Junfu Zhang
Professor, Economics
Department Chair, Economics
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Dr. Zhang received a B.A. from Renmin University of China, an M.A. from Clark University, and a Ph.D. in economics from Johns Hopkins University. He was a dissertation fellow at the Brookings Institution during 2000-2001, and he worked as a research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California before joining Clark in 2006. He served as the president of the Chinese Economists Society (CES) from 2019-2020.
Dr. Zhang specializes in applied microeconomics, with a focus on urban and regional economics. His research interests include urbanization in China, regional economic development, entrepreneurship and job creation, and racial housing segregation. He teaches microeconomic theory, applied game theory, and urban economics.
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Economics, Johns Hopkins University, 2001
- M.A. in Economics, Johns Hopkins University, 1999
- M.A. in Economics, Clark University, 1997
- B.A. in International Economics, Renmin University of China, 1993
Affiliated Department(s)
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Scholarly and Creative Works
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Measuring the Stringency of Land Use Regulation Using A Shadow Price Approach
Journal of Urban Economics
January
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2023
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Government-Directed Urban Growth, Firm Entry, and Industrial Land Prices in Chinese Cities
CESifo Working Paper 10181
December
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2022
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Hukou Status, Housing Tenure Choice and Wealth Accumulation in Urban China
Regional Science and Urban Economics
November
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2022
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Super Bowl Participation and the Local Economy: Evidence from the Stock Market
Growth and Change
December
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2022
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Do Women Give up Competing More Easily? Evidence from Speedcubers
Economics Letters
August
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2021
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Hukou Status, Housing Tenure Choice and Wealth Accumulation in Urban China
China Economic Review
August
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2021
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Land Conversion across Cities in China
Regional Science and Urban Economics
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2021
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Vol. 87
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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
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2021
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Vol. 13
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Issue #2
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