Songtao Xu joins the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) during the 2016-2017 year from the University of Jiujiang’s school of accounting where he serves as an associate professor. His research interests encompass the environmental regulation and corporate investment in China. During his time at Shorenstein APARC, Xu will conduct a research project which focuses on how environmental regulation affect the behaviors of corporate investment and its mechanism. 

Xu contributes articles regularly to publications including Journal of Public Management, Economy and Management and Accounting Research. He is also the co-author of Financial Management (2012). 

Xu holds a PhD in management from Central South University.