(Correspondent Wang Zixi) The 56th Xi Xian Forum, co-hosted by Innovation and Talent Base for Income Distribution and Public Finance and the School of Public Finance and Taxation of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, was successfully held in Wenqin Building's Conference Room 119 on June 7, 2024. Assistant Professor Zuzanna Studnicka of the School of Economics, University College Dublin, Ireland, as the keynote speaker at the Forum, delivered a speech entitled "A Review of Submissions to International Tax and Public Finance, 2010-2020". The event, moderated by Professor Ma Yuanyuan, the Director of the International Exchange and Cooperation Centre, IIDPF, saw over 20 attendees. These included Professor Wu Lei from the School of Public Finance and Taxation, researchers Wan Xin, Zou Wei, Zou Jianwen, and Gao Sihan from the Base, and other faculty and students.
The research analyzed nearly 3,300 submissions to International Tax and Public Finance between 2010 and 2020 to identify trends in authorship, content, and the overall performance of the journal. The findings are as follows. First, in terms of authorship and data sources, countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), particularly the United States and Europe, are clearly dominant. Authors from these regions are particularly outstanding in publishing; authors from non-OECD countries made up 40% of total submissions, but they only accounted for 24% of publications. Second, while there was no significant correlation between the author's gender and submission acceptance, 90% of submissions were by male authors. Furthermore, research on tax evasion is becoming increasingly prominent, and the proportion of empirical analysis is also increasing.
Dr. Zuzanna Studnicka's wonderful speech sparked profound reflections among the faculty members and students present. The faculty members and students actively participated in the discussion session, sharing their insight on the research background, research problems, and methodologies.
Speaker Profile
Zuzanna Studnicka is an Assistant Professor in the UCD School of Economics. The core focus of her research is international economics. Her areas of expertise include firm-level analysis of international trade, trade in services, firm location choices, and foreign direct investment. Her ongoing research includes papers on trade in audio-visual services, export survival and local labour markets in Ireland. Zuzanna Studnicka received her Ph.D. in economics from KU Leuven (Belgium) and holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Paris 1 (France).