Xin Deng

APrf Xin Deng

Senior Lecturer

School of Economics

College of Business and Law

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

Xin Deng is associate professor in the School of Economics, College of Business and Law. Xin holds a PhD in Economics from Monash University, and a Master and Bachelor degree in Economics from Wuhan University in China.
 
Xin's research sits at the intersection of sustainability, diversity, and labour economics, with a strong focus on gender equality, corporate social responsibility, and the socioeconomic impacts of globalisation. She has an extensive publication record in high‑quality international journals such as Feminist Economics, Applied Economics, Economic Models, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management Journal, Transport Policy, Transportation Research. She has also contributed to several books and acted as a guest editor for special issues of China Economic Review and Journal of the Air Transport Research Society.  Her work is widely cited and was reported in the media.
 
Xin has been Chief Investigator on several competitive grants funded by national and international organisations, including UN Women, the Australian Government, and private companies. These projects have addressed aviation sustainability, workplace gender equity, corporate sustainability practices, and the labour‑market implications of globalisation. Xin is an active media commentator and has been a regular commentator on finance and management issues for SBS radio's Mandarin program since 2018, and has provided commentary to many media outlets such as ABC, SmartCompany and China Daily. 

Web of Science Highly Cited Paper (Top 1% of the academic field of Economics & Business based on a highly cited threshold for the field and publication year)

        Dumont, J, Shen, J & Deng, X 2016, 'Effects of green HRM practices on employee workplace green behavior: the role of      psychological green climate and employee green values', Human Resource Management, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 1-15.

Year Citation
2026 Xu, Y., Zhang, Y., Deng, X., Zhang, A., & Yu, H. (2026). Navigating the trilemma of sustainable aviation fuel development in China: status and prospects. Transport Policy, 180, 104035.
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2025 Qian, W., & Deng, X. (2025). Gender diversity and CSR performance: an exploration of cultural enablers and barriers in China. Meditari Accountancy Research, online(4), 1-24.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2025 Xu, Y., Zhang, Y., Deng, X., Lee, S. Y., & Wang, K. (2025). Developing sustainable aviation fuel to deepen south Australia's green economy: A BERTopic-enhanced SWOT analysis. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 21(101562), 101562.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2025 Xu, Y., Zhang, Y., Deng, X., Lee, S. -Y., Wang, K., & Li, L. (2025). Bibliometric analysis and literature review on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF): Economic and management perspective. TRANSPORT POLICY, 162, 296-312.
DOI Scopus19 WoS12
2024 Deng, X., Rao, K. K., & Qian, W. (2024). Riding the waves or fighting the tides? female leaders' CSR engagement. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 31(2), 1011-1025.
DOI Scopus8 WoS9
2024 Xu, H., Deng, X., & Shen, J. (2024). Stock market reactions to public release of environmental rankings of heavy polluters: the role of ultimate controllers. Singapore Economic Review, 69(5), 1765-1786.
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2024 Qian, W., Rao, K., & Deng, X. (2024). Gender diversity and corporate social responsibility performance: a critical assessment. Accounting & Finance, online, 1-26.
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2024 Iqbal, K., Shen, J., & Deng, X. (2024). When does CSR-facilitation human resource management motivate employee job engagement? The contextual effect of job insecurity. Human Resource Management Journal, 34(4), 1063-1079.
DOI Scopus11 WoS7
2022 Afoakwah, C., Deng, X., & Onur, I. (2022). Reforms and education inequality in Ghana. Review of Development Economics, 27(2), 853-878.
DOI Scopus8 WoS6
2020 Afoakwah, C., Deng, X., & Onur, I. (2020). Women's bargaining power and children's schooling outcomes: evidence from Ghana. Feminist Economics, 26(3), 1-29.
DOI Scopus27 WoS25
2020 Fraser, K., Deng, X., Bruno, F., & Rashid, T. A. (2020). Should academic research be relevant and useful to practitioners? The contrasting difference between three applied disciplines. Studies in higher education, 45(1), 129-144.
DOI Scopus24 WoS21
2018 Meng, X., Cavoli, T., & Deng, X. (2018). Determinants of income diversification: evidence from Chinese banks. Applied economics, 50(17), 1934-1951.
DOI Scopus23 WoS17
2018 Fraser, K., Tseng, T. L. B., & Deng, X. (2018). The ongoing education of engineering practitioners: how do they perceive the usefulness of academic research?. European journal of engineering education, 43(6), 860-878.
DOI Scopus10 WoS8
2018 Deng, X. (2018). Embedding 'familiness' in HRM practices to retain a new generation of migrant workers in China. Asia Pacific business review, 24(4), 561-577.
DOI Scopus20 WoS15
2018 Afoakwah, C., Deng, X., & Onur, I. (2018). Malaria infection among children under-five: the use of large-scale interventions in Ghana. BMC public health, 18(536), 1-13.
DOI Scopus50 WoS48 Europe PMC48
2018 Shen, J., Dumont, J., & Deng, X. (2018). Employees perceptions of green HRM and non-green employee work outcomes: the social identity and stakeholder perspectives. Group and organization management, 43(3), 594-622.
DOI Scopus243 WoS172
2017 Dumont, J., Shen, J., & Deng, X. (2017). Effects of green HRM practices on employee workplace green behavior: the role of psychological green climate and employee green values. Human resource management, 56(4), 613-627.
DOI Scopus1152 WoS931
2017 Deng, X. (2017). Curbing congestion and vehicular emissions in China: a call for economic measures. Asia and the Pacific policy studies, 4(2), 354-361.
DOI Scopus4 WoS3
2015 Deng, X. (2015). Father-daughter succession in China: facilitators and challenges. Journal of family business management, 5(1), 38-54.
DOI Scopus44 WoS32
2015 Dumont, J., Shen, J., & Deng, X. (2015). Green HRM practices: a case study. Journal of international management studies, 15(2), 15-22.
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2014 Qin, Z., & Deng, X. (2014). Government and family Guanxi in Chinese private firms: perceptions and preference. Review of managerial science, 10(1), 35-60.
DOI Scopus14 WoS12
2014 Deng, X., & Liu, L. (2014). The bank lending channel: evidence from Australia. Australasian Accounting Business & Finance Journal, 8(2), 71-87.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2013 Meng, X., & Deng, X. (2013). Interest rate and foreign exchange sensitivity of bank stock returns: evidence from China. Multinational finance journal, 17(1-2), 77-106.
2010 Qin, Z., & Deng, X. (2010). Endogenous ownership in emerging market: evidence from China. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 66, 2813-2835.
2010 Qin, Z., Deng, X., & Wang, Q. (2010). A game theory analysis of tunneling and regulation - the case of China. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 66, 2836-2849.
2010 Liu, Z., Scrieciu, S., Srivastava, L., García-Montero, L. G., Borne, G., Deng, X., . . . Masehela, K. (2010). "Should sustainable consumption and production be a policy priority for developing countries and if so, what areas should they focus on?". Natural Resources Forum, 34(1), 85-88.
DOI Scopus15 WoS8
2010 Deng, X. (2010). "Should sustainable consumption and production be a policy priority for developing countries and if so, what areas should they focus on?". NATURAL RESOURCES FORUM, 34(1), 86.
2009 Zhong, Q., & Xin, D. (2009). Ownership structure and performance in family businesses at early developmental stage: Evidence from China. Corporate Ownership and Control, 7(1 A), 138-151.
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2009 Qin, Z., & Deng, X. (2009). Ownership structure and performance in family businesses at early developmental stage: evidence form China. Corporate Ownership and Control, 7(1), 135-147.
2008 Deng, X., & Ng, Y. K. (2008). Estimation of external costs of road transport: a case study of Beijing. Journal of Chongqing University (Social Science Edition), 14(1), 4-10.
2008 Shen, J., & Deng, X. (2008). Gender wage inequality in the transitional Chinese economy: a critical review of post-reform research. Journal of organisational transformation and social change, 5(2), 109-127.
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2007 Deng, X., Lu, Z., & Cao, Z. (2007). Attrition patterns in a diversified student body : A case study. Ergo.
2007 Deng, X., Lu, Z., & Cao, Z. (2007). Attrition patterns in a deversified student body: a case study. Ergo, 1(1), 15-25.
2006 Deng, X. (2006). Economic costs of motor vehicle emissions in China: A case study. Transportation Research Part D, 11(3), 216-226.
DOI Scopus46 WoS40
2004 Smyth, R., Deng, X., & Wang, J. (2004). Restructuring state-owned big business in former planned economies: the case of China's shipbuilding industry. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies.
2004 Smyth, R., Wang, J., & Deng, X. (2004). Equity-for-debt swaps in Chinese big business: a case study of restructuring in one large state-owned enterprise. Asia Pacific Business Review, 10(3-4), 382-401.
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2004 Deng, X., & Ng, Y. K. (2004). Optimal taxation on mixed diamond goods: implications for private car ownership in China. Pacific Economic Review, 9(4), 293-306.
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2000 Deng, X., & Smyth, R. (2000). Non-tax levies in China: Sources, problems and suggestions for reform. Development Policy Review, 18(4), 391-411.
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Year Citation
2024 Yu, G., Taylor, P., & Deng, X. (2024). Precarious work at older age in China: the role of institutions. In C. Earl, & P. Taylor (Eds.), Source details - Title: Research Handbook on Inequalities in Later Life: Ageing, Work and Welfare series (pp. 56-73). UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
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2023 Deng, X., & Wu, Z. (2023). Impact of female-focused HRM practices on workplace outcomes in China. In X. Deng, K. Fraser, & J. Shen (Eds.), Source details - Title: Ageing in China What does it mean for the Job Market? (pp. 51-68). Singapore: Springer.
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2023 Deng, X., & Fraser, K. (2023). Population ageing in China: a time bomb or opportunity for prosperity?. In X. Deng, K. Fraser, & J. Shen (Eds.), Source details - Title: Ageing in China: What does it mean for the Job Market? (pp. 1-17). Singapore: Springer.
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2023 Deng, X., Fraser, K., & Pau, E. J. J. N. (2023). What drives older people in China to work?. In X. Deng, & Z. Wu (Eds.), Source details - Title: Ageing in China: what does it mean for the job market? (pp. 69-89). Singapore: Springer.
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2019 Deng, X. (2019). Neoglory: a business of a family, a family for all. In Source details - Title: SAGE business cases originals (pp. 1-12). UK: SAGE Publications.
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2016 Deng, X. (2016). China: Entrepreneurship and poverty alleviation: A chinese case study. In Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Business Solutions for Poverty Alleviation from Around the World (pp. 25-32).
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2012 Deng, X. (2012). China: entrepreneurship and poverty alleviation: a Chinese case study. In D. Halkias (Ed.), Source details - Title: Entrepreneurship and sustainability: business solutions for poverty alleviation from around the world (pp. 25-32). England: Gower Publishing.
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2011 Deng, X. (2011). China: A case study of father-daughter succession in China. In D. Halkias (Ed.), Source details - Title: Father-daughter succession in family business: a cross-cultural perspective (pp. 25-33). England: Gower Publishing.
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  • Growing sustainable aviation fuel industries in combatting climate crises: opportunities for Australia and China, National Foundation for Australia-China Relations, 30/04/2024 - 06/04/2026

  • Trade and FDI on Gender Balance in Labour Market, National Foundation for Australia-China Relations, 04/07/2018 - 28/02/2019

  • Chinese case studies on gender equality in the business world, UN Women, 15/07/2016 - 14/05/2017

Courses I teach

  • ECON 2010 Economic Analysis of Business Decisions (2025)
  • ECON 5020 Economic Principles for Business (2025)
  • ECON 2010 Economic Analysis of Business Decisions (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2023 Co-Supervisor Aviation decarbonisation in Australia and China: opportunities and challenges of sustainable aviation fuel for the airline industry Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yuchao Xu

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