Kai LIU

China Institute for WTO Studies,

University of International Business and Economics

No.10 Huixin Dongjie, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China

POSITION

Assistant Professor, China Institute for WTO Studies, University of International Business and Economics, 2026-present

EDUCATION

Ph.D., International Trade, Zhejiang University, 2026

B.A., International Economics and Trade, Northeast University, 2021

RESEARCH FIELDS

Digital Economics, Digital Trade, International Investments

PUBLICATIONS

Kai Liu, Hong Ma, Shuzhong Ma, and Gangjian Pan, “Responding to COVID-19 through Cross-Border E-Commerce: Evidence from Millions of De Minimis Import Orders from China,” Review of International Economics, 2025, No. 4.

Shuzhong Ma, Kai Liu, and Peng Wu, “Do Tax Incentives for Innovation Attract High-Technology Investment from Emerging Markets? Evidence from China’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment,” The World Economy, 2024, No. 12.

Shuzhong Ma, Kai Liu, and Peng Wu, “The Impact of Intellectual Property Box Regimes on Digital Greenfield Investment: Encouraging Innovation or Facilitating Tax Avoidance?” Finance & Trade Economics, 2024, No. 4.

Shuzhong Ma, Kai Liu, and Peng Wu, “Can Financial Support for Innovation Stimulate Regional Software Innovation? Evidence from Policy-Oriented Intellectual Property Funds,” Nankai Economic Studies, 2025, No. 12.

Gangjian Pan, Shuzhong Ma, and Kai Liu, “The Impact of Negative Information on Social Media on Cross-Border E-Commerce,” China Economic Quarterly, 2025, No. 5.

Peng Wu, Shuzhong Ma, and Kai Liu, “Tax Burden Shifting under International Digital Services Taxes: Implications for China’s Participation in International Tax Reform,” Economic Research Journal, 2026, No. 6.