Zhao Xin, an assistant professor at the School of International Economics and Trade, University of International Business and Economics, obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Toronto in 2016. His primary research areas include microeconomic theory, political economy, as well as behavioral and experimental economics. His current research primarily focuses on various economic design issues, encompassing the design of employment contracts, the design of decision-making committees, and mechanism design problems when the principal possesses private information.