Professor LU Yuanping, born in September 1984 from Huangmei, Hubei. Prof. LU holds a Doctorate in Management, a Postdoctoral degree in Applied Economics, and serves as a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Public Finance and Taxation of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. He is a Wenlan Young Scholar, the Executive Dean of the Institute of Income Distribution and Public Finance, and the Executive Director of the Innovation and Talent Base for Income Distribution and Public Finance. His research interests encompass income distribution, fiscal and taxation theory and policy, experimental economics, and the economics of happiness. His work has been published in both Chinese and English journals, including China Economic Quarterly, Journal of Financial Research, Finance & Trade Economics, Economic Perspectives, Journal of Happiness Studies, and The Social Science Journal, with several articles reprinted by Chinese Social Science Digest and China Social Science Excellence. He has led over ten provincial and ministerial-level projects, including the General Program and Young Scientist Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the MOE (Ministry of Education) Foundation on Humanities and Social Sciences. He serves as an anonymous reviewer for journals such as China Economic Review, Journal of Happiness Studies, Economic Research Journal, China Economic Quarterly, China Industrial Economics, Journal of Financial Research, and Finance & Trade Economics, and is a correspondent expert for the peer review of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
E-mail: yuanpinglu@zuel.edu.cn; yuanpinglu@qq.com
Office address: Wenqin Building 123（opening hours: 2:00-5:00 p.m., Thursdays）
Working Experience:
Dec. 2019 — present, Professor and Wenlan Young Scholar, School of Public Finance and Taxation, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Nov. 2017 — Nov. 2018, Visiting Scholar, Nottingham University Business School, UK
Dec. 2014 — Dec. 2019, Associate Professor, School of Public Finance and Taxation, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Jul. 2012 — Dec. 2014, Lecturer, School of Public Finance and Taxation, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Teaching Courses:
Public Finance (to undergraduates), Public Debt (to undergraduates), Introduction to the Classic Literature on Finance (to graduates)
Articles：
1. Education Fever in China: Children’s Academic Performance and Parents' Life Satisfaction. Journal of Happiness Studies, 2021, 22: 927–954 (Corresponding author).
2. “Identity Premium” on Subjective Well-being: Evidence from the Communist Party membership in China. The Social Science Journal. 2021, Online, DOI:10.1080/03623319.2020.1727247. (First Author）
3. You Can't Be What You Can't See: The Effect of Neighborhood on Children’s Academic Achievement, China Economic Quarterly, 2020(01). (Third Author)
4. Digital Gap or Information Welfare: The Effect of Internet Use on Individual Subjective Well-being in China, Economic Perspectives, 2020(02). (First Author)
5. Analysis of the Wage and Employment Effects of Regional Tax Incentives - A Quasi-Natural Experiment Based on Western Development, Taxation Research, 2020(02). (First Author)
6. Intra-Household Inequality, Bargaining Power, and Labor Force Participation of Married Women: A Quasi-Natural Experiment Based on the New Marriage Law, Studies in Labor Economics, 2020(02). (First Author)
7. Paid Maternity Leave and Children's Long-Term Human Capital Accumulation, Journal of Financial Research, 2019(11). (First Author)
8. Basic Endowment Insurance and Resident's Preference for Redistribution, Journal of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, 2019(05). (First Author)
9. Does Land Finance Hinder Regional Innovation? Based on the Data of 267 Prefectural-Level City in China, Journal of Financial Research, 2018(05). (Reprinted in full by Development Research Center of the State Council Information Network on 2nd November, 2018) (First Author)
10. Urbanization, Spatial Spillover and Technological Innovation —— Based on 264 Cities in China, Finance and Economics, 2017(11). (Reprinted in full by Regional and Urban Economics of China Social Science Excellence, 2018(03) (First Author)
12. Tax Burden, Tax Expression Rights, and Residents' Happiness: An Empirical Study Based on Data from Prefecture-Level Cities in China, Taxation Research, 2017(06). (First Author)
13. The Economic Growth and Industrial Structure Effect of Raising the Retirement Age: Based on dynamic CGE Model, Finance & Trade Economics, 2016(10). (First Author)
14. The Happiness Effect of Identity: Empirical Evidence Based on Party Members, Economic Perspectives, 2016(09). (First Author)
15. The Contributions of Angus Deaton to Happiness Economics, Economic Perspectives, 2015(11). (First Author)
16. Should the Exemption of Personal Income Tax Continue to Increase? —— An Analysis Based on Micro Computable General Equilibrium(CGE), Management Review, 2015(07). (Third Author)
17. Issues with China's Local Debt Data, Estimation Methods, and Policy Recommendations, Public Finance Research, 2015(03). (Second Author)
18. Does the Elderly Happy? —— An Empirical Analysis of Retirement and Happiness, Business and Management Journal, 2014(08). (First Author)
19. Social Mobility and Residents' Subjective Well-Being: Empirical Evidence from the Transitional Period of China, Finance and Economics, 2014(03). (First Author)
20. "Learning from Advanced Foreign Tax Systems to Promote the Development of Small and Micro Enterprises in China," Taxation Research, 2013(11). (First Author)
21. Research on the Current Situation, Causes, and Preventive Measures of Local Government Debt Risk, Public Finance Research, 2013(11). (Second Author)
22.Fiscal Decentralization, Local Government Spending Preference and Residents’ Subjective Well-being : The Data after the Tax Reform, Journal of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, 2013(04). (First Author)
23. Economic Effects of Fiscal Expenditure Scale and Structural Adjustment: A Simulation Analysis Based on CGE, Contemporary Financial Magazine, 2013(11). (First Author)
24. Income Inequality, Health and Subjective Well-being among the Elderly: Empirical Evidence on the Aging of China, China Soft Science Magazine, 2012(11). (Second Author)
25. Public Expenditure and Subjective Well-being of Rural Citizens——An Empirical Analysis Based on CGSS Data, Finance & Trade Economics, 2012(10). (Second Author)
26. Income Inequality, Crime and Subjective Well-Being: An Empirical Study from China, China Economic Quarterly, 2011,10(04). (First Author)
27. Economic Literature Review on the Determinants of Subjective Well-being, Economic Perspectives, 2010(05). (First Author)
28. Economic growth, pro-poor spending and national happiness——Empirical study based on China’s well-being data, Economist, 2010(11). (First Author)
29. Does Fiscal Decentralization Aid for Alleviating Poverty, Journal of Quantitative & Technological Economics, 2010(12). (Third Author)
Books
Lu Yuanping: "The Cost of Income Inequality: Empirical Evidence from Happiness Economics", Economic Science Press, October 2019.
Lu Yuanping, et al.: "Research on Income Distribution Issues of Residents in Chinese Provinces", Economic Science Press, January 2017.
Lu Yuanping: "Research on the Mechanism of the 'Happiness-Income Puzzle' in China", China Social Sciences Press, October 2014.
Lu Yuanping contributed to "Research Report on Residents' Income and Wealth in China" (2016-2020), continuously published by Economic Science Press.
Research Projects as the Principal Investigator:
General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: "The Impact, Mechanism, and Policy Optimization of Social Security Contribution Burden on the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: From the Perspective of Tax Collection and Administration Reform" (Project No.: 72074224)
Young Scientist Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: "The Economic Effects and Policy Choices of Gradual Delay in Retirement Age—Based on an OLG Structural General Equilibrium Model" (Project No.: 71403296)
Project of MOE (Ministry of Education) Foundation on Humanities and Social Sciences: "Research on the Measurement, Formation Mechanism, and Intervention Strategies of Happiness Inequality: From the Perspective of Unbalanced Development" (Project No.: 19YJC790090), 2019-2021
Project of MOE (Ministry of Education) Foundation on Humanities and Social Sciences: "Research on the Operational Mechanism of the 'Income-Happiness' Paradox during the Period of Social Transition" (Project No.: 13YJC790102)
Special Support of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation: "Study on the Impact of Delaying Retirement Age on Pension and Youth Employment in China" (Project No.: 2014T70761)
First-Class Funding of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation: "Research on the Operational Mechanism, Effects, and Countermeasures of the Mystery of Happiness Income during the Transition Period" (Project No.: 2013M540621)
Project of Hubei Social Science Fund: "Study on the Impact of Gradual Delay in Retirement on the Pension Gap in Hubei Province" (Project No.: 2014005)
Project of Hubei Social Science Fund: "Digital Divide or Information Welfare—The Impact of Internet Usage on Residents' Welfare" (Project No.: 2017139)
Project of Hubei Social Science Fund: "Empirical Research on the Policy Effects of the Hierarchical Medical System Implementation and Its Implications for Hubei Province: Based on Synthetic Control Method" (Project No.: 2018185)
Project of Hubei Social Science Fund: "Exploration of Teaching Reform and Course Construction in Modern Fiscal Field Experimental Methods" (Project No.: 2018167)
As an anonymous reviewer for:
Economic Research Journal, The Journal of World Economy, China Economic Quarterly, Journal of Financial Research, Finance & Trade Economics, Journal of Happiness Studies, Public Finance Research, Taxation Research, Journal of Xiamen University, etc.