Biography

Ximeng Fang is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Bonn. Much of his research focuses on understanding the role of non-monetary motives and cognitive limitations for social and economic behaviour, as well as on how to leverage these insights when designing policy interventions aimed at encouraging pro-environmental and prosocial behaviour. His methodological portfolio includes the design of randomized experiments as well as the use of quasi-experimental methods and other microeconometric techniques.

Recent Publications

Aug 2025
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Aug 2025
Journal
United Nations Environment Assembly attendees underestimate public willingness to contribute to climate action
in communications earth & environment
Ximeng Fang ,  Joshua Ettinger ,  Stefania Innocenti
Jan 2025
Journal
How in-person conversations shape political polarization: Quasi-experimental evidence from a nationwide initiative
in Journal of Public Economics
Ximeng Fang ,  Sven Heuser ,  Lasse S. Stötzer
Nov 2024
Journal
Editorial: Behavioural spillovers
in Frontiers in Behavioral Economics
Filippos Exadaktylos ,  Ximeng Fang ,  Mehdi Farsi
Oct 2024
Journal
Weather to pay attention to energy efficiency on the housing market
in Economics Letters
Ximeng Fang ,  Puja Singhal
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13 Jun 25
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13 Jun 24
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INET Oxford Summer Research Meeting 2024

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