Regular biography
Pengpeng Xiao is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Duke University, affiliated with the Department of Economics in the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. His research focuses on labor economics, particularly examining the impact of family leave policies on employer responses. He joined Duke in 2022 and has published work on topics such as search frictions and worker turnover costs. His academic profile can be accessed at https://scholars.duke.edu/person/Pengpeng.Xiao, and he can be contacted via email at pengpeng.xiao@duke.edu.
Scholar-generated biography
Pengpeng Xiao is a researcher at Duke University focusing on labor economics, gender inequality, and family dynamics in the labor market. Their work explores how family leave policies, gender discrimination, and equilibrium wage-setting influence employment and wage gaps. Xiao's research also examines human capital accumulation and its impact on the life-cycle gender pay gap. Additionally, they analyze the effects of family-related factors, such as divorce with children, on labor market outcomes. Their studies often integrate economic models to understand equilibrium sorting and its implications for gender inequality. Xiao's research contributes to understanding how institutional and policy factors shape labor market outcomes and gender disparities.