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Yu Xie serves as the Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Sociology at Princeton University, holding a joint appointment with the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS). He concurrently serves as a Visiting Chair Professor at Peking University's Center for Social Research. His appointment established the Paul and Marcia Wythes Center on Contemporary China as a focal point for China-related research within PIIRS' social sciences curriculum.
Xie specializes in social stratification, demography, statistical methods, Chinese studies, and sociology of science. His research examines US-China relations through demographic lenses, particularly during the pandemic era where he documented how geopolitical tensions fuel anti-Chinese prejudice. His work on educational assortative marriage in China spans a century of social transformation, while his studies of social mobility analyze post-revolution China's industrialization effects. Methodologically, he pioneers causal inference techniques applicable to stratification research.
His publications reveal three dominant trends: (1) US-China relations increasingly shaped by domestic polarization, (2) China's social mobility declining despite industrialization due to market forces, and (3) persistent gender disparities in family and educational outcomes. His recent work employs innovative methods including deep learning analysis of media coverage and nationally representative survey experiments.
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Academia Sinica
- National Academy of Sciences
Xie directs the Center on Contemporary China, securing major grants for US-China scholarly exchange. His leadership established Princeton's first joint faculty appointment between PIIRS and social sciences departments. He mentors junior scholars through the Center's postdoctoral program and advises Chinese government agencies on demographic policy. Current research examines pandemic-era prejudice through the lens of 'patriotic morality filters' and investigates whether China exhibits unique patterns in the second demographic transition.
Xie leads the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) research team, developing sophisticated sampling methodologies for nationwide surveys. His laboratory collaborates with Peking University researchers on cross-strait projects analyzing educational inequality and family dynamics. The team recently secured NSF funding for a longitudinal study of US academics of Chinese descent navigating geopolitical tensions.
