Xiaojia BAO
- Cell: +1-347-703-1519 Email: xb2112@columbia.edu
- Ph.D. in Sustainable Development, SIPA, Columbia
University
- EDUCATION
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- Ph.D.
student in Sustainable Development /2008-2013
- Focus on relationship between environment pollution and economic
development,
- economic growth model and poverty.
- M.E.
in Environmental Economics /2006-2008
- School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin U. of China
- B.A.
in Environmental Economics and Management/2002-2006
- School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin U. of China
- WORKING EXPERIENCE
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- Clean Air Initiative/Research Assistant/2008
- - Key member in a research on air pollution
and economic development in city level (263 key cities in China and 10 pilot
cities)
- - Finish a report on air pollution inventory
from transport industry in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou
- World Bank Beijing Office /Temporary
Research Assistant/2007
- -Assist research work on Chapter one of China Economic Memorandum 2007
- -Model construction on econometric regression
of air pollutants in China
1990-2005, using panel data analysis of SPSS and STATA
- -Build marginal abatement cost curve of SO2 in China based on
literature review and scenario predication
- UNEP Regional Office of Asia and Pacific /Intern/2007
- -Literature review, compare different
accounting methods, finish a discussion paper on the green national accounting experiences
in Asia and the Pacific Region, focus on policy implication analysis
- -Update and the help to build the biodiversity
conservation funding database, using Access
- -Research on green accounting experience in China
independently, based on literature review and analysis
- RESEARCH BACKGROUND
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- Sanjiang Wetland Restoration
Project/Research Assistant/2006-2007
- -A project aiming at wetland recovery in Northeast China, supported by Asian Development Bank
- -Literature collection of incentive
instruments for farmers around nature serves to protect environment
- Integrated Management of
Yellow River Basin/Research
Assistant /2005-2006
- -A project focus on environment fiscal system
in China
in river basin scales
- -Analyze fiscal institution and functions in
river basin management using policy analysis procedure, based on literature
review
- PAPERS & THESIS
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- 2008, Master Thesis: ‘Economic
Growth Model Considering Environmental Elements: Theoretical and Empirical
Analysis over SO2 Emission in China and U.S.’
- 2007,UNEP ROAP Brown Bag
Meeting Paper together with Ashish Shrestha: ‘Green GDP accounting: experience
and policy implications in Asia and Pacific Region’
- 2006, Undergraduate Thesis:
“Distribution of Authority and Environment Fiscal in Water Pollution Prevention
in River Basins”