Xiangwen Kong

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Department of Applied Economics, June 2021
• B.Sc., Department of Applied Economics, December 2014

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2024 – Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, College of Agriculture, Auburn University, USA

• 2021-2024:  Assistant Professor, School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

My research focuses on agricultural marketing, agribusiness, and international trade. My goal is to explore the intersection of emerging technologies, global trade, and trade policy evaluation, with a particular emphasis on their implications for agricultural markets and price dynamics.

AGEC 3300: AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AND TRADE

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

• Kong, X., Çakır, M., Li, Q., (2025). Growth of Omnichannel Grocery Retailing and Food Prices. Agribusiness: an International Journal. Accepted.
• Kong, X., Yue, C., & Lai, Y. (2024). Do People Care about Others’ Benefits from Public Goods? An Investigation Based on Inequity Aversion Model. Group Decision and Negotiation, 33(1), 55-86.
• Smith, P., & Kong, X. (2022). Intellectual property rights and trade: The exceptional case of GMOs. The World Economy, 45(3), 763-811.
• Çakır, M., Kong, X., Cho, C., & Stevens, A. (2020). Rural food retailing and independent grocery retailer exits. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 102(5), 1352-1367.