Saizi Xiao

Contact

• workRoom EA71 Block E
  Malaysia Campus
  Jalan Broga
  43500 Semenyih
  Selangor Darul Ehsan
  Malaysia
• work+6 (03) 8924 8255
• fax+6 (03) 8924 8012
• Xiao.Saizi@nottingham.edu.my

Biography

Saizi joins the School of Economics, University of Nottingham Malaysia in July 2022. Prior to this, she worked as a Research Fellow at Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER). With the GRAS Scholarship under the High Impact Research (HIR) Program of Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia, Saizi completed her PhD in Development Economics at University of Malaya. So far, she has been studying, living and working in Malaysia for more than ten years. Before moving to Kuala Lumpur, she obtained her Master Degree in Development Studies from Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, UK.

Expertise Summary

Beyond academic research, Saizi has been leading or engaged in various consulting projects for Malaysian government agencies such as Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Women, Family & Community Development and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), and for international organizations such as UNDP, OIC and ASEAN Secretariat.

Teaching Summary

The World Economy, Quantitative Economics, Microeconometric Methods, Advanced Development Economics.

Research Summary

Saizi's research interests include development economics, labor economics, micro-econometric modelling, gender studies and digital economy related to topics in the context of East Asia and Southest… read more

Selected Publications

• HUANG, QIFAN, XIAO, SAIZI and ZHUANG, CASTIEL CHEN, 2022. The Heterogeneous Impact of COVID-19 in a Two-sided Market: Evidence From a Live-streaming Platform APPLIED ECONOMICS. 1-20
• XIAO, SAIZI and ASADULLAH, M. NIAZ, 2020. Social Norms and Gender Differences in Labor Force Participation in China FEMINIST ECONOMICS. 26(4), 114-148
• ASADULLAH, M. NIAZ and XIAO, SAIZI, 2020. The Changing Pattern of Wage Returns to Education in Post-reform China STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS. 53, 137-148
• ASADULLAH, M. NIAZ, PERERA, LIYANAGE DEVANGI H. and XIAO, SAIZI, 2020. Vietnam's Extraordinary Performance in the PISA Assessment: A Cultural Explanation of an Education Paradox JOURNAL OF POLICY MODELING. 42(5), 913-932

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Saizi is frequently featured as a guest speaker, commentator and columnist, on major media outlets including Astro Awani, Astro AEC, 8TV, Bernama, Phoenix TV (Hong Kong), ATV News SEA (Hong Kong), New Straits Times, Sin Chew Daily, The Star, Nanyang Siang Pau, China Daily, The Business Times (Singapore), AiFM, BFM, and CityPlus FM. Her media presence covers a wide spectrum of vital issues, such as national budget, regional economic outlooks, labor market reforms, social protection schemes, and industrial digital transformation.

Current Research

Saizi's research interests include development economics, labor economics, micro-econometric modelling, gender studies and digital economy related to topics in the context of East Asia and Southest Asia.

• NUR NADIA KAMIL, SAIZI XIAO, SHARIFAH NABILAH SYED SALLEH, HONGBIN XU and CASTIEL CHEN ZHUANG, 2024. Nonlinear Impacts of Climate Anomalies on Oil Palm Productivity Heliyon. 10(15), e35798
• SAIZI XIAO and CASTIEL CHEN ZHUANG, 2024. Measuring and Decomposing the Multidimensional Financial Well-being in China Empirical Economics Letters. 23(4), 125-140
• HUANG, QIFAN, XIAO, SAIZI and ZHUANG, CASTIEL CHEN, 2022. The Heterogeneous Impact of COVID-19 in a Two-sided Market: Evidence From a Live-streaming Platform APPLIED ECONOMICS. 1-20
• ASADULLAH, M. NIAZ and XIAO, SAIZI, 2020. The Changing Pattern of Wage Returns to Education in Post-reform China STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS. 53, 137-148
• XIAO, SAIZI and ASADULLAH, M. NIAZ, 2020. Social Norms and Gender Differences in Labor Force Participation in China FEMINIST ECONOMICS. 26(4), 114-148
• ASADULLAH, M. NIAZ, PERERA, LIYANAGE DEVANGI H. and XIAO, SAIZI, 2020. Vietnam's Extraordinary Performance in the PISA Assessment: A Cultural Explanation of an Education Paradox JOURNAL OF POLICY MODELING. 42(5), 913-932
• ASADULLAH, M. NIAZ and XIAO, SAIZI, 2019. Labor Market Returns to Education and English Language Skills in the People's Republic of China: An Update Asian Development Review. 36(1), 80-111
• ASADULLAH, M. NIAZ, XIAO, SAIZI and YEOH, EMILE, 2018. Subjective Well-being in China, 2005-2010: The Role of Relative Income, Gender, and Location CHINA ECONOMIC REVIEW. 48, 83-101