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Domestic Research Fellow: Zhang, Yanqun

中国收入分配研究院：Zhang, Yanqun
Gender: Female
Birth: 1968-6
School / Company / Organization: Institute of Quantitative and Technical Economics Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Position: Professor
Research Field: Chinese economy, monetary economics, economic forecast and analysis, time series analysis, applied econometrics, macroeconometric modeling, CGE model
Brief Description:
Research Summary
Highly experienced in economic forecasting and policy analysis, in particular with regards to the Chinese economy
Have collaborated successfully on a variety of project involving the international academic communities
Keep close relationship with various Chinese government institutions.
Have more than 50 publications in refereed academic journals.
Have given presentations at a variety of the international conferences.
Membership and Awards
Executive member of the Chinese Association of Quantitative Economics
Modeling expert of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Outstanding research Awards of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Scholarship of the China Scholarship Council (2002-2003)
Scholarship of the KAAD Foundation of Germany (2003-2006)
Work Experience:
Polytechnic University of Neimenggu, China , Department of Mathematics, Assistant professor (1988-1990)
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) since 1993, Institute of Technical and Quantitative Economics (IQTE), senior researcher since 2001, professor since 2013, lecturer in econometrics at the Graduate School of CASS
Foreign Visit
Senior Visiting Scholar, the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), Germany (2016)
Modeling trainer , the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) (2014)
Senior visiting scholar, Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) (2014)
Senior Visiting Scholar, the Bank of Finland, Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT) (2013)
Senior Visiting Scholar, University of Boston, USA (2012)
Senior Visiting Scholar, University of Cambridge, UK (2010)
Assistant researcher, the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Germany (2002)
Participant of the Summer School, Copenhagen University, Denmark (2005)
Senior Visiting Scholar, Oxford University, UK (1996-1997)
Educational Experience:
Ph.D. in Economics, School of Business and Economics, Freie University of Berlin, Germany (2002-2006).
M.Sc. in Economics, Department of Information Management, Capital University of Economics and Trade, Beijing, China (1990-1993)
Bachelor in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Peking University, Beijing, China (1984-1988)
Articles or Books:
Monograph
Yanqun Zhang (2007): “Cointegrated VAR Model and China’s Monetary Policy:1979-2004”, Shaker Verlag, Germany (in English)
Yanqun Zhang (2013): “Vector Autoregressive Models: Methodology and applications in Chinese economy”, China Social Sciences Press (in Chinese)

Papers in Referred Journals

In English
Yanqun Zhang (2018): “China's productivity: past success and future challenges”， Asia-Pacific Development Journal，issue 1, 2018.
Dreger, Christian, Tongsan Wang and Yanqun Zhang (2015)：“Understanding Chinese Consumption: The Impact of Hukou”，Development and Change (SSCI)，Volume 46, Issue 6.
Christian Dreger and Yanqun Zhang (2014): " On the relevance of exports for regional output growth in China ", Applied Economics (SSCI), vol. 46(35).
Christian Dreger and Yanqun Zhang (2014): “Does the economic integration of China affect growth and inflation in industrial countries? ” Economic Modeling (SSCI) 38 .
Christian Dreger and Yanqun Zhang (2014): “Prospects for Consumption-Based Growth in China”, DIW Economic Bulletin, 2. 2014.
Christian Dreger and Yanqun Zhang (2013): “Is there a bubble in the Chinese housing market?”, Urban Policy and Research (SSCI), 31:1.
Christian Dreger and Yanqun Zhang (2013): “Inflation in China increasingly driven by domestic factors”, National Institute Economic Review, No.223 February.
Enzo Weber and Yanqun Zhang (2012): “Common Influences, Spillover and Integration in Chinese Stock Markets", Journal of Empirical Finance (SSCI), issue 3(19).

In German
Christian Dreger and Yanqun Zhang (2012): “”, DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 79(33) .
Christian Dreger and Yanqun Zhang (2011): “Inflation in China ist zunehmend hausgemacht”, DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 78(50) .

In Chinese
Yanqun Zhang, L. Xu and R. Wang (2016): “Construction of China’s Urban Cultural Development Indicators and Empirical Analysis”Western Forum (Xi Bu Lun Tan), issue 2.
Yanqun Zhang (2016) : “Does China’s Real Estate Investment have Crowding Out Effect?—An I(2) VECM Analysis”, Journal of Application of Statistics and Management (Shu Li Tong Ji Yu Guan Li), issue 2.
Yanqun Zhang (2015): “Per Capita Living Space and Relative Housing Price Bubble of China’s Cities: a Measurement”, Western Forum (Xi Bu Lun Tan), issue 1.
Yanqun Zhang (2012): “Global VAR model: theory, methodology and application on the China’s economic analysis，Journal of Quantitative & Technical Economics (Shu Liang Jing Ji Ji Shu Jing Ji Yan Jiu), issue 4.
Yanqun Zhang (2012): “On the identification issues of the structural VAR models: a review”, Journal of Application of Statistics and Management (Shu Li Tong Ji Yu Guan Li), issue 5.
Yanqun Zhang (2012): “Excessive Wage, Excessive Liquidity, Import Price and the Sources of China’s Inflation”, Journal of Financial Research (Jin Rong Yan Jiu), issue 9.
Yanqun Zhang (2011): “Measurement of China’s core inflation and the implication to the monetary policy”, Journal of Financial Research (Jin Rong Yan Jiu), issue 1.
Yanqun Zhang (2010): “China’s Money Supply Process and Evaluation of China’s Monetary Policy : 1986～2007”, Journal of Quantitative & Technical Economics (Shu Liang Jing Ji Ji Shu Jing Ji Yan Jiu ) , issue 6.
Yanqun Zhang (2010): “Choice of the Intermediate Target of Monetary Policy in China”, Chinese Review of Financial Studies (Jin Rong Ping Lun), issue 5.
Yanqun Zhang and Feng Lou (2008): “Analysis and Forecast on the Potential of China’s Economic Growth”, Journal of Quantitative & Technical Economics (Shu Liang Jing Ji Ji Shu Jing Ji Yan Jiu), issue 12 (in Chinese).
Yanqun Zhang (2007): “Are Commodity Prices the Forward Indicators of the Consumer Price in China? -An I(2) CVAR Analysis”, Journal of Quantitative & Technical Economics (Shu Liang Jing Ji Ji Shu Jing Ji Yan Jiu), issue 12 (in Chinese).
More Outcome or Information:
Funded Research Projects （in progress）
1. The National Social Science Fund of China (Approval No: 17BJY027), July 2017- Dec 2019 , “China’s Macroeconometric Model for Joint Analysis of Dynamic and Equilibrium, Demand and Supply”.
2. The United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, April 2017 – Dec 2017, “The macroeconomics modeling for the 2020 UN SDGs in Asia and the Pacific region” .
3. The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, July 2017- Dec 2017, “A warning and forecast model system for Beijing’s economy”
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