School of Statistics

Beijing Normal University

19 XinJieKouWai Street

Beijing, China 100875

E-mail: xin.zhang614@bnu.edu.cn

Education

Ph.D. in Economics, Peking University                                       2012-2017

Visiting Scholar, Yale University                                            2014-2015

B.A. in Economics with distinction, Nankai University                           2008-2012

Work Experience

Assistant Professor, Beijing Normal University, China                         2017-Present

Research Interests

Health Economics, Labor Economics, Environmental Economics, Development Economics

Publications

In English

Xin Zhang, Xiaobo Zhang and Xi Chen, 2017, “Happiness in the Air: How Does a Dirty Sky Affect Mental Health and Subjective Well-being?” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 85: 81-94.

Xin Zhang, Xiaobo Zhang and Xi Chen, 2017, “Valuing Air Quality Using Happiness Data: The Case of China,” Ecological Economics, 137: 29-36.

In Chinese

Xiaonan Qiao and Xin Zhang, 2011, “The Environmental Tax of the Host Country and Cross-border Transfer of Low-carbon Technologies,” China Economic Quarterly, 11(3): 853-872.

Book Chapters

“Income Distribution”, with Xiaobo Zhang, Chapter 2 in China Livelihood Development Report 2016, edited by Yu Xie et al., Peking University Press, 2016.

“Household Management and Self-employment”, with Xiaobo Zhang, Chapter 5 in China Livelihood Development Report 2014, edited by Yu Xie et al., Peking University Press, 2014.

Working Papers

“Smog in Our Brains: Gender Differences in the Impact of Exposure to Air Pollution on Cognitive Performance” with Xi Chen and Xiaobo Zhang, IZA Discussion Paper 10628.

“The Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Temperature Extremes on Birth Outcomes: The Case of China” with Xi Chen, Chih Ming Tan and Xiaobo Zhang.

Research Grants

The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, 2017

The China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 2017

Honors, Scholarships and Awards

2017             Outstanding graduate (Peking University)

2016             Best Abstract Award, The China Health Policy and Management Society

2013             Merit Student (Peking University)

2013             National Scholarship for Graduate Students (Peking University)

2012             Outstanding graduate (Nankai University)

2010, 2011        Merit Student (Nankai University)

2009, 2010, 2011   National Scholarship for Undergraduate Students (Nankai University)

Referee Activities

China Economic Review (3 papers); China Economic Quarterly (3 papers); Nature Sustainability (1 paper); Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (1 paper); PLOS ONE (1 paper)

Conference Presentations and Academic Activities

2017.10  Health economics workshop, Peking University, China

2017.10  China Economics Annual Conference, China

2017.03  The Economics Workshop, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China

2017.01  Mini-Conference on Equality among Children and Families: Evidence from China, Japan and the World, Keio University, Japan

2016.12  The Smog Workshop, Tsinghua University, China

2016.12  The Smog Workshop, Peking University, China

2016.11  The Economics Workshop, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

2016.06  The CES 2016 Annual Conference, China

2015.08  The 11^th World Congress of the Econometric Society, Canada

2015.03  The CES 2015 North America Conference, USA

Updated December 1, 2017