In the first quarter of 2025, faculty and students of the School of Economics at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics achieved fruitful academic research outcomes. Among these, nearly 20 papers were published in renowned domestic and international economics journals, including 17 papers published in international Class II economics journals or above and domestic authoritative journals. The main achievements and abstracts are presented below.
Outstanding Achievements of Faculty Members
The co-authored paper (corresponding author) Digital Platforms and Profit Rates of Manufacturing Firms by Lecturer Jiang Nan of the Department of Political Economy was officially published in Economic Research Journal, a domestic authoritative Class A economics journal.
The co-authored paper Information Design in Allocation with Costly Verification by Associate Professor (Tenured) Hu Gaoji of the Department of Microeconomics was accepted for publication in International Economic Review, an international Class I economics journal.
The co-authored paper Investing in a Transition Fuel: The Remarkable Decline in Mortality from China's Rollout of Natural Gas Infrastructure by Professor (Tenured) Lin Liguo of the Department of Resource and Environmental Economics was published online in Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, an international Class II economics journal.
The co-authored paper First Best Implementation with Costly Information Acquisition by Associate Professor Zhu Shuguang of the Department of Microeconomics was published online in Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, an international Class II economics journal.
The co-authored paper Off the Books, Away from the Market: Clan Culture and Female Labor Force Participation by Professor Huang Feng of the Department of Labor Economics was officially published in China Economic Review, an international Class II economics journal.
The co-authored paper Are Survey Stock Price Forecasts Anchored by Fundamental Forecasts? A Long-Run Perspective by Lecturer Zhang Tongbin of the Department of Macroeconomics was officially published in Economic Theory, an international Class II economics journal.
Outstanding Collaborative Achievements of Faculty and Students
The co-authored paper Measuring Child Poverty in Rural China: Evidence from Households with Left-Behind and Non-Left-Behind Children by doctoral student Yu Yangcheng of the School of Economics and Professor Chen Yuanyuan of the Department of Labor Economics was officially published in China Economic Review, an international Class II economics journal.
The co-authored paper Characterizing Priorities for Deferred Acceptance With or Without Outside Options by doctoral student Zhang Junxiao of the School of Economics and Associate Professor (Tenured) Han Xiang of the Department of Microeconomics was officially published in Economic Theory, an international Class II economics journal.
The co-authored paper Identification and Inference in a Quantile Regression Discontinuity Design under Rank Similarity with Covariates by doctoral student Zhang Yu of the School of Economics, Lecturer Jin Zequn, Professor Zhang Zhengyu, and Professor (Tenured) Zhou Yahong of the Department of Econometrics was officially published in Econometric Theory, an international Class II economics journal.
