Junfu Zhang

Professor, Economics

Department Chair, Economics

juzhang@clarku.edu

Dr. Zhang received a B.A. from Renmin University of China, an M.A. from Clark University, and a Ph.D. in economics from Johns Hopkins University. He was a dissertation fellow at the Brookings Institution during 2000-2001, and he worked as a research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California before joining Clark in 2006. He served as the president of the Chinese Economists Society (CES) from 2019-2020.

Dr. Zhang specializes in applied microeconomics, with a focus on urban and regional economics. His research interests include urbanization in China, regional economic development, entrepreneurship and job creation, and racial housing segregation. He teaches microeconomic theory, applied game theory, and urban economics.
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Economics, Johns Hopkins University, 2001
- M.A. in Economics, Johns Hopkins University, 1999
- M.A. in Economics, Clark University, 1997
- B.A. in International Economics, Renmin University of China, 1993
Affiliated Department(s)
- Economics Department
Scholarly and Creative Works
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- Article in Refereed Journal
  
  Measuring the Stringency of Land Use Regulation Using A Shadow Price Approach
  
  Published in Journal of Urban Economics
  
  January
  
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  2023
  
  Junfu Zhang
- Other Scholarly or Creative Work
  
  Government-Directed Urban Growth, Firm Entry, and Industrial Land Prices in Chinese Cities
  
  CESifo Working Paper 10181
  
  December
  
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  2022
  
  Jan Brueckner
  ,
  Wenhua Liu
  ,
  Wei Xiao
  ,
  Junfu Zhang
- Article in Refereed Journal
  
  Hukou Status, Housing Tenure Choice and Wealth Accumulation in Urban China
  
  Published in Regional Science and Urban Economics
  
  November
  
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  2022
  
  Junfu Zhang
  ,
  Chunbing Xing
  ,
  Xiaoyan Yuan
- Article in Refereed Journal
  
  Super Bowl Participation and the Local Economy: Evidence from the Stock Market
  
  Published in Growth and Change
  
  December
  
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  2022
  
  Rui Du
  ,
  Junfu Zhang
- Article in Refereed Journal
  
  Do Women Give up Competing More Easily? Evidence from Speedcubers
  
  Published in Economics Letters
  
  August
  
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  2021
  
  Chao Fang
  ,
  Ernest Zhang
  ,
  Junfu Zhang
- Article in Refereed Journal
  
  Hukou Status, Housing Tenure Choice and Wealth Accumulation in Urban China
  
  Published in China Economic Review
  
  August
  
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  2021
  
  Yu Liao
  ,
  Junfu Zhang
- Article in Refereed Journal
  
  Land Conversion across Cities in China
  
  Published in Regional Science and Urban Economics
  
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  2021
  
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  Vol. 87
  
  Shihe Fu
  ,
  Xiaocong Xu
  ,
  Junfu Zhang
- Article in Refereed Journal
  
  Subways and Road Congestion
  
  Published in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
  
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  2021
  
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  Vol. 13
  
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  Issue #2
  
  Yizhen Gu
  ,
  Chang Jiang
  ,
  Junfu Zhang
  ,
  Ben Zou

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Affiliated Department(s)

Scholarly and Creative Works