Professor ZHANG Kezhong is Doctoral Supervisor and Dean at School of Public Finance and Taxation of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (ZUEL), Deputy Director of IIDPF, Board member of the China Society for Public Finance, Executive Board member of the China Society for Development Economics, Board member and Founding member of the China Labor Economics Association. Prof. ZHANG has engaged in academic exchanges at Harvard Business School in the United States and Georgia State University. His primary research areas include fiscal theory and global public economics. He has published papers in numerous domestic and international academic journals, including Economic Research Journal, Journal of Management World, China Economic Quarterly, The Journal of World Economy, Applied Economics, and Economics & Human Biology. He has chaired and participated in various research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the National Social Science Foundation of China.
E-mail: zkzdr@zuel.edu.cn
Working Experience:
Jun. 2018 — present, Wenlan Distinguished Professor, School of Public Finance and Taxation, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Deputy Director at Innovation and Talent Base for Income Distribution and Public Finance of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Technology,
Deputy Dean of Institute of Income Distribution and Public Finance
Nov. 2010 — Jun. 2018，Professor, School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology,
2013-2018, Deputy Dean of School of Management, Deputy Dean of Southern China Institute for Poverty Reduction and Development
Nov. 2005 — Oct. 2010，Associate Professor, School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Jul. 2003 — Oct. 2005，Lecturer, Department of Finance, School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Adjunct Academic Positions and Academic Services：
Executive Director of the China Society for Public Finance, Executive Director of the China Society for Development Economics, Executive Director and Founding Member of the China Labor Economics Association, Performance Evaluation Expert for the Hubei Provincial Department of Finance, Member of the Expert Committee of the Hubei Provincial Civil Affairs Department, Member of the Expert Committee of the Hubei Provincial Poverty Alleviation Office, Vice President of the Wuhan Municipal Society for Public Finance.
Representative Results:
[1] From Competition to Coordination: The Causal Effect of Pension Contribution Rate Unification on Capital Flow in China [J]. Economic Research Journal, 2022, 57(12): 162-179.
[2] The Construction of a Unified Market: Pension Pooling Reform and Labor Market Integration [J]. Journal of Quantitative & Technological Economics, 2023, 40(01): 25-45.
[3] Global Public Finance: Theory and Framework [J]. Public Finance Research, 2022(03): 26-36.
[4] Helping Others Is Helping Ourselves: Foreign Aid and Enterprises Going-out [J]. Economic Review, 2022(02): 70-86.
[5] A Research on the Fiscal and Tax Policies for Promoting Ecological Innovation [J]. Taxation Research, 2020(09): 105-110.
[6] Tax Incentives, Rent Sharing and Within-firm Wage Inequality [J], Economic Research Journal, 2021, 56(06): 110-126.
[7] Tax Sharing and Fiscal Imbalance: Reconstruction of China’s VAT Sharing System [J], Finance & Trade Economics, 2021, 42(03): 44-58.
[8] Individual Endowment, Academic Performance and Educational Inequality [J], China Economic Quarterly, 2021, 21(05): 1731-1752.
[9] Research Progress on Global Public Economics [J]. Economic Perspectives, 2020(04): 129-142.
[10] The Construction of Modern Fiscal System from the Perspective of Global Governance: Theory and Challenge [J], Public Finance Research Journal, 2020(04): 25-35
[11] Why Tax Cuts Cannot Reduce the Corporate Burden: Information Technology, Taxation Capacity and Corporate Tax Evasion [J]. Economic Research Journal, 2020, 55(03): 116-132.
[12] You Can’t Be What You Can’t See: The Effect of Neighborhood on Children’s Academic Achievement [J]. China Economic Quarterly, 2020, 19(02): 521-544.
[13] Intra-Household Inequality，Bargaining Power，and Labor Force Participation of Married Women: A Quasi-Natural Experiment Based on the New Marriage Law [J]. Studies in Labor Economics, 2020, 8(02): 22-51.
[14] Inflation, Inequality, and Pro-poor Growth: Empirical Research from China [J]. Journal of Management World, 2010(05): 27-33+74.
[15] Does Land Finance Hinder Regional Innovation? Based on the Data of 267 Prefectural-Level City in China [J]. Journal of Financial Research, 2018(05): 101-119.
[16] Fiscal Decentralization and Environmental Pollution: From the Perspective of Carbon Emission [J]. China Industrial Economics, 2011(10): 65-75.
[17] The Economic Growth and Industrial Structure Effect of Raising the Retirement Age: Based on dynamic CGE Model [J]. Finance & Trade Economics, 2016(10): 30-44.
[18] Does Fiscal Decentralization Aid for Alleviating Poverty? Based on provincial panel data after the Taxation Sharing Reform in China [J]. Journal of Quantitative & Technological Economics, 2010, 27(12): 3-15.
[19] Research on the Growth Engine in China’s High-quality Development Stage — Analysis from the Perspective of Population Aging [J]. Tianjin Social Sciences, 2019(04): 102-110.
[20] Study on Inequality of Opportunity among Urban Residents in China [J]. The Journal of World Economy, 2014, 37(04): 111-138.
[21] The Economic Distribution Effect of Transportation Infrastructure: Evidence from the Inauguration of High-Speed Rail [J]. Economic Perspectives, 2016(06): 62-73.
[22] Local Officials, Tenure, and Education Expenditure: Empirical Evidence from the Provincial Level [J]. Public Economics and Policy Studies, 2015(02): 21-33.
[23] The Structure of Public Expenditure and Rural Poverty Reduction: Evidence Based on Provincial Panel Data [J]. Chinese Rural Economy, 2012(01): 31-42.
[24] Economic Growth, Pro-Poor Spending, and National Happiness: An Empirical Study Based on China’s Happiness Data [J]. Economist, 2010(11): 5-14.
[25] The Path of Public Governance: Review of Elinor Ostrom’s Theory [J]. CASS Journal of Political Science, 2009(06): 83-93.
[26] Trends in Research on Pro-Poor Growth Theory [J]. Economic Perspectives, 2008(07): 85-90.
[27] Wang J, Zhang K. Convergence of carbon dioxide emissions in different sectors in China [J]. Energy, 2014, 65: 605-611.
[28] Feng J, Hao R, Li Y, Zhang K. The Effect of Leadership Transition on Government Expenditure: Evidence from China [J]. Annals of Economics & Finance, 2012, 13(1).
[29] Zhang K, Wang J, Ma Y. The impact of regional economic performance on intergenerational geographical distance in China [J]. Population, Space and Place, 2018, 24(2): e2091.
[30] Feng J, Zhang K, Zhu J. How Political Turbulence Changes Disincentives of Environmental Protection: Evidence from the Crime Crackdown in Chongqing [J]. Social Indicators Research, 2016, 129(3): 1171-1191.
[31] Wan X, Ma Y, Zhang K. Political determinants of intergovernmental transfers in a regionally decentralized authoritarian regime: evidence from China [J], Applied Economics (SSCI), 2015,47(27): 2803-2820.
[32] Zhang K, Wang J, Ma Y. The Impact of Regional Economic Performance on Intergenerational Geographical Distance in China [J], Population Space and Place (SSCI), 2018, 24(2): e2091.
[33] Zhang K, He F, Ma Y. Sex Ratios and Mental Health: Evidence from China [J]. Economics & Human Biology (SSCI), 2021,42:101014.