Zhang Jun (economist)
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Zhang Jun (; born January 26, 1963) is a Chinese
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and currently serves as
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of School of Economics at
Fudan University Fudan University () is a national public research university in Shanghai, China. Fudan is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education of China. It is als ...
in
Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
.


Biography

Zhang was born in January 1963 and has ancestral roots in
Bozhou Bozhou () is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Anhui province, China. It borders Huaibei to the northeast, Bengbu to the southeast, Huainan to the south, Fuyang to the southwest, and Henan to the north. Its population was 4,996,844 at the ...
,
Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...
province.


Career

Zhang is the founding Director of the China Center for Economic Studies(CCES), a Shanghai-based
Think-Tank A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmental org ...
for modern Chinese economy. He is also a member of special advisory committee to Shanghai Municipal Government. In July 2015, he was one of the three economists selected for face-to-face dialogue with then
Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...
Li Keqiang Li Keqiang (born 1 July 1955) is a Chinese politician who is the outgoing premier of China. An economist by profession, Li is head of China's executive branch as well as one of the leading figures behind China's Financial and Economic Affai ...
in
Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
. Zhang also publishes widely. Recent contributions have been to ''The World Economy'', ''China Economic Review'', ''Economic Systems'', ''Comparative Economic Studies'', ''
Journal of Asian Economics The ''Journal of Asian Economics'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal focused on the economy of Asia. It was established in 1990 by the American Committee on Asian Economic Studies, and was published on the Committee's behalf by Elsevi ...
'', ''Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy'', ''the Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies'', etc. In January 2018, he was rewarded the Bergson Prize by the American Association for Comparative Economic Studies(ACES) for his paper published in Comparative Economic Studies in 2015. Also in 2015, along with
Justin Yifu Lin Justin Yifu Lin (; born on October 15, 1952) is a Chinese economist and professor of economics at Peking University. He served as the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank from 2008 to 2012. He has been appointed as China St ...
and
Fan Gang Fan Gang (; born in 1953) is one of China's most prominent economists and one of China's most active reform advocates. He is currently based in Beijing, serving as a professor at the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) a ...
, he was awarded the Prize of China Economics Innovation. Over the past 25 years he has authored or edited numerous books including Economic Transition with Chinese Characteristics: Thirty Years of
Reform and Opening Up The Chinese economic reform or reform and opening-up (), known in the West as the opening of China, is the program of economic reforms termed "Socialism with Chinese characteristics" and " socialist market economy" in the People's Republic of C ...
(McGill-Queen University Press, 2008), Transformation of the Chinese Enterprises (Cengage Learning, 2009), Unfinished Reforms of the Chinese Economy (World Scientific Publishing Ltd., 2013), and End of Hyper Growth In China(Palgrave Macmillan, 2016). He has been on the editorial board of about 25 academic journals including Economic Systems, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, East Asia Policy, Journal of Pro-Poor Economics, China Social Sciences Review, China Economic Quarterly, China Economic Journal, China: An International Journal, and editor-in-chief of Fudan Economic Papers.


Books

Books written by English: *''End of Hyper Growth in China'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016) *''Wages in China: An Economic Analysis (Vol.1 and 2)'' (Enrich Professional Publishing, 2016) *''Unfinished Reforms of the Chinese Economy'' (edited by Jun Zhang, The World Scientific Publishing Ltd., 2013) *''Transformation of the Chinese Enterprises'' (Gale Asia Cengage Learning, 2009) *''Economic Transition with Chinese Characteristics: Thirty Years of Economic Reform and Opening Up (Vol.1 and Vol.2)'' (with Arthur Sweetman, McGill-Queens University Press, 2008) *''An Introduction to Market Analysis and Forecasting'' (Fudan University Press, 1995) Books written by Chinese: *''Crisis, Reform and Transformation'' (Beijing Dongfang Publishing House, 2017) *''Race to the Top: Understanding the Mechanism of China's Economic Development'' (Peking University Press, 2015) *''An Economic Analysis of Wage Determination in China'' (Renmin University Press, 2012) *''Selected Papers of Zhang Jun'' (Shanxi Economic Press, 2013) *''Story-Telling of Chinese Economy'' (Shanghai Joint Publishing House, 2011) *''China Transformation with Characteristics'' (Fudan University Press, 2010) *''Economic Reform, Transition and Growth: Observation and Explanation'' (Peking Normal University Press, 2010) *''The Unknown Chinese Reforms'' (CITIC Publishing Ltd., 2010) *''Advanced Microeconomics(2nd edition)'' (Fudan University Press, 2010) *''Truth for Growth'' (Machinery Publishing House, 2009) *''Ten Papers of China Economy'' (Peking University Press, 2009) *''Transformation Path for Chinese Enterprises'' (Shanghai People's Publishing House, 2008) *''Race for Growth: The Political Economy of China Economic Growth'' (Shanghai Gezhi Press and Shanghai People's Publishing House, 2008) *''Transformation, Governance and Evolution of Chinese Private Firms'' (Fudan University Press, 2006) *''Understanding China's Economy'' (China Development Press, 2006) *''Capital Formation, Investment efficiency and Economic Growth in China'' (Tsinghua University Press, 2005) *''China’s Industrial Reforms and Economic Growth'' (Shanghai Joint Publishing House, 2003) *''Advanced Microeconomics'' (China Higher Education Press, 2002) *''Entrepreneurship, Financial Institutions and Innovation'' (Shanghai People's Publishing House, 2001) *''Economics of Teams'' (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Press, 1999) *''Comparative Economic Systems'' (Fudan University Press, 1999) *''China's Economics Reforms, Retrospects and Prospects'' (Shanxi People's Publishing House, 1998) *''Economics of Dual-Truck System: China's Economic Reform: 1978-1992'' (Shanghai Joint Publishing House, 1997) *''An Economic Analysis of Privileges'' (Shanghai Lixin Press, 1995) *''Modern Corporations: Theory and Experience'' (Shanghai Translation Press, 1994) *''Theory of Property Rights'' (Shanghai Joint Publishing House, 1991)


Selected referred articles

*"Asymmetric reform bonus: The impact of VAT pilot expansion on China's corporate total tax burden" (with Hongsheng Fang and Yuxin Bao), China Economic Review, 2017, Vol.46, 17–34. *"Tax Burden, Regulations and Development of Service Sector in China" (with Hongsheng Fang, Linhui Yu, Yuanshuang), Emerging Markets, Finance and Trade, 2018, online publishing *"The Future is in the Past: Projecting and Plotting the Potential Rate of Growth and Trajectory of the Structural Change of the Chinese Economy for the Next 20 Years" (with Liheng Xu and Fang Liu), China and World Economy, 2015, Vol 23, No.1, 21–46. *"The Power Structure of Revolutionary Organizations and Political Transition" (with Guangzhen Guo and Yuan Li), Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 2016, Vol.14, no.1, 1–18.  *"Re-estimating Chinas' Underestimated Consumption" (with Tian Zhu), Comparative Economic Studies, 2015, Vol.57, no.1, 55–74. *"Zhu Rongji Might Be Right: Understanding the Mechanism of China's Fast Economic Development", The World Economy, 2012, Vol.35, no.12, 1712–1732. *"The evolving pattern of the wage–labor productivity nexus in China: Evidence from manufacturing firm-level data" (with Xiaofeng Liu), Economic Systems, 2013, Vol.37, no.3, 354–368. *"Guanxi and Entrepreneurship in Urban China" (with Michael Troilo), Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2012, Vol.17, no.2, 315–331. *"Structural Change, Productivity Growth and Industrial Transformation in China" (with Shiyi Chen and Gary Jefferson), China Economic Review, 2011, Vol.22, 133–150. *"China Trade Policy Review: A Political Economy Approach" (with Changyuan Luo), The World Economy; 2010, Vol 33, no.11, 1390–1413. *"Declining Labor Share: Is China's Case Different", China and World Economy, 2010, Vol.18, no.6, 1–18. *"Term Limits and Rotation of Chinese Governors: Do They Matter to Economic Growth?", Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2008, Vol.13, no.3, 274–297. *"Introduction-The Political Economy of China's Robust Economic Performance", Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2008, Vol.13, no.3, 255–259. *"Estimation of China's Provincial Capital Stock Series (1952-2004) with Application", Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 2008, Vol.6, no.2, 177–196. *"The Financial Deepening-Productivity Nexus in China:1987-2001", Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 2007, Vol. 5, no.1, 37–50. *"Investment, Investment Efficiency and Economic Growth in China", Journal of Asian Economics, 2003, 14, 713–734. *"The Impact of China’s Economic Development on the Global Economy", China Economist, 2009, no.18, January–February, 80–92. *"Fiscal Expenditure Efficiency of Local Governments in China:Empirical Research on Thirty Years of Reform" (with Shiyi Chen), Social Sciences in China(Routledge), May, 2009, Vol.30, no. 2. *"Market Size, Scale Economies, and Pattern of Loss-making in China’s State Industry", East Asian Review, 2000, no.4, March, 3-28. *"Growth in Industrial Output in Post-reform China: Dual Pricing and Competitive Fringe", (with William Hallagan), East Asian Review, 1998, no. 2 (March), 1–17. He has also authored over 100 research papers published in Chinese journals.


Personal life

Zhang is a
Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...
citizen. He is married to Shelley. They have one son.


References


External links


Zhang's Curriculum Vitae
School of Economics at Fudan University
张军教授中文简历
复旦大学经济学院 {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Jun Living people 1963 births 21st-century Chinese economists Harvard University staff Fudan University alumni Academic staff of Fudan University Academics of the London School of Economics People's Republic of China writers Chinese economists