Dr. Gengyang Tu is an Assistant Professor in Economics whose work bridges economic theory with real-world sustainability challenges. After earning his PhD in Economics from AgroParisTech, University of Paris-Saclay, he enriched his research through academic visits to the University of Copenhagen and Umeå University. His professional journey includes postdoctoral work at Grenoble School of Management, followed by research fellowships at the University of Exeter and University of Bretagne-Loire. He maintains active collaborations as an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Exeter.

As an experienced contributor to EU research initiatives, Gengyang has led work packages and served as a key contributor to major European projects including Horizon 2020 and European Regional Development Fund initiatives. His research explores crucial questions at the intersection of human behavior, technology adoption, and environmental sustainability: What drives the adoption of energy-efficient and eHealth technologies? How do socioeconomic inequalities affect health outcomes? What connections exist between residential choices and ecosystem services?Recently, he has expanded his research portfolio to include corporate social responsibility (CSR), examining its intersections with sustainable development and economic behavior.

Gengyang has published his findings in prestigious journals including Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Ecological Economics, and Energy Economics. His empirically grounded approach brings fresh insights to sustainability economics and policy.

Contact:

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
No 111 Ren’ai Road, Suzhou Industrial ParkSuzhou, Jiangsu, China 215123
Office: BS302Business
Phone: +86-512-88970264
Gengyang.Tu@xjtlu.edu.cn
G.Tu@exeter.ac.uk

Applied econometrics

Environmental and resource economics

Corporate Social Responsibility

Housing Studies

eHealth and eWellbeing

Assistant professor (current appointment), International Business School Suzhou, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China.

Honorary Senior Research Fellow (current appointment), Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, UK.

Research fellow (open ended appointment), European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter (November, 2021 - August, 2022), Exeter, UK

Postdoc research fellow, European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter (June, 2019 - October, 2021), Exeter, United Kingdom

Research fellow (open ended appointment,), ESA, University of Bretagne-Loire (September, 2018 - April, 2019), Angers, France.

Postdoctoral fellow in the frame of a H2020 project, Department of Management, Grenoble School of Management (January, 2017 - September, 2018), Grenoble, France.

Lecturer, University of Lorraine (September, 2015 - August, 2016), Lorraine, France.

EIR-A label from the the French Agricultural, Veterinary and Forestry Institute