Dr Zheng Wang

Zheng is an economist working in the fields of international economics, environmental economics, political economy, and their intersections. He joined De Montfort University in 2016 as Reader in Economics. Previously, he worked as Lecturer in Economics in the University of Hull (2013-2016) and Assistant Professor in Economics in the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (2012-2013). He earned his PhD in Economics from the University of Nottingham, and both PhD and BA degrees in economics from Zhejiang University (China). He is an external fellow at the GEP research centre in Nottingham, a senior member of the ESRC Peer Review College, and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. In his spare time, Zheng is enthusiastic about learning about different cultures in the world.

Institute of Applied Economics and Social Value (DMU), Globalisation and Economic Policy Centre (U of Nottingham)

 "Mitigating Information Frictions in Trade: Evidence from Export Credit Guarantees" (with N. Agarwal, J. Chan, M. Lodefalk, A. Tang, and S. Tano). Journal of International Economics, 2023, 145, 103831. [link]

"The Impact of US-China Tensions on People Mobility" (with L. Tang, C. Cao and Z. Zhou). The China Review, 2023, 23(4), 159-195. [link]. [Media coverage: Nature (2021), Nature (2022) ]

​"Comrades from the Town: How did a Factory-Commune Pairing Policy during the Send-Down Movement Propel Rural Industrialization in China" (with L. Du, Z. Lai and J. Shi). Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 2023. [link]

“Production Network and Emission Control Targets-Theoretical Approach” (with R. Eslamipoor and O. Kolade). Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, 2023, 29(1), 43-69. [link]

"The Belt, the Road, and the Carbon Emissions in China" (with Z. Xiao and L. Du). China Economic Review, 2023, 78, 101928. [link]

"Publish or Perish? A Tale of Academic Publications in Chinese Universities" (with Y. Tie). China Economic Review, 2022, 73, 101769. [link] 

"How do VAT Reforms in the Service Sectors Impact TFP in the Manufacturing Sector?" (with F. Peng and L. Peng). Economic Modelling, 2021, 99, 105483. [link]

"Blame the Foreigners? Exports and Sulfur Dioxide Emissions in China". Environmental and Resource Economics, 2021, 80(2), 279-309. [link] [Archived by US Department of Agriculture]

​"Decoupling in Science and Education: A Collateral Damage beyond Deteriorating U.S.-China Relations" (with L. Tang, C. Cao and Z. Zhou). Science and Public Policy, 2021, 48(5), 630-634. [link] [Media coverage: Nature (2022)]

"The Impact of Export VAT Rebates on Employment and Wage: Evidence from China" (with B. Gao and J. Ma). Review of World Economics, 2021, 157, 347-373. [link]

"Risk Perceptions and Risk Management Approaches of Chinese Overseas Investors: An Empirical Investigation'' (with Subhan Ullah, Peter Stokes, and Wen Xiao), Research in International Business and Finance, 2019, 47, 470-486. [link]

"Quantity Restrictions and Price Adjustment of Chinese Textile Exports to the US" (with Daniel Bernhofen and Richard Upward), The World Economy, 2018, 41(11), 2983-3000. [link] 

"Does the US EXIM Bank Really Promote US Exports?" (with Natasha Agarwal), The World Economy, 2018, 41(5), 1378-1414. [link]
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"Aid for Trade and the Quality of Exports" (with Meina Xu), Applied Economics Letters, 2018, 25(10), 668-673. [link]

"Who Gets Caught for Corruption When Corruption is Pervasive? Evidence from China's Anti-Bribery Blacklist" (with Liming Zhou and Zhangfeng Jin), Applied Economics Letters, 2017, 24(4), 258-263. [link]
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"Volatility and Diversification of Exports: Firm-Level Theory and Evidence" (with Gonzague Vannoorenberghe and Zhihong Yu), European Economic Review, 2016, 8, 216-247. [link]

"Quota Restrictions and Intra-Firm Reallocations: Evidence from Chinese Exports to the US" (with Richard Upward), ​Economics Letters, 2016, 144, 71-74. [link]

"From One to Many Central Plans: Drug Advertising Inspections and Intra-National Protectionism in China" (with Markus Eberhardt and Zhihong Yu), Journal of Comparative Economics, 2016, 44(3),608-622. [link] [Online Appendix]. See also CSAE Newsletter (Oxford) for a summary of an earlier version of this research.

"The Rise and Fall of (Chinese) African Apparel Exports" (with Lorenzo Rotunno and Pierre-Louis Vézina), Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 105, 152-163. [link]. See also Vox column article, Financial Times and Daily Maverick coverage.
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"Weighing China's Export Basket: The Domestic Content and Technology Intensity of Chinese Exports" (with Richard Upward and Jinghai Zheng), Journal of Comparative Economics, 2013, 41(2), 527-543. [link]

"Trading Partners, Traded Products, and Firm Performances of China’s Exporter–Importers: Does Processing Trade Make a Difference?" (with Zhihong Yu), The World Economy, 2012, 35(12), 1795-1824. [link]

"Mitigating Information Frictions in Trade: Evidence from Export Credit Guarantees" (with N. Agarwal, J. Chan, M. Lodefalk, A. Tang, and S. Tano). Journal of International Economics, 2023, 145, 103831. [link]

​"Comrades from the Town: How did a Factory-Commune Pairing Policy during the Send-Down Movement Propel Rural Industrialization in China" (with L. Du, Z. Lai and J. Shi). Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 2023. [link]

"Blame the Foreigners? Exports and Sulfur Dioxide Emissions in China". Environmental and Resource Economics, 2021, 80(2), 279-309. [link] [Archived by US Department of Agriculture]

​"Decoupling in Science and Education: A Collateral Damage beyond Deteriorating U.S.-China Relations" (with L. Tang, C. Cao and Z. Zhou). Science and Public Policy, 2021, 48(5), 630-634. [link] [Media coverage: Nature (2021), Nature (2022a), Nature (2022b)]

"The Impact of Export VAT Rebates on Employment and Wage: Evidence from China" (with B. Gao and J. Ma). Review of World Economics, 2021, 157, 347-373. [link]

"Quantity Restrictions and Price Adjustment of Chinese Textile Exports to the US" (with Daniel Bernhofen and Richard Upward), The World Economy, 2018, 41(11), 2983-3000. [link] 

"Does the US EXIM Bank Really Promote US Exports?" (with Natasha Agarwal), The World Economy, 2018, 41(5), 1378-1414. [link]
​​
"Volatility and Diversification of Exports: Firm-Level Theory and Evidence" (with Gonzague Vannoorenberghe and Zhihong Yu), European Economic Review, 2016, 8, 216-247. [link]

"Quota Restrictions and Intra-Firm Reallocations: Evidence from Chinese Exports to the US" (with Richard Upward), ​Economics Letters, 2016, 144, 71-74. [link]

"From One to Many Central Plans: Drug Advertising Inspections and Intra-National Protectionism in China" (with Markus Eberhardt and Zhihong Yu), Journal of Comparative Economics, 2016, 44(3),608-622. [link] [Online Appendix]. See also CSAE Newsletter (Oxford) for a summary of an earlier version of this research.

"The Rise and Fall of (Chinese) African Apparel Exports" (with Lorenzo Rotunno and Pierre-Louis Vézina), Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 105, 152-163. [link]. See also Vox column article, Financial Times and Daily Maverick coverage.
​
"Weighing China's Export Basket: The Domestic Content and Technology Intensity of Chinese Exports" (with Richard Upward and Jinghai Zheng), Journal of Comparative Economics, 2013, 41(2), 527-543. [link]

"Trading Partners, Traded Products, and Firm Performances of China’s Exporter–Importers: Does Processing Trade Make a Difference?" (with Zhihong Yu), The World Economy, 2012, 35(12), 1795-1824. [link]

Trade, environment, political economy

International Economics, Business Economics, Policy Evaluation

PhD (Nottingham), PhD (Zhejiang), BA (Zhejiang), PCAP (Hull), FHEA (Hull), CMBE (DMU)

International Trade, Econometric Methods of Programme Evaluation, Current Issues in Business Economics, Topics in Applied Economics, Macroeconomic Theory

OSCAR Award in Excellence in Research Supervision (DMU), OSCAR Award in Research Excellence (nomination, DMU), Vice-Chancellor’s Achievement Award (Nottingham)

Senior Member, ESRC Peer Review College, 2015 -

External Research Fellow, GEP, University of Nottingham, 2013 -

External Tutor, Baochuta Primary School, Hangzhou, China, 2014 - 

Royal Economic Society (2018-2019), European Economic Association (2009-2010), Canadian Economic Association (2016-2017)

FHEA (UK HEA), Certified Management & Busines Educator (UK CABS). University Teacher Certificate (Ministry of Education, China)

• Understanding the micro mechanisms underlying the business response to climate policies
• Coordination of climate policies across countries in the presence of global value chain links
• Migrants and the making of modern societies
• The roles of physical and virtual connectedness and knowledge transfer in a digital world

2023: Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy Inaugural Conference (Sussex). 

2020: Zhejiang University (China), Ningbo University (China).

2018: Tongji University (Shanghai, China), Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (Shanghai, China). Scheduled: ETSG (Warsaw, Poland), University of Göttingen (Germany).

2017: Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (Shanghai, China), Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (Shanghai, China), Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics (Hangzhou, China),  Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China), ETSG (Florence, Italy).

2016: Fudan University (Shanghai, China), Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (Shanghai, China), Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (Hangzhou, China), University of Dundee (Dundee, UK).

2015: Nottingham Trent (Nottingham, UK), Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (Shanghai, China).

2014: INFER (Loughborough, UK)

2013: Hull University Business School (Hull, UK), Aston Business School (Birmingham, UK), ETSG Conference (Birmingham, UK), University of Nottingham Ningbo *2 (China), Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China).

2012: RES PhD Meeting (Queen Mary, London, UK), University of East Anglia (Norwich, UK), GEP Internal Research Workshop (Nottingham, UK), University of Otago (New Zealand), GEP Postgraduate Conference (Nottingham, UK), GEP Conference (Ningbo, China)

2011: ETSG Conference (Copenhagen, Denmark), CEPII-PSE Workshop (Paris, France), GEP Postgraduate Conference (Nottingham, UK)

2010: Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China), GEP Conference (Ningbo, China), CESifo/GEP Conference (Munich, Germany), GEP Internal Research Workshop (Nottingham, UK), CAED/COST Conference (London, UK), ETSG Conference (Lausanne, Switzerland), University of Oxford (Oxford, UK), GEP Postgraduate Conference (Nottingham, UK)

2009: GEP Internal Research Workshop (Nottingham, UK)

2008: Peking University (China)

2007: Shenzhen University (China), Zhejiang University (China), University of Nottingham (UK)

2006: Wuhan University (China), Tsinghua University (China), Zhejiang University (China), Nanjing University of Science and Technology (China)

2005: Xiamen University (China), Harbin University of Commerce (China)

"All Roads Lead to Rome: Global Air Connectivity and Bilateral Trade" (with F. Wang and Z. Zhou). R&R. Journal of International Economics. [WP]

"The Impact of Media on Trade: Evidence from the 2008 China Milk Contamination Scandal" (with T. Luong and M. Shi). R&R. Canadian Journal of Economics.

​"Command thy Blessing from above: Vertically Delegated Carbon Reduction Targets and Firm Export Performances in China" (with L. Du and Z. Xiao). R&R. Empirical Economics.

"Cutting Ties with Local Bureaucrats: How does the Environmental Vertical Management Reform Affect Firm Pollution in China" (with L. Du and R. Wang). Under review.

"Do Better Air Connections Bring New Ideas? Evidence from Chinese Cities" (with J. Chen, J. Shi, S. Zeng and Z. Zhou). Under Review. 

"Import Competition and the Rise of Populism" (with D. McGowan). Under review.

"The Impact of Home Bargaining Power: Evidence from China's OFDI in Africa" (with T. Xu, R. Akamavi, and L. Tang). 

​"Do Terrorist Attacks Deter Business-Class Travellers?" (with G. Okafor and Z. Zhou). 

"Mitigating Information Frictions in Trade: Evidence from Export Credit Guarantees" (with N. Agarwal, J. Chan, M. Lodefalk, A. Tang, and S. Tano). Journal of International Economics, 2023, 145, 103831. [link]

"The Impact of US-China Tensions on People Mobility" (with L. Tang, C. Cao and Z. Zhou). The China Review, 2023, 23(4), 159-195. [link]. [Media coverage: Nature (2021), Nature (2022) ]

​"Comrades from the Town: How did a Factory-Commune Pairing Policy during the Send-Down Movement Propel Rural Industrialization in China" (with L. Du, Z. Lai and J. Shi). Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 2023. [link]

“Production Network and Emission Control Targets-Theoretical Approach” (with R. Eslamipoor and O. Kolade). Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, 2023, 29(1), 43-69. [link]

"The Belt, the Road, and the Carbon Emissions in China" (with Z. Xiao and L. Du). China Economic Review, 2023, 78, 101928. [link]

"Publish or Perish? A Tale of Academic Publications in Chinese Universities" (with Y. Tie). China Economic Review, 2022, 73, 101769. [link] 

"How do VAT Reforms in the Service Sectors Impact TFP in the Manufacturing Sector?" (with F. Peng and L. Peng). Economic Modelling, 2021, 99, 105483. [link]

"Blame the Foreigners? Exports and Sulfur Dioxide Emissions in China". Environmental and Resource Economics, 2021, 80(2), 279-309. [link] [Archived by US Department of Agriculture]

​"Decoupling in Science and Education: A Collateral Damage beyond Deteriorating U.S.-China Relations" (with L. Tang, C. Cao and Z. Zhou). Science and Public Policy, 2021, 48(5), 630-634. [link] [Media coverage: Nature (2022)]

International Trade, Trade Policy, Chinese Economy

Completed:

• Qiyue Zhang (DMU, 2019-2023), first placement: Jiaxing University
• Andrews Darko (DMU, 2019-2023), first placement: DMU
• Georgios Kitsoleris (DMU, 2019-2023), first placement: DMU International College
• Md Atiqul Islam (Hull, 2014-2017), first placement: University of Rajshahi

Ongoing: Nhan Le (DMU, 2020-, first placement: University of Warwick), Kwabena Konadu (DMU, 2023-), Reza Eslamipoor (DMU, 2021-), Bilal Liadi (DMU, 2021-), Samuel Odewunmi (DMU, 2020-), Zenas Azuma (DMU, 2020-), Mozammil Shinwari (2021-)

FDI, Product-Mix and Emissions, Fritz Thyssen Foundation, UK PI, 2023-2026

 Surviving Environmental Regulatory Changes in a Globalised World, HEIF, PI, 2021-2022

Global Production Network and Emission Control Targets, DMU PhD Full Scholarship Project Funding, Lead Supervisor, 2021-2024

Understanding the Gravity of Talent, British Academy, PI, 2020-2022

Corporate Environmental Sustainability: Do Political Connections Matter, HEIF, CI, Jan 2020-Jun 2020

Does Remittance Promote Climate Change Adaptability in Bangladesh?, QR GCRF, CI, 2020-2021

International Trade, Environmental Regulation, and Environmental Quality, Natural Science Foundation of China, CI, 2020-2023

Trade and Crash Risk, Hengyi Foundation, PI, 2016-2018

An Evaluation of Carbon Reduction Pathways of the Manufacturing Industries in Leicester, DMU Net Zero Research Theme Funding, PI, 2022

Surviving Environmental Regulatory Changes in a Globalised World, HEIF, PI, 2021-2022

Global Production Network and Emission Control Targets, DMU PhD Full Scholarship Project Funding, Lead Supervisor, 2021-2024

Vice-Chancellor's Future Research Leaders Development Fund, DMU, 2017-2018

Impact of Media on International Trade, DMU, PI, 2016-2017

Travel Grant, University of Nottingham, Nov 2013

Small Research Grant, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, PI, 2012-2013

Reviewer for: ESRC, ESRC Doctoral Training Partnerships, Journal of International Economics, European Economic Review, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Research Policy, Journal of International Business Studies, Environmental and Resource Economics, Economic Inquiry, Review of World Economics, Empirical Economics, Regional Studies, Health Economics, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, The World Economy, Oxford Development Studies, China Economic Review, 经济研究, 经济学季刊

0000-0001-6276-1831

周黎明，史晋川，王争，“融资成本、融资替代与中国典当业的盈利波动——经验证据及理论解释”，《金融研究》，2012，3：81-94.
王争，孙柳媚，史晋川，“外资溢出对中国私营企业生产率的异质性影响——来自普查数据的证据”，《经济学（季刊）》，2008，8（1）：129-158.
王亚华，吴凡，王争，“中国交通行业生产率变动的Bootstrap-Malmquist指数分析（1980-2005年）”，《经济学（季刊）》，2008，7（3）：891-912. 
王争，史晋川，“内生生育率，资本存量结构与经济发展”，《经济学报》，2008，3（1）：13-37. 
王争，史晋川，“中国私营企业的生产率表现和投资效率”，《经济研究》，2008，1：114-126；《中国社会科学文摘》（转载）, 2008, 6：158. 
董雪兵，王争，“R&D风险、创新环境与软件最优专利期限研究”，《经济研究》，2007，9：112-120. 
朱林可，王争，“作为信号发送和可置信承诺的国企改革”，《南方经济》，2007，8：3-17. （人文社科核心期刊）。入选《中国经济学2007》（格致出版社和上海人民出版社，2009）
王争，史晋川，“转型时期中国工业生产绩效的地区差异及波动性的解释”，《世界经济文汇》，2007年，4：29-45；《中国人民大学报刊复印资料》（全文转载）， 2007，12：14-26. 王争，郑京海，史晋川，“中国地区工业生产绩效：结构差异、制度冲击及动态表现”，《经济研究》，2006，11：48-59. 《中国人民大学报刊复印资料》（全文转载），2007，1.
王争，“专利制度的经济学研究综述”，《北京大学学报（哲学社会科学版）》，2006，2：141-151；《新华文摘》（全文转载），2006，14.
王争，“累积性创新、专利期限与企业R&D投资路径”，《制度经济学研究》，2005，10：59-76. 
王争，“当代中国农村社会秩序的经济学分析――从自由契约权的视角”，《中共浙江省委党校学报》，2004，1：60-66；《中国人民大学报刊复印资料》（全文转载），2004，5.