Ph.D. in Economics________________________________________________________________________________May 2018
The University of Texas at Dallas, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences
Major: Economic Demography, Minor: Labor Economics, Micro Econometrics
Dissertation Title: Three Essays on Economic Demography
Bachelor of science in Economics, Public Finance and Taxation ___________________________________________ Jun 2011
Sun Yat-Sen University, Lingnan (University) College
Major: Economics, Field: Public Finance, Taxation, and Budgetary Accounting
RESEARCH
RESEARCH INTEREST
Economic Demography: Marriage, Cohabitation, Fertility
Labor Economics: Labor Supply, Immigration Flows, Labor Market Participation
Agricultural Economics: Transfer Programs, Community Assistant Services, Food Security
JEL Classification
A, I3, J0, J12, J13
PUBLICATIONS
Zhang, Z. “Simple Analysis on Split Award Auctions.” The Frontiers of Society, Science, and Technology, forthcoming.
Zhang, Z. and Meng, C. “Analysis of Hong Kong's Fiscal Policies and Its Reference to Mainland China’s Financial System.” Consumer Guide, 2010(6):80-81.
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW
Zhang, Z. The Effect of WIC on Household Labor Supply. Under Review.
Zhang, Z. Changes of Marriage Market and Individual Cohabitation Choices. Under Review.
WORKING PAPERS
Zhang, Z. Effects of Losing WIC Benefits on Marriage and Cohabitation. Manuscript in preparation.
Zhang, Z. and Si, X. Does Public Transportation affect Private Nutrition Service? Evidence from DART Stations and Dallas CCS Program. Research in Progress.
Zhang, Z. Cultural Integration of Higher Educated Immigrants: Evidence from Lab Experiments on Competitiveness and Risk Attitude. Research in Progress.
Zhang, Z. Prepare for Marriage: Getting Rich vs. Getting Beautiful. Research in Progress.
PRESENTATIONS
The University of Texas at Dallas ___________________________________________________________________ Dec 2017
The Effect of WIC on Household Labor Supply. Brown Bag Seminar
The University of Texas at Dallas ____________________________________________________________________ Dec 2016
Public Transportation and Visiting Frequency of Private Food and Nutrition Assistance Service: Evidence from DART Stations and Dallas CCS Program. Brown Bag Seminar
University of Dallas ______________________________________________________________________________ Oct 2016
Stories Behind the WIC Program. Community Assistance Research (CARe) Group Seminar
The University of Texas at Dallas ___________________________________________________________________ Apr 2015
Changes of Marriage Market and Individual Cohabitation Choices. Brown Bag Seminar
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ______________________________________________________ Mar 2015
Stories Behind the WIC Program. Community Assistance Research (CARe) Group Seminar
TEACHING
UTD President’s Teaching Excellence Award Nomination. _________________________________________________Jan 2018
UTD President’s Teaching Excellence Honored Mention. __________________________________________________ Apr 2018
Average (median) teaching evaluation score: 4.05(4.51)/5.00.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Huazhong Agricultural University
Associate Professor
National Accounting _____________________________________________________________________________ Fall 2019
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Visiting Assistant Professor
Intermediate Microeconomics ______________________________________________________________________ Fall 2018
Health Economics _________________________________________________________________________________Fall 2018
Feng Chia University
Adjunct Instructor (JNC Study Abroad Platform and FCU Summer School)
Macroeconomics ______________________________________________________________________________ Summer 2018
Macroeconomics ______________________________________________________________________________Summer 2019
The University of Texas at Dallas
Instructor of Record (Average Class Size: 27)
Intermediate Microeconomics ___________________________________________ Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017
Chinese Economy _______________________________________________________Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Spring 2018
Principle of Microeconomics ___________________________________________________________________ Summer 2018
Teaching Assistant
Environmental Economics ___________________________________________________________________________Fall 2013
Intermediate Microeconomics _________________________________________________ Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016
Applied Microeconomics (Graduate Course) _______________________________________________________ __ Spring 2016
Applied Econometrics (Graduate Course)____________________________________________________________ Spring 2017
Mathematical Economics__________________________________________________________________________Spring 2017
