Dr. TAM Xuan Song 谭玄宋博士 Department of Economics and Finance
Associate Professor

Address
9-253, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong

Phone
+852 34422163

Email
xuanstam@cityu.edu.hk

Personal Web
https://sites.google.com/site/xuanstam/
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SSRN Web
http://papers.ssrn.com/author=1289178



Research Areas Consumer Finance
Macroeconomics
Computational Economics


Qualifications PhD - Economics (University of Virginia)
MA - Economics (University of Virginia)
MS - Mineral Economics (Colorado School of Mines)
BS - Mathematics (University of Colorado at Denver)


Biography Dr. Tam received his B.S. in Mathematics from University of Colorado at Denver, M.S. in Mineral Economics from Colorado School of Mines, and Ph.D. in Economics from University of Virginia. His research interests include macroeconomics, consumer finance, and quantitative methods.
Publications
1.Athreya,Kartik; Sanchez, Juan M.; Tam,XuanS.; Young, Eric R. /Bankruptcy and Delinquency in a Model of Unsecured Debt. May 2018; In: International Economic Review.Vol. 59, No. 2, pp. 593-623
2.Athreya,Kartik; Sanchez, Juan M.; Tam,XuanS.; Young, Eric R. /Labor market upheaval, default regulations, and consumer debt. January 2015; In: Review of Economic Dynamics.Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 32-52
3.Athreya,KartikB.; Tam,XuanS.; Young, Eric R. /Loan Guarantees for Consumer Credit Markets. 2014; In: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Economic Quarterly.Vol. 100, No. 4, pp. 297-352
4.Athreya,KartikB.; Tam,XuanS.; Young, Eric R. /Debt Default and the Insurance of Labor Income Risk. October 2012; In: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Economic Quarterly.Vol. 98, No. 4, pp. 255-307
5.Athreya,Kartik; Tam,XuanS.; Young, Eric R. /A quantitative theory of information and unsecured credit. July 2012; In: American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics.Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 153-183
6.Athreya,Kartik; Tam,XuanS.; Young, Eric R. /Unsecured credit markets are not insurance markets. January 2009; In: Journal of Monetary Economics.Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 83-103
Papers Under Review
1. Liang, Pierre; Sun, Bo; Tam,XuanS. /The Real Effect of Financial Reporting: A Quantitative Assessment.Resubmitted toManagement Science.
2.Peralta-Alva, Adrian; Tam,XuanS.; Tang,Xin; Tavares, MarinaMendes/The Macroeconomic and Distributional Implication of Fiscal Consolidations in Low-Income Countries. R&R,The Economic Journal.
3.Sun, Bo; Tam,XuanS.; Young, Eric R. /Managerial Incentive, Monitoring, and the Business Cycle. Under Review.


Faculty Positions PeriodDepartment - InstitutionPosition
8/2013 - Now Economics and Finance - City University of Hong Kong Assistant Professor
7/2010 - 7/2013 CFAP, Judge Business School - University of Cambridge Research Fellow
10/2011 - 6/2013 Fitzwilliwm College Bye-Fellow