Dr. Shirley Tang
Shirley Tang holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Shanghai University of Economics and Finance (China), a master’s in business administration (Finance Management) from Lanzhou University and a bachelor’s in economics from Xi’an University of Technology.
Expertise and Experience
Shirley Tang was an academic visitor at the University of Alberta (Canada) in 2014 and Hull University (UK) in 2012. With twenty years of experience in teaching and research in China, UK and Canada, Dr. Tang earned a reputation for her ability to engage and inspire students with expertise in the field. She has taught at UCW since Jan 2019, including Economics, Statistics, Research Methodology and Finance courses.
Publications and certificate
Dr. Tang’s research interests are SME and entrepreneurship, Innovation and policy, Patents, Sustainability and the Circular Economy. She is a member of the Certificate of Public Accountant (China) and ongoing studying to be an ACCA member (UK).
Recent Publications: Peer-review articles and book chapters (2020 onwards)
- Helen Huifen Cai, Qiong Yuan, Shirley Tang, Quang Nguyen, Jie Dai, Wenxiu Zheng. (2025). The moderating role of green innovation and eco-friendly goods in growth-greenhouse gas Nexus: A new policy dimension, Energy Economics https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108190
- Shirley Tang. (2025). Patent, still a leading indicator in AI technology Innovation? In: Turi, A.N. (eds), Tech Transformation and AI Readiness - Pioneering Paths for the Global South. Springer Nature
- Helen Huifen Cai, Naqib Ullah Khan, Shirley Tang, Mujahid Siddiqui, Mengyao Xia, Hongyan Qu. (2024). Developing Environmental Sustainability Policy – How Financing and Subsidies are Influencing Green Innovation in Mineral Extraction Industries in China, Journal of Environmental Management https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122218
- Tang, S., Cai, H.H., Xia, M., Turi, A.N. (2023). The Surge in Blockchain-Based Patent Applications: Booster or Bumps? In: Turi, A.N. (eds) Financial Technologies and DeFi. Financial Innovation and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17998-3_8
- Helen (Huifen) Cai, David Sarpongb, S. Tang, Guiqin Zhao. (2020). Foreign patents surge and technology spillovers in China (1985–2009): Evidence from the patent and trade markets. Technological Forecasting & Social Change 151(2)
- Jia, Caiyan; Tang, S.; Kan, Zhehan. (2020). Does the Nation Innovation System Support the Sustainability of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Innovation? Sustainability 12, no. 6: 2562.
