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Rui Zhang

Assistant Professor

Profile photoRui Zhang (Ray)
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics and Business Economics
Department of Economics and Business Economics - Research Centre for Firms and INdustry Dynamics (FIND)
Postal address:
Fuglesangs Allé 4
2632, 121
8210
Aarhus V
Denmark
Email: rayzhangrui23@econ.au.dk
Phone: +4587164831

Employment

Assistant Professor

Department of Economics and Business Economics

Aarhus University

Aarhus V, Denmark

1 Sep 2019 → present

Assistant Professor

Department of Economics and Business Economics - Research Centre for Firms and INdustry Dynamics (FIND)

Aarhus University

Aarhus V, Denmark

1 Sep 2019 → present

Qualifications

Economics, PhD, National School of Development, Peking University

Sep 2013 → Jun 2019

Award Date: 28 Jun 2019

Statistics, Second Major, School of Statistics, Renmin University of China

Feb 2011 → Jun 2014

Award Date: 30 Jun 2014

Finance, Bachelor, School of Finance, Renmin University of China

Sep 2009 → Jun 2013

Award Date: 30 Jun 2013

Economics, Visiting PhD Student, Department of Economics, Yale University

Sep 2016 → Jul 2018

Finance, Exchange Student, Warwick Business School, The University of Warwick

Sep 2011 → Dec 2011

Research Interests

International Economics, Spatial and Urban Economics, Development Economics, Chinese Economy

Working Papers

"Trade Costs beyond Iceberg and Quality Choices: Evidence and Implications", Nov 2018.
"Market Interdependence through Shared Suppliers: Theory and Evidence from China’s Textile and Clothing Exporters" (with Daisy Chen Sun), Oct 2018.
"Judicial Quality, Incomplete Contract, and Quality of Trade" (with Xiaomin Cui and Miaojie Yu), new draft coming soon.
"China Quality Shock: Indonesian Firm Productivity under Global Quality Competition from China" (with Lili Yan Ing and Miaojie Yu), new draft coming soon.
"Road Infrastructure, Market Integration, and Productivity: Evidence from China's Manufacturing Sector" (with Ruochen Dai and Xun Zhang), Dec 2017.

Publications

Yu, M., & Zhang, R. (2019). Understanding the Recent Sino-US Trade Conflict. China Economic Journal, 12(2), 160-174.

Tian, W., Yu, M., & Zhang, R. (2017). International Trade and Firm Innovation: Patterns and Evidence from the Chinese Employer-Employee Survey Data. China Economic Journal, 10(1), 4-17.

Zhang, R., & Zhang, X. (2016). Capital Structure Premium in Multinational SOEs: Evidence from China. Review of Development Economics, 20(1), 283-293.

Book Chapters

Ing, L. Y., Yu, M., & Zhang, R. (2018). The Evolution of Export Quality: China and Indonesia. In World Trade Evolution: Growth, Productivity, and Employment (pp. 261-302). Routledge.

Conferences and Presentations

2019ETSG (Bern), Danish International Economics Workshop (Aarhus), HKU Firm Dynamics Workshop, Beijing Normal University, Aarhus University, SJTU Antai College of Economics and Management, SHUFE College of Business
2018UIBE School of International Trade and Economics, CUFE Young Economist Society Workshop, CCER International Economics Workshop, FREIT EIIT Conference (Purdue), ETSG (Warsaw), WEA International (Vancouver), FREIT RMET Conference (Ottawa), MEA Annual Meeting (Evanston), Yale Trade Lunch (x2)
Before 2018Yale Trade Lunch, CCER International Economics Workshop, Camphor Economist Circle Beijing Workshop, IEFS China Conference (Beijing), Ronald Coase Institute Workshop (Hong Kong), China Youth Economist Forum (Beijing), China Finance Review International Conference (Shanghai)