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Last updated：2026.07.25
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Zhangfeng Jin

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  • Biography

    I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the School of Economics at Zhejiang University of Technology. I am also a Research Fellow of the Global Labor Organization (GLO) and a Workshop Alumnus of the Ronald Coase Institute. 

    My research lies at the intersection of labor economics, development economics, and political economy. I examine how institutions shape the mobility of people and economic resources during China's economic transformation. My primary research agenda focuses on mobility-related institutions and their implications for labor allocation, human capital accumulation, demographic change, firm behavior, and long-run development. In particular, I study how institutional barriers and reforms—including migration restrictions, citizenship access, and population policies—shape individual decisions, organizational outcomes, and broader patterns of economic transformation. More recently, I have extended this agenda to study talent policies and urban institutions that facilitate domestic and international mobility. 

    My work has been published in the Journal of Comparative Economics, Canadian Journal of Economics, and China Economic Review. My research has also been presented at major international conferences, including the Econometric Society World Congress, the Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association (AEA), conferences organized by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and the International Conference on Migration and Development (ICMD).

    Before joining Zhejiang University of Technology, I was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the School of Economics at Zhejiang University (2018–2024). I received my Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Nottingham (2018), my M.A. in Labor Economics from Zhejiang University (2013), and my B.S. in Statistics from Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics (2011).

    I actively participate in international academic networks. In 2023, I was selected for the inaugural SOLE Mentoring Program (mentors: Fabian Lange and Uta Schoenberg). In 2024 and 2025, I was invited to present my research at NBER conferences on fertility, entrepreneurship, and place-based policies. I have also presented at the AEA Annual Meeting, the AFD–World Bank International Conference on Migration and Development (ICMD), and the Migration and Organizations Conference hosted by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

    In addition to academic research, I have held temporary public-service appointments at the Beijing Office of the People's Government of Zhejiang Province and the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission, where I gained practical experience in regional development, public policy, and institutional reform, particularly in relation to factor mobility and resource allocation.

    I serve as a referee for journals including Organization Science, Research Policy, and the Journal of Population Economics.



  • Courses

    1. Literature Search and Academic Writing (in English)

    2. Big Data Analytics and Software Applications（in Chinese）

    3. Introduction of IET Major (in Chinese)

    4. Introduction of IET Major (in English)

    5. Trade Agreements and Economic Development in China (in English)



  • Project

    1. Can Technology Transfers Save Innovation? Theory and Evidence with Klaus Prettner.

    2. Migration reform and fertility: causal evidence from rural China with Wenchao Jin.

    3. Do migration barriers make firms more productive in the long run? evidence from China with Shiyuan Pan. GLO Discussion paper. 

    4. The unintended consequences of relaxing birth quotas: Theory and Evidence with Shiyuan Pan and Zhijie Zheng. GLO Discussion paper. 

    5. What drives policy makers to reduce migration barriers? Evidence from China's hukou reform with Paolo Epifani.

    6. Migration and factor price equality with Olga Timoshenko.

    Working paper in Chinese:

    7. 劳动力供给减少会促进企业创新吗？基于户籍制度的经验分析（合作者：潘士远）  


  • Social Services

    In 2022, I served a temporary position at Beijing Office of The People's Government of Zhejiang Province to improve the inter-regional resource allocation efficiency through digital transformation.

    From October 2024 to December 2025, I served a temporary position at the Department of Social Development and Reform of the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission, where I worked on higher education infrastructure projects, promoted industry–education–talent integration, and supported the acquisition and implementation of national policy-based funding.


    Referee Service:

    Organization Science, Research Policy, Journal of Population Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Social Science & Medicine, Economic Modelling, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Frontiers in Public Health, China Economic Review, China & World Economy, Review of Development Economics, China Economic Journal, The Journal of the economics of ageing, Comparative migration studies, Applied economics letters, JMIR Research Protocols, JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 经济学（季刊）

  • Biography

    I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the School of Economics at Zhejiang University of Technology. I am also a Research Fellow of the Global Labor Organization (GLO) and a Workshop Alumnus of the Ronald Coase Institute. 

    My research lies at the intersection of labor economics, development economics, and political economy. I examine how institutions shape the mobility of people and economic resources during China's economic transformation. My primary research agenda focuses on mobility-related institutions and their implications for labor allocation, human capital accumulation, demographic change, firm behavior, and long-run development. In particular, I study how institutional barriers and reforms—including migration restrictions, citizenship access, and population policies—shape individual decisions, organizational outcomes, and broader patterns of economic transformation. More recently, I have extended this agenda to study talent policies and urban institutions that facilitate domestic and international mobility. 

    My work has been published in the Journal of Comparative Economics, Canadian Journal of Economics, and China Economic Review. My research has also been presented at major international conferences, including the Econometric Society World Congress, the Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association (AEA), conferences organized by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and the International Conference on Migration and Development (ICMD).

    Before joining Zhejiang University of Technology, I was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the School of Economics at Zhejiang University (2018–2024). I received my Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Nottingham (2018), my M.A. in Labor Economics from Zhejiang University (2013), and my B.S. in Statistics from Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics (2011).

    I actively participate in international academic networks. In 2023, I was selected for the inaugural SOLE Mentoring Program (mentors: Fabian Lange and Uta Schoenberg). In 2024 and 2025, I was invited to present my research at NBER conferences on fertility, entrepreneurship, and place-based policies. I have also presented at the AEA Annual Meeting, the AFD–World Bank International Conference on Migration and Development (ICMD), and the Migration and Organizations Conference hosted by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

    In addition to academic research, I have held temporary public-service appointments at the Beijing Office of the People's Government of Zhejiang Province and the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission, where I gained practical experience in regional development, public policy, and institutional reform, particularly in relation to factor mobility and resource allocation.

    I serve as a referee for journals including Organization Science, Research Policy, and the Journal of Population Economics.



  • Courses

    1. Literature Search and Academic Writing (in English)

    2. Big Data Analytics and Software Applications（in Chinese）

    3. Introduction of IET Major (in Chinese)

    4. Introduction of IET Major (in English)

    5. Trade Agreements and Economic Development in China (in English)



  • Project

    1. Can Technology Transfers Save Innovation? Theory and Evidence with Klaus Prettner.

    2. Migration reform and fertility: causal evidence from rural China with Wenchao Jin.

    3. Do migration barriers make firms more productive in the long run? evidence from China with Shiyuan Pan. GLO Discussion paper. 

    4. The unintended consequences of relaxing birth quotas: Theory and Evidence with Shiyuan Pan and Zhijie Zheng. GLO Discussion paper. 

    5. What drives policy makers to reduce migration barriers? Evidence from China's hukou reform with Paolo Epifani.

    6. Migration and factor price equality with Olga Timoshenko.

    Working paper in Chinese:

    7. 劳动力供给减少会促进企业创新吗？基于户籍制度的经验分析（合作者：潘士远）  


  • Social Services

    In 2022, I served a temporary position at Beijing Office of The People's Government of Zhejiang Province to improve the inter-regional resource allocation efficiency through digital transformation.

    From October 2024 to December 2025, I served a temporary position at the Department of Social Development and Reform of the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission, where I worked on higher education infrastructure projects, promoted industry–education–talent integration, and supported the acquisition and implementation of national policy-based funding.


    Referee Service:

    Organization Science, Research Policy, Journal of Population Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Social Science & Medicine, Economic Modelling, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Frontiers in Public Health, China Economic Review, China & World Economy, Review of Development Economics, China Economic Journal, The Journal of the economics of ageing, Comparative migration studies, Applied economics letters, JMIR Research Protocols, JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 经济学（季刊）

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Last updated：2026.07.25
Total visits：10