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Oklahoma State University

XIAOJIN (AARON) SUN

Department of Economics
ASO PROF

BUSINESS 321
STILLWATER, OK 74074
Phone: 405-744-8624

xiaojin.sun@okstate.edu

Education

  • Ph D, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Economics, 2015

Publications

  • Y. Yang, Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun, M. Li, and T. Yan. (2025). "More or Complex Actions? Effects of Supply Networks on Firms' Competitive Aggressiveness". International Journal of Operations and Production Management. (45), 1, 33-61.
  • L. Shen and Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun. "The More, the Merrier: Agent Connectedness in Real Estate Trading Networks". Journal of Real Estate Research (Forthcoming).
  • R. Forster and Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun. (2024). "Heterogenous Effects of Mortgage Rates on Housing Returns: Evidence from an Interacted Panel VAR". Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. (69), 477–504.
  • Y. Cao and Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun. "Soft Budget Constraints and Technological Innovations: Evidence from China". Public Choice (Forthcoming).
  • R. Gupta and Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun. "Time-Varying Parameter Four-Equation NK DSGE Model". Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics (Forthcoming).
  • J. Gibson and Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun. (2023). "A Synthetic Control Analysis of U.S. State Level COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Orders on New Jobless Claims". Journal of Economics and Finance. 75, 1-14.
  • James Payne and Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun. (2023). "Time-Varying Connectedness of Metropolitan Housing Markets". Real Estate Economics. 51/2, 470-502.
  • Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun and K.P. Tsang. (2023). "Yield Curve and the Macroeconomy: Evidence from a DSGE Model with Housing". Journal of Macroeconomics. 75, 103484.
  • R. Forster and Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun. (2022). "Taming the Housing Crisis: An LTV Macroprudential Policy". Economic Modelling. 108, 105761.
  • R. Gupta and Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun. (2020). "Housing Market Spillovers in South Africa: Evidence from an Estimated Small Open Economy DSGE Model". Empirical Economics. (58), 2309–2332.
  • R. Gupta and Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun. (2020). "Forecasting Economic Policy Uncertainty of BRIC Countries Using Bayesian VARs". Economics Letters. (186),
  • E. Bouri, R. Demirer, R. Gupta, and Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun. (2020). "The Predictability of Stock Market Volatility in Emerging Economies: Relative Roles of Local, Regional and Global Business Cycles". Journal of Forecasting. (39), 6, 957-965.
  • Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun and K.P. Tsang. (2019). "What Cycles? Data Detrending in DSGE Models". Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics. (23), 3,
  • Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun and K.P. Tsang. (2019). "Large Price Movements in Housing Markets". Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. (163), 1-23.
  • Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun and K.P. Tsang. (2018). "The Impact of Monetary Policy on Local Housing Markets: Do Regulations Matter?". Empirical Economics. (54), 3, 989-1015.
  • Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun and K.P. Tsang. (2017). "What Drives the Owner-Occupied and Rental Housing Markets? Evidence from an Estimated DSGE Model". Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. (49), 2-3, 443–468.
  • R. Ashley and Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun. (2016). "Subset-Continuous-Updating GMM Estimators for Dynamic Panel Data Models". Econometrics. (4), 4, 1-13.
  • Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun and K.P. Tsang. (2014). "Optimal Interest Rate Rule in a DSGE Model with Housing Market Spillovers". Economics Letters. (125), 1, 47-51.

Presentations

  • Electric Power Reliability and Local Housing Prices in the U.S.
    Southern Economic Association 95th Annual Meeting
    Southern Economic Association
    Washington, D.C. - November 2024
  • The More, the Merrier: Agent Connectedness in Real Estate Trading Networks
    40th Annual American Real Estate Society Meeting
    American Real Estate Society
    Orlando, FL - March 2024
  • Warmth of the Welcome: Immigration and Local Housing Returns
    40th Annual American Real Estate Society Meeting
    American Real Estate Society
    Orlando, FL - March 2024

Editorial and Review Activities

  • Journal of Economics and Finance
    Associate Editor
    March 2023
  • Real Estate Economics
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    August 2024 - October 2024
  • Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    May 2024 - July 2024
  • Public Choice
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    May 2024 - July 2024
  • Journal of Regional Science
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    April 2024 - June 2024
  • Journal of Housing Research
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    March 2024 - May 2024
  • Contemporary Economic Policy
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    February 2024 - April 2024
  • Journal of Macroeconomics
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    January 2024 - March 2024

Academic, Military, and Professional Positions

  • University of Texas El Paso, Woody L. Hunt College of Business, Associate Professor of Economics, August 2021 - July 2024
  • Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business, Visiting Scholar, March 2024 - May 2024
  • University of Texas El Paso, Woody L. Hunt College of Business, Assistant Professor of Economics, August 2015 - July 2021

Courses Taught

  • ECON 2203 (1 Semester)
  • ECON 5213 (1 Semester)