Topic: Re-designation of Counties as City Districts, Fiscal Expenditure on Education and Human Capital Accumulation
Speaker Profile:Prof. Zhang Xun
Zhang Xun is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the Department of Finance and Statistics, School of Statistics, Beijing Normal University, as well as a special senior researcher at the Institute of Digital Finance, Peking University. He currently holds a temporary position as the Deputy Director of the Finance and Economics Department at Beijing Normal University. His main research fields are digital economy and digital finance, as well as regional economy and development economics. He has published more than 70 papers in journals such as Social Sciences in China, Economic Research, Management World, Statistical Research, China Economic Quarterly, Journal of Banking & Finance, Journal of Population Economics, and World Development. He is among the top 1% of ESI highly cited authors in the field of Global Economics and Business. Professor Zhang Xun has directed and undertaken the Key Program of the National Social Science Fund of China, as well as the General Program and Youth Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. The Youth Program was rated as "Special Excellent" in performance assessment. He has won multiple academic awards such as the Higher Education Youth Science Award of the Fok Ying Tung Foundation, the Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award by the Ministry of Education, the Zhang Peigang Award for Young Scholars in Development Economics, Hong Yinxing Economics Prize (Youth), and Business Development Research Achievement Award by the Ministry of Commerce.
Host: Prof. Lu Yuanping
Executive Director of IIDPF
Conference Information
Time: 1 April 2024 (Monday), 15:00-17:00 pm
Venue: Conference Room 119 of Wenqin Building