Guo Xu is Assistant Professor at the Berkeley Haas School of Business. He obtained his PhD in Economics from the LSE. He works at the intersection of development and organizational economics. His research focuses on the selection, recruitment and allocation of talent in private and public sector organizations.

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Bureaucracy and development
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- Development 
- Institutions and economics

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Patronage and performance: Selection and success in the Age of Sail
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- Economic history 
- Labour Markets 
- Productivity and Innovation

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Why home bias can decrease civil service performance: Evidence from India
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- Politics and economics