Associate Professor with Annual Salary
Institute of Income Distribution and Public Finance
Research Interests: Local Government Behavior, Regional Economics and Environmental Economics
Email：z0005213@zuel.edu.cn
Office Address: Wenqin Building, No.182 Nanhu Avenue, Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
Bio:
ZOU Wei, from Jiaxing, Zhejiang, is an annual salary-based Associate Professor at the Innovation and Talent Base for Income Distribution and Public Finance, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. Associate Prof. ZOU holds a Ph.D. in Management from Sun Yat-sen University and was a jointly-trained Ph.D. student at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Associate Prof. ZOU also serves as a master supervisor. His research fields include local government behavior, regional economics, and environmental economics. His research findings have been published in authoritative academic journals such as The Journal of World Economy, Statistical Research, and Chinese Public Administration. He has led special projects funded by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, research grants from the Peking University Lincoln Institute Center, and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, etc.
Teaching Courses:
Public Finance (to undergraduates)
Public Expenditure Analysis and Performance Evaluation (to graduates)
Articles:
1. Zou W., Liang H., Flying Wings: Airport Decentralization Reform and Enterprise Inventory, Statistical Research, 2019(11).
2. Liang H., Zou W.*, Paperless Reform of Tax Rebates, Administrative Burden and Firm Exports, The Journal of World Economy, 2020(10).
3. Liang H., Zou W.*, Make Cloud Out of Air: The Allocation of Infrastructure Management Responsibilities and Regional Economic Development, Journal of Finance and Economics, 2020(10).
4. Zou W., Information Production for Policy: Empirical Evidence from Environmental Pilot, Chinese Public Administration, 2022(11).
5. Li P., Zou W.*, Authority Regulation and Knowledge Production：The Dual Logic of China’s Policy Experiment——Case Comparison Based on Four Pilot Projects in the Field of Energy, Chinese Public Administration, 2022(5).
6. Zou W., Zheng C., Practices, Controversies and Implications of "Sharing Cities" in Developed Countries. E-Government, 2018(9).
Academic Conferences:
1. 8th Lilin Forum (2022)
2. Chinese Residents' Income and Wealth Distribution Forum (2022)
3. 76th Annual Congress of International Institute of Public Finance（2020）
4. Brooking-Jinan China Micro economic Policy Forum Preliminary Virtual Conference Agenda, Guangzhou（2020）
5. Camphor Economics Circle Seminar, Guangzhou (2020)
6. Chinese Forum on Energy, Environment, and Climate Change Economics, Hangzhou (2020)
7. Peking University-Fudan University "In-depth Forum on National Governance", Shanghai (2019)
Research Projects:
1. The 16th Special Grant Project of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2023-2024), Principal Investigator
2. Peking University-Lincoln Institute Research Fund Project (2023-2024), Principal Investigator
3. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities Project "The Impact of Air Pollution on Residents' Social Behavior from an Internet Perspective: Effects, Mechanisms, and Empirical Evidence" (2023-2024), Principal Investigator
Honors, Awards, and Social Services:
1. Received commendation from major provincial and ministerial leaders (2023).
2. Excellent Paper Award at the 8th Lilin Forum (2022).
3. Outstanding Graduate of Guangdong Province (2021).
4. Excellent Paper Award at the Frontier Forum on Regional Science and Urban Economics & Young Scholars and Graduate Students Academic Forum on Free Trade Zone Economy in China (2018).