TEACHING AND RESEARCH AREAS

Teaching Programme: Macroeconomics, International Economics, Advanced Macroeconomics, Development Economics, etc.

Research Areas : Theory of Economic Development, Income Disparity and Economic Growth, Poverty Measurement and Policy Evaluation

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Ph.D. in Economics, Professor of Wuhan University, Lujia Distinguished Scholar, Lujia Scholar Distinguished Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor, Executive Deputy Director of the Center for Advanced Studies of Wuhan University, Director of Wuhan University's Comprehensive Research Institute of Free Trade Zones, and Director of Wuhan University's Center for Macroeconomics and Policy Evaluation Research.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Visiting Scholar, Harvard University, USA

Senior Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics, UK

CONSULTING AND TRAINING EXPERIENCE (GOVERNMENT OR CORPORATE)

Reviewer for Harvard-Yanjing Program, Harvard University.

Decision-making support advisor of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee, decision-making advisory member of the Hubei Provincial People's Government, vice president of the Hubei Provincial Policy Research Society, and decision-making advisory member of the Wuhan Municipal People's Government.

Member of the 11th and 12th Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) of Hubei Province; Member of the 11th CPPCC and Standing Committee of the 12th and 13th CPPCC of Wuhan.

The chief professor of the National Program for Cultivating Top Talents in Basic Sciences (Mathematical Economics and Finance Class of Hongyi Academy), and has led the team of International Mathematical Economics and Mathematical Finance Experimental Class to explore the model of cultivating top talents in China, and has sent more than 500 people to the program. He led the team of “International Mathematical Economics and Mathematical Finance Experimental Class” to explore the model of cultivating top talents in China, and has sent more than 500 people to Harvard University, Yale University, Stanford University and other famous universities for further study, and cultivated more than 1,000 high-level talents in economics and finance who have entered the work of international financial institutions, the Federal Reserve, China's central bank, the Ministry of Finance, and domestic and foreign famous universities.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Journal Papers (International)

1．Wei Zou,Ziyin Zhuang,Hao Zhou,Hairong Song : "Measuring Divergence in Provincial Growth in China: 1981-2004."Journal of Economic Policy Reform 2008 11(3): 215-227.

2．Wei Zou,Fen Zhang,Ziyin Zhuang,Hairong Song: "Transport Infrastructure, Growth, and Poverty Alleviation: Empirical Analysis of China."Annals of Economics and Finance 2008 9(2): 345-371

3．Yinfeng Feng and Wei Zou "Neighborhood Effects and Regional Poverty Traps in Rural China."China & World Economy 2014 22(1): 83-102.

4．Wei Zou ,Yong Liu: "Skilled Labor, Economic Transition and Income Differences A Dynamic Approach."Annals of Economics and Finance 2010 11(2): 247-275.

5．Wei Zou, Hao Zhou : "Classification of Growth Clubs and Convergence:Evidence from Panel Data in China, 1981-2004."China & World Economy 2007 15(5): 91-106.

6．Wei Zou ,Lan Liu, Ziyin Zhuang: "Skill Premium, Biased Technological Change and Income Differences."China & World Economy 2009 17(6): 64-87.

Journal Papers (Domestic)

1. Zou, Wei, and Dai Qian. "Technological Imitation, Human Capital Accumulation, and Economic Catch-Up." Social Sciences in China, no. 5 (2003): 26-38, 205-206.

2. Zou, Wei, and Zhang Fen. "Income Inequality and Human Capital Investment in Rural China." Social Sciences in China, no. 2 (2006): 67-79, 206.

3. Zou, Wei, and Zhuang Ziyin. "Division of Labor, Trade, and Economic Growth." Social Sciences in China, no. 6 (1996): 4-14.

4. Zou, Wei, and Qian Xuesong. "Financing Costs, Rent-Seeking Behavior, and Internal Capital Allocation within Firms." Economic Research Journal, no. 5 (2005): 654-674.

5. Zou, Wei, and Zhuang Ziyin. "The Nature, Characteristics, and Dynamic Optimization of China's Economic Reform Process." Economic Research Journal, no. 9 (1995): 33-39.

6. Zou, Wei, and Zhou Hao. "Measuring and Analyzing the Sources of Interprovincial Growth Disparities in China (1978-2002): An Empirical Study Based on the 'Counterfactual' Income Approach." Management World, no. 7 (2007): 37-46.

7. Zhuang, Ziyin, and Zou Wei. "Can Public Expenditure Promote Economic Growth? An Empirical Analysis of China's Experience." Management World, no. 7 (2003): 4-12, 154.

8. Wei, Fucheng, Zou Wei, and Ma Wentao. "Collective Action, Political Competition, and Barriers to Development: A Study Based on New Political Economy." China Economic Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 2 (2014): 601-624.

9. Zou, Wei, and Liu Yong. "Economic Transition, Skilled Labor Supply, and the Dynamics of Income Inequality." The Journal of World Economy, no. 5 (2010): 81-98.

Monography & Textbooks

1. Associate Editor (Editor-in-Chief is the renowned economist Professor Tan Chongtai), 1999. New Developments in Development Economics (1st Edition). Wuhan University Press.

2. First Author, 2011. China's Economic Growth and Income Inequality: Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Research. Wuhan University Press.

3. Sole Author, 2007. Development Economics: A Neo-Classical Political Economy Research Framework. Economic Daily Press.

4. Sole Author, 2000. Neo-Classical Political Economy in Development Theory: A Theoretical Framework for China's Economic Reform and Development. Wuhan University Press.

5. Editor, 2011. Advanced Microeconomics. Tsinghua University Press.

6. Sole Author, 1999. Macroeconomics. China Social Sciences Press.

7. Sole Author, 2014. Phoenix Dancing in the Sky: The "Golden Decade" of Hubei's Development. Wuhan University Press.

8. Editor, 2004. Advanced Microeconomics. Wuhan University Press.

9. Second Author, 1997. Government Macroeconomic Regulation of the Market. Wuhan University Press.

10. Chief Translator and Proofreader, 2008. Introduction to Economics. Wuhan University Press.

11. Chief Translator and Proofreader, 2007. Economics: Basic Principles and Hot Issues. Wuhan University Press.

AWARDS AND HONORS

"National Model Teacher" (2014)

"National March 8th Red Banner Holder" (2014)

"Hubei Provincial March 8th Red Banner Holder" (2013)

"Baosteel Excellent Teacher Award" (2016)

Awarded the title of "Wuhan University Teaching Master."

Won the "Second Prize for Outstanding Teaching Achievements in Hubei Province."

Received the "Wuhan University Outstanding Teaching Contribution President Award."

Won the "Special Prize for Outstanding Teaching Achievements at Wuhan University."

Won the First Prize for Outstanding Decision-Making Support Achievements from the Hubei Provincial Committee of the CPC four times consecutively.

Delivered speeches at multiple CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference) meetings.

Repeatedly recognized as an Outstanding CPPCC Member of Hubei Province and Wuhan City.