Xin Meng is Professor of Economics. Xin is also a member of Australian Academy of Social Sciences, and member of various economic associations and societies. Xin’s research spans four main themes: 1. The Chinese labour market during transition, including changes in income distribution and poverty, the impact of labour market rigidities on economic development, and the effect of economic shocks on consumption; 2. The influence of institutions and culture on gender discrimination in developing and developed countries; 3. The economic implications of rural-urban migration in developing countries and the economic assimilation of immigrants in developed countries; and 4. Economic and behavioural implications of major catastrophes, such as the impact of the Chinese famine and Cultural Revolution on life time earnings and welfare of individuals and families. Xin spent over ten years leading a major research project on the Rural-Urban Migration in China (the RUMiC). The project conducted a panel survey of rural-urban migrants for nine consecutive years (2008-2016) and the first three waves of data are available publically. Xin’s research has been supported by multiple funders including the Australian Research Council’s Discovery and Linkage Project schemes on five occasions, as well as by organisatons such as the Australian Government Department, AusAID, the Ford Foundation and World Bank. Xin’s work has been published in leading journals including Science, Review of Economic Studies, The Economic Journal, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Journal of Labour Economics, Journal of Development Economics, Labour Economics, Journal of Public Economics, Oxford Economic Papers, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Review of Income and Wealth, Journal of Comparative Economics and Journal of Population Economics.