Publications
Zhang, X.*, (2025). Balancing Export Intensity and Innovation: Uncovering the Inverted-U Relationship in Chinese Manufacturing Firms. Economic Analysis and Policy. (with Zhou, H. & Yang, L.) [Click to read]
Zhang, X.*, (2024). The impact of biased land resource allocation on local behaviour and subnational service provision: evidence from China. Applied Economics, 1–18. (with Jiang, Y., Yang, L., & Duan, K.)[Click to read]
Zhang, X., (2024). Land Regulation and Local Service Provision: Can Economic Growth and Environmental Protection Be Achieved Simultaneously? Land, 13(9), 1422. (with Duan, K., Yang, L., & Wei, X.) [Click to read]
Zhang, X., (2024). The Impact of Government Digital Transformation on Land Use Efficiency: Evidence from China. Land, 13(12), 2080. (with Jiang, Y., Yang, L., & Wei, X.) [Click to read]
Working Paper
Zhang, X. (solo authored). Production over Protection: How Tax Incentives Reshape Firms’ Investment and Emission. R&R in Journal of Economics and Business. [Click for the Abstract]
Zhou, H., Zhong, J., Zhang, X.*, In the shadow of performance chasing: the environmental externality of equity incentive. R&R in Emerging Markets Review. [Click for the Abstract]
Zhang, X. (solo authored). Taxing with big data: Does tax enforcement squeeze out environmental investments?. Under Review in Fiscal Studies. [Click for the Abstract]
Zhang, X., Hao, Y., Do Executives Gain or Lose from Labor Protection? Evidence from China’s Social Insurance Law. Under Review in International Tax and Public Finance. [Click for the Abstract]
Draft or Processing
Environmentally Inclined Politicians and Strategic Pollution Shifts: Evidence from Chinese Firms. (with K. Kim & Y. Hu, Draft)
Girls Hurt Girls? Earnings Pressure, Female Managers, and Gender Gap in Employment. (solo authored, Draft)
Political Career Concerns and Firm-Level Credit Rationing: Evidence from Chinese Cities. (with S. Yang, Draft)
Stability through Digitalization: Can Digital Government Services Reduce Collective Actions? (with L. Yang & X. Wei, Draft)
Left for later: Political promotion pressure and energy transformation. (with Y. Shi & S. Yang, Draft)
The impact of industrial land decentralization on housing price. (with Hao Y., Draft)
Famine, Philanthropy, and Political Favor: Evidence from Chinese Firms. (with Y. Shen, Processing)
Media
Stabilizing the Economy Needs Financial Opening and Release [N]. China First Financial Daily, 2022-02- 28(A11)
Yangtze River Delta Regional Empowerment Development: Highlighting Industrial Advantages and Perfecting Industrial Chain [N]. China First Financial Daily, 2021-03-18(A11)
Economic Internal Circulation and Poverty Alleviation and Prevention: Positive Feedback and Complementation [N]. China First Financial Daily, 2020-09-09(A11)
After Winning the "Epidemic" of Economic War, More Attention Should be Paid to Solving the "Sequel" [N]. China First Financial Daily, 2020-02-19(A11)
State-owned Assets Transfer and Social Security Accelerating the Sprint, “Use for the People” Is the Key [N]. China First Financial Daily, 2019-12-23(A12)
Yangtze River Delta Integration from a New Perspective: Breaking Geographical Constraints and Optimizing Industrial Distribution [N]. China First Financial Daily, 2019-12-11(A11)