PERSONAL PROFILE
Ji Zhang is currently an Associate Professor at PBC School of Finance at Tsinghua University. Ji's research areas are macroeconomics, monetary policy, fiscal policy, and unemployment theory. Her recent work is published in academic journals such as Journal of Monetary Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, and Journal of International Economics.
Professor Zhang holds a B.A. in Economics and B.C. in Mathematics from Wuhan University, an M.A. in Economics from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, and a Ph.D. in Economics from UC San Diego.
EDUCATION
University of California, San Diego, US
Ph.D., Economics 2008-2013
Advisor: James D. Hamilton
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China
MA, Economics 2006-2008
Wuhan University, China
BA, Economics and Mathematics 2002-2006
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance 2021-present
Associate Professor
Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance 2013-2021
Assistant Professor
Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Research Center, 2016-2019
PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University
Deputy Director
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Macroeconomics, Monetary policy, Fiscal policy, Macro labor
TEACHING
Advanced Macroeconomics I&II (Ph.D.)
Macroeconomics (Master)
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. Does Fiscal Policy Matter for Stock-Bond Return Correlation? with Erica X.N. Li, Tao Zha, and Hao Zhou,
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2022, accepted.
2. The Four Equation New Keynesian Model, with Eric Sims, and Jing Cynthia Wu,
Review of Economics and Statistics, 2021, accepted.
3. A Shadow Rate New Keynesian Model, with Jing Cynthia Wu,
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2019,Volume 107.
4. Global Effective Lower Bound and Unconventional Monetary Policy, with Jing Cynthia Wu,
Journal of International Economics, May 2019, Volume 118, pp. 200-216
5. Hot Money and Quantitative Easing: Spillover Effects of U.S. Monetary Policy and Policy
Uncertainty on Chinese Economy, with Steven Wei Ho and Hao Zhou,
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, October 2018, Volume 50, Issue 7, pp. 1543-1569.
6. Unemployment Benefits and Matching Efficiency in an Estimated DSGE Model with Labor
Market Search Frictions,
Macroeconomic Dynamics, December 2017, Volume 21, Issue 8, pp. 2033-2069.
7. Macroeconomic News and the Real Interest Rates at the Zero Lower Bound,
Journal of Macroeconomics, 2016, Volume 48, pp. 172-185.
8. Monetary Policy, Hot Money and Housing Price Growth across Chinese Cities, with Xiaoyu
Huang and Tao Jin,
Applied Economics, 2021, 53:59, 6855-6877.
9. What Drives the Fluctuations in Exchange Rates of Emerging Markets -- A Multi-Level
Dynamic Factor Approach, with Clark Liu, Ben Wang, and Huanhuan Wang,
Economic Systems, 2019, Volume 43, Issue 2.
WORKING PAPERS
1. The Impact of Securities Regulation on New Keynesian Firms, with Erica X.N. Li, and Jin Xie, 2021.
2. Unconventional Monetary Policy according to HANK, with Eric Sims, and Jing Cynthia Wu, 2021.
3. State-Promoted Investment for Industrial Reforms: An Information Design Approach, with Keeyoung Rhee, and Myungkyu Shim, 2021.
4. Monetary Policy Transmission with Heterogeneous Banks and Firms: The Case of China, with Guofeng Sun, and Xiaodong Zhu. New Structural Financial Economics Best Paper on 2021 China Financial Research Conference
5. Liquidity Shocks and Macroeconomic Policies in a Model with Labor Market Search Frictions, 2012.
PUBLICATIONS IN CHINESE
1. 工资变化与企业用工形式，合作者：王欢欢、胡冬敏，2021 年。
《经济学（季刊）》，已录用。
WORKING PAPERS IN CHINESE
1. 地方政府隐性债务与货币政策传导效率，合作者：陈舒悦、刘悦，2021 年。
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
1. 货币—财政政策组合与股票—国债收益相关性，合作者：周皓，清华金融评论，2018 年 2 月
2. 各大央行货币政策由松转紧成趋势，合作者：周皓，清华金融评论，2017 年 8 月
3. 资产证券化与货币政策的操作传导机制，合作者：周皓、郭杰群，财新网 ，2017 年 4 月
4. 英国脱欧长期影响是正是负？合作者：周皓，FT中文网 ，2016 年 7 月
5. 如何应对人民币贬值和资本外流？合作者：周皓，FT中文网 ，2016 年 2 月
6. 用利率扭转操作应对资本外逃和经济放缓，合作者：周皓，财新网，2016 年 1 月
7. 美国经济形势分析与美联储加息预期，合作者：周皓，清华金融评论，2015 年 9 月
8. 美联储加息不会对我国产生强烈冲击，合作者：周皓，第一财经日报，2015 年 5 月
9. 美联储再次缩减 QE新兴市场危机重重，合作者：刘悦，清华金融评论 ，2014 年 4 月
GRANTS
1. The Transmission and Effectiveness of Unconventional Monetary Policy – The Role of Heterogeneity,
China National Natural Science Foundation Grant No.72003102, 2021.1 – 2023.12.
INVITED SEMINARS
2021：Fudan University (School of Economics)
2020：Peking University (School of Economics）
2018：Central University of Finance and Economics,
Fudan University (School of Economics, and Fanhai School of Finance),
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (School of Finance), Atlanta Fed
2017：University of International Business and Economics, Renmin University,
Zhejiang University, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (School of Economics),
Tsinghua University (PBC School of finance), Peking University (National School of Development)
2016：Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (School of International Business Administration),
Fudan University
2015：Capital University of Finance and Economics
2014：Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Antai College of Economics and Management),
Central University of Finance and Economics
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2021: Sixth Annual Bank of Canada-Tsinghua PBCSF-University of Toronto Conference on the Chinese Economy, Beijing and virtual; China International Conference in Finance, Shanghai; China Financial Research Conference, Beijing; China Meeting of the Econometric Society, virtual; China International Conference in Macroeconomics, Beijing (presentation and discussion)
2019: Annual Meeting of the Central Bank Research Association, New York; Society for Economic Dynamics Annual Meeting, St. Louis; China International Conference in Macroeconomics, Shenzhen (presentation and discussion); annual conference of Korea Money and Finance Association, Busan; Wuhan University IAS Economics Workshop, Wuhan; Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research Annual Conference, Singapore; 4th International Macroeconomics and Finance Conference, Hong Kong;
2018: The 1st PHBS Workshop in Macroeconomics and Finance, Shenzhen (discussion); HKUST-JINAN Joint Conference on Macroeconomics, Guangzhou; China International Conference in Finance, Tianjin; The 10th Tsinghua Workshop in Macroeconomics, Beijing (discussion); Society of Non-linear Dynamics and Econometrics Annual Meeting, Tokyo; AEA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia
2017: The 14th Annual Dynare Conference, Unconventional Monetary Policy: Lessons Learned (Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta joint conference), Hongkong (discussion); China International Conference in Finance, Hangzhou; China Financial Research Conference, Beijing; 23rd International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance, New York; Society for Economic Dynamics Annual Meeting, Edinburg; China Meeting of the Econometric Society, Wuhan; Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society, Hongkong; Tsinghua Workshop in International Finance and Monetary Policy, Beijing; Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research Annual Conference, Singapore; Society of Non-linear Dynamics and Econometrics Annual Meeting, Paris
2016: Society of Non-linear Dynamics and Econometrics Annual Meeting, Alabama; Tsinghua Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Conference (discussion), Beijing; Diverging Monetary Policies, Global Capital Flows and Financial Stability, Hongkong (discussion)
2015: China International Conference in Finance, Shenzhen; Annual Conferences of the International Association for Applied Econemetrics, Thessaloniki; Society of Non-linear Dynamics and Econometrics Annual Meeting, Oslo
2014: Mid-west Macro Meeting, Miami; Annual Conferences of the International Association for Applied Econemetrics, London; 70 Years after Bretton Woods: The International Monetary System, Hangzhou; Tsinghua PBCSF Global Finance Forum, Beijing; Society of Non-linear Dynamics and Econometrics Annual Meeting, New York; Chinese Economic Society Annual Meeting, Indianapolis
2013: The 9th Annual Dynare Conference, Shanghai
JOURNAL REFEREE
Journal of Monetary Economics; European Economic Review; Review of Economic Dynamics; Management Science; Journal of Money, Credit and Banking; Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control; Journal of Business & Economic Statistics; International Journal of Central Banking; Journal of Banking and Finance; Journal of Empirical Finance; Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics; Pacific-Basin Finance Journal; International Finance; Economic Systems
