Wentao Fu

Dr Wentao Fu

  • Lecturer in Business and Management
  • EBC 401,
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Biography

Wentao’s research spans both the theoretical and empirical dimensions of Microeconomics. Theoretically, he develops and analyzes mathematical—especially game-theoretic—models to uncover how strategic information generation and sharing, both within and between organizations, gives rise to particular economic and social outcomes. Empirically, Wentao examines how peer environments and characteristics influence decision-making at both the firm and individual levels and, in turn, shape labour-market outcomes and firms’ innovative behaviour.

Wentao is currently accepting applications from PhD students.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:

Decent work and economic growth

"Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all"

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Industry, innovation and infrastructure

"Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation"

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Partnership for the Goals

"Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development"

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Journal Articles

  • Ma, J. and Fu, W., 2025. Ancestors call me home: Cultural distance and settlement intention of domestic migrant workers in China. Cities, 167.
  • Fu, W., Zhu, F. and Cheng, Y., 2023. Gender differences in intergenerational effects of laid-off parents. Economic Systems, 47 (4).
  • Huang, W., Xu, W., Gao, X., Li, D. and Fu, W., 2023. Terrorist attacks and CEO compensation: UK evidence. Research in International Business and Finance, 64.
  • Zuo, Y., Xu, W., Li, D., Fu, W. and Lin, B., 2022. Individualism and excess perk consumption: Evidence from China. Research in International Business and Finance, 62.
  • Xu, Z., Ma, J., Li, D. and Fu, W., 2022. Religious beliefs and stock market participation: Evidence from urban households in China. Research in International Business and Finance, 63.
  • Liu, Y., Luo, X. and Fu, W., 2022. Does China’s real-name system improve or reduce residents’ willingness to participate in environmental impact assessments? Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 40 (5), 411-422.
  • Fu, W., Hua, D., Qian, X. and Sun, Y., 2022. Constrained public goods in weighted networks with heterogeneous agents. Economics Letters, 213.
  • Fu, W. and Le Riche, A., 2021. Endogenous growth model with Bayesian learning and technology selection. Mathematical Social Sciences, 114, 58-71.
  • Fu, W. and Yang, S., 2021. Rumor investigation in networks. Economic Modelling, 98, 168-178.

PhD Students

  • Mahdi Khafaji, (In progress)

Profile of Teaching PG

  • Data-driven Management
  • Business Intelligence
  • Organisation & Employment Studies
  • Business Analytics and Risk Management
  • Data Analysis

Grants

  • Heterogeneous labor allocation, spatial diffusion of technology and cross-regional capital mobility research: mechanism and economic consequences (24XJC790007) (Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, 01 Jul 2024). Awarded
  • The Impact of Industrial Robot Adoption on Labor Market Polarization: A Task-Biased Technological Progress Perspective (21YJC790138) (Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, 01 Jan 2022). Completed
  • Optimizing Rural Public Education Expenditure: A Multi-Stage Human Capital Formation Perspective (SC20TJ028) (Sichuan Provincial Annual Social Sciences Planning Project, 01 Aug 2020). Completed
  • Identifying Key Determinants and Proposing Enhancement Strategies for High-Quality Ecological Product Supply Capacity in Western China (19XJY007) (National Social Science Fund of China, 01 Jul 2019). Completed
  • Rumor, information investigation and social network (Sichuan University, 01 Sep 2018). Completed

Qualifications

  • PGCE in Education Practice (Bournemouth University, 2024)
  • PhD in Economics (University of Warwick, 2018)
  • MSc in Economics (University of Warwick, 2012)

Memberships

  • Higher Education Academy, Fellow (2024-),