Derrick Xu 徐明垚

I am an applied microeconomist working on public and behavioural economics. My research focuses on the motives behind prosocial behaviour across different contexts, including charitable giving, climate change, and political division...

I enjoy using computer science tools to analyse non-traditional data, such as text and images from media, to uncover behavioural insights that help us better address social challenges.

I am a postdoctoral researcher at WZB Berlin Social Science Center and will join the University of Southampton as an Assistant Professor in 2026. I did my PhD at the University of Bristol, supervised by Sarah Smith and Yanos Zylberberg.

Email: derrick.mingyao.xu@gmail.com