Dr Meng Wu
Dr Meng Wu Ph.D., MSc, BSc (Hons)
Lecturer in Strategy
My profile
Biography
I am a Lecturer (Research, Education, and Citizenship) in the Department of Strategy, Enterprise, and Sustainability at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Business School. Prior to this role, I worked as a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Manchester, a Fellow in Chinese Economic History at LSE (Teaching Focused), and an EHS Tawney Postdoc Fellow at the University of London. I graduated from the London School of Economics with a PhD in Economic History.
My research delves into Chinese financial, economic, and business history. With training in economics and history, I employ qualitative and quantitative methodologies to scrutinise the long-run evolution of business and financial institutions. In my work, I study the internal dynamics of financial institutions, such as business strategies and governance structures. I also explore the rise and fall of financial institutions under the sway of governmental policies, legal frameworks, and international commerce. I aim for my work to contribute to both scholarly understanding and public knowledge of China’s extensive history.
Please find my CV and website for a comprehensive overview of my research, teaching, and academic contributions.
Interests and expertise
1. Business history (business strategy, management, and corporate governance)
2. Financial history (institutions and currencies)
3. Economic history of China
Teaching
2024-5
Management Studies in Context (5S6Z1002)
Strategic Management in a Global Context (5S5Z1008)
Principles of Strategic Management (5S5Z1002)
Personal academic tutor (Level 4)
Supervision
Manchester Metropolitan University has had some great business and economic historians in the past – including David Jeremy and Douglas Farnie. Therefore, please get in touch with me ([email protected]) if you are interested in doing a PhD in the below fields:
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Business history (business strategy, management, and corporate governance)
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Financial history (institutions and currencies)
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Economic history of China
Please check Postgraduate research opportunities | Manchester Metropolitan University (mmu.ac.uk) for funding opportunities.
Research outputs
My research delves into Chinese financial, economic, and business history. I employ qualitative and quantitative methodologies to scrutinize the long-run evolution of business and financial institutions. My work studies the internal dynamics of financial institutions, such as business strategies and governance structures. It explores the rise and fall of financial institutions under the sway of governmental policies, legal frameworks, and international commerce. I aim for my work to contribute to both scholarly understanding and public knowledge of China’s extensive history.
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Internet publications
Wu, M. The rise and fall of paper money in Yuan China, 1260–1368. https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/rise-and-fall-paper-money-yuan-china-1260-1368.
Wu, M. (2021) How private banks increased Republican China’s money supply. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/economichistory/2022/02/08/how-private-banks-increased-republican-chinas-money-supply/.
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Journal articles
Guan, H., Palma, N., Wu, M. (2024) 'The rise and fall of paper money in Yuan China, 1260–1368.' The Economic History Review,
Wu, M. (2024) 'Governance structure, organizational form, and business performance: a study of the Shanxi Piaohao (Banks), 1820s to 1930s.' Business History,
Wu, M. (2018) 'How Did the Chinese Shanxi Merchants Determine the Remittance Fees? Micro Firm Analysis of Rishengchang Piaohao.' Frontiers of Economics in China: selected publications from Chinese universities, 13(3) pp. 484-504.
Wu, M. (2018) 'Traditions and Innovations: An Exploration of the Governance Structure, Business Strategy and hIstorical Development of the Chinese Shanxi, 1820s to 1930s.' Australian Economic History Review, 58(2) pp. 197-205.
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Non-peer reviewed articles / reviews
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Theses and dissertations
Career history
2021-4
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Manchester
2019-20
Teaching Fellow in Chinese Economic History
2017/8
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Historical Research, University of London
Press and media
The Economist has featured my work on the Shanxi piaohao (banks).
My CEPR VoxEU column on “The Rise and Fall of Paper Money in Yuan China,” co-authored with Hanhui Guan (Peking University) and Nuno Palma (University of Manchester)