihua Nie*, “The Political Promotion for Quasi-Government Officers: Evidence from Central State-owned Enterprises in China”, Management World, 2013, no.3

Nie, Huihua, “The Optimal Agricultural Contracts and the Modes of Agricultural Industrialization in China”, China Economic Quarterly, 2012, 12(1)

Nie, Huihua, Ting Jiang, and Rudai Yang, “A Review and Reflection on the Use and Abuse of Chinese Industrial Enterprises Database”, World Economy, 2012, no.5

Li, Jinbo, and Huihua Nie, “Confucian Doctrine of Filial Piety, Economic Growth, and Civilization Divergence”, China Social Sciences, 2011, no.6

Nie, Huihua, and Ruixue Jia, “The Productivity of Manufacturing Firms and Misallocation in China”, World Economy, 2011, no.7

Nie, Huihua, and Minjie Jiang, “Coal Mine Accidents and Collusion between Local Governments and Firms: Evidence from Provincial Level Panel Data in China”, Economic Research Journal, 2011, no.6

Fang, Mingyue, Huihua Nie, Ting Jiang, and Songtao Tan, “An Estimate of Employment Elasticity on Manufacturing Enterprises in China”, World Economy, 2010, no. 8

Li, Jinbo, Huihua Nie, and Ji Shen, “Team Production, Collective Reputation, and Sharing Rule”, China Economic Quarterly, 2010, 9(3): 941-960

Nie, Huihua, Mingyue Fang, and Tao Li, “Impacts of VAT Transformation on Firm Behavior and Performance”, Management World, 2009, no.5

Nie, Huihua, “Equilibrium Institutions: a Game-theory Perspective”, Management World, 2008, no.8

Nie, Huihua, Songtao Tan, and Yufeng Wang, “Innovation, Firm Size and Market Competition: from the Evidence of Firm-level Panel Data in China”, World Economy, 2008, no.7

Nie, Huihua, “Does Contractual Incompleteness Necessarily Lead to Inefficient Specific Investment?” Economic Research Journal, 2008, no.2

Yang, Qijing, and Huihua Nie, “MPF and Critiques on MPF: A Survey”, Economic Research Journal, 2008, no.3

Nie, Huihua, and Jinbo Li, “The Collusion between the Local Government and the Firm, and Economic Development”, China Economic Quarterly, 2006, 6(1)

Yang, Ruilong, and Huihua Nie, “Incomplete Contracting Theory: A Survey”, Economic Research Journal, 2006, no.2

Nie, Huihua, “Abolishing Agriculture Tax Effects Town Governmental Different Action: A Multitask Principal-Agent Analytical Framework”, World Economy, 2006, no.8

Nie, Huihua, “Transaction Cost Economics: Past, Present, and Prospect”, Management World, 2004, no.12

Nie, Huihua, “Firm as A Coherent Organization for Transaction of Human Capital Usufruct”, Economic Research Journal, 2003, no.8

Book

Nie, Huihua, Jingxian Zou, 2022, New Journey to a Modern Country: Indicators, Data, and International Comparisons, California: Portico Publishing Company.

聶輝華、鄒静嫺著,《中国現代化の新たな道のり——指標、データ、国際比較》,蒲田啓世訳,グローバル科学文化出版,2021。

Nie, Huihua, Ting Jiang, Yuxiao Zhang, Mingyue Fang, 2018, China's Zombie Firms: Cause, Consequence, and Cure, New York: McGraw-Hill Education.

Nie, Huihua, 2017, Collusion, Local Governments and Development in China: A Reflection on the China Model, Translated by Haifeng Li and Ping Chen, London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Nie, Huihua, Ting Jiang, Yuxiao Zhang, and Mingyue Fang, 2016, China's Zombie Firms: Cause, Consequence, and Cure, Beijing: China Social Sciences Press.

Liu, Xiaolu, Huihua Nie, 2016, The Mixed-ownership Perform of State-owned Enterprises: Means and Performance, Beijing: China Social Sciences Press.

Nie, Huihua, Zhihui Tong, 2015, Innovating Censorial Institution, Curbing the Corruption of Final-word Leadership, Beijing: China Social Sciences Press.

Nie, Huihua, 2015, Learning Business from A Journey to the West: A Book on Management Rule, Beijing: Renmin University Press.

Nie, Huihua, 2009, Reputation, Contracts, and Organizations, Beijing: Renmin University Press.

Updated June 30th, 2026