Welcome to my personal website. My research focus on the economics of energy and climate policies, employing both theoretical and empirical methods.
Email: xbzhmail@gmail.com
Research interests
Energy Economics; Industrial Organization; Environmental Economics; Dynamic Games
Publications
Zhang X.-B., Fei Y., Duan, H., Soytas, U., Crifo, P., Sterner, T., 2025. Implicit discount rates and energy efficiency gap in air conditioning: Evidence from the Chinese market, Resource and Energy Economics, 82:101497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reseneeco.2025.101497
Zhang X.-B., Soytas, U., 2025. From dish-level emissions to Paris climate goals, Nature Food, 5:349-350.
Zhang, X.B., 2023. A dynamic game of strategic carbon taxation and energy pricing with green technology innovation. Dynamic Games and Applications, 14:1027–1055. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13235-023-00541-8
Zhang, X.B., Su, C., Zhou, W., Qin, P., 2023. Adoption of energy-efficient air conditioners and the principal-agent problem: Evidence from China. Climate Change Economics, 15: 2350025 https://doi.org/10.1142/S2010007823500252
Xu J., Tan-Soo J-S., Chu Y., Zhang X-B., 2023. Gasoline price and fuel economy of new automobiles: Evidence from Chinese cities. Energy Economics, 126:107032.
Duan, H., Ming, X., Zhang, X.B., Sterner, T., Wang, S., 2023. China’s adaptive response to climate change through air conditioning. iScience (Cell Press), 26:106178..
Qin, P., Chen, S., Tan-Soo, J.S., Zhang, X.B., 2022. Urban household water usage in adaptation to climate change: Evidence from China. Environmental Science and Policy, 136:486-496.
Sun, J., Zhang, X.B., Liu, Y., Zheng, X., 2022. Pass-through of diesel taxes and the effect on carbon emissions: Evidence from China. Journal of Environmental Management, 321:115857.
Tan-Soo, J.S., Li, L., Qin, P., Zhang, X. B., 2022. Do CO2 emissions trading schemes deliver co-benefits? evidence from Shanghai. Climate Policy, 22:64-76.
Xie L., Hu X., Zhang X., Zhang X.B., 2021. Who suffers from energy poverty in household energy transition? Evidence from clean heating program in rural China. Energy Economics, 106: 105795.
Zhang, X.B., Sun, J., Fei, Y., Wei, C., 2020. Cooler rooms on a hotter planet? Household coping strategies, climate change, and air conditioning usage in rural China. Energy Research & Social Science, 68: 101605.
Zhang X.B., Fei Y., Zheng Y., 2020. Price ceilings as focal points to reach price uniformity: Evidence from the Chinese gasoline market. Energy Economics, 92:104950.
Li Y., Fei Y., Zhang X.B., Qin P., 2019. Household appliance ownership and income inequality: Evidence from micro data in China. China Economic Review, 56:101309.
Li, L., Liu, J., Zhu, L., Zhang, X.B, 2020. How to design a dynamic feed-in tariffs mechanism for renewables – a real options approach. International Journal of Production Research, 58:4352-4366.
Wang X., Zhang X.B. Zhu L., 2019. Imperfect market, emissions trading scheme, and technology adoption: A case study of an energy-intensive sector. Energy Economics, 81:142-158.
Tan-Soo J.S., Zhang X.B., Qin P., Xie L, 2019. Using electricity prices to curb industrial pollution. Journal of Environmental Management, 248:109252.
Zhang X.B., Zheng X., Qin P., Xie L., 2018. Oil import tariff game for energy security: The case of China and India. Energy Economics, 72:255-262.
Zhang X.B., Hennlock M., 2018. The benefits of international cooperation under climate uncertainty: A dynamic game analysis. Environment and Development Economics, 24: 452-477.
Zhang X.B., Xu J., 2018. Optimal policies for climate change: A joint consideration of CO2 and methane. Applied Energy, 211:1021-1029.
Tan-Soo J.S., Qin P., Zhang X.B., 2018. Power stations emissions externalities from avoidance behaviors towards air pollution: Evidence from Beijing. Energy Policy, 121:336-345.
Coria J., Zhang X.B., 2017. Optimal environmental road pricing and daily commuting patterns. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 105:297-314.
Zhu L., Zhang X.B., L. Yuan, Wang. X., Guo, J., 2017. Can an emission trading scheme promote the withdrawal of outdated capacity in energy-intensive sectors? A case study on China's iron and steel industry. Energy Economics, 63:332–347.
Zhang X.B., Hassen S., 2017. Household fuel choice in urban China: A panel data analysis. Environment and Development Economics, 22:392-413.
Zhang X.B., Qin P., Chen X., 2017. Strategic oil stockpiling for energy security: The case of developing countries. Energy Economics, 61:253–260.
Zhang X.B., Zhu L, 2017. Strategic carbon taxation and energy pricing under the threat of climate tipping events. Economic Modelling, 60:352-363.
Coria J., Zhang X.B., 2015. State-Dependent Enforcement to Foster the Adoption of New Technologies. Environmental and Resource Economics, 62(2): 359-381.
Zhang X.B., 2014. Optimal strategic oil stockpiling and import tariffs: The case of China. Energy Economics, 45: 463-474.
Zhu L., Zhang X.B., Fan Y., 2012. A non-linear model for estimating the cost of achieving emission targets: the case of China, the U.S. and India. J. of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, 21(3): 297-315.
Fan Y., Zhang X.B., 2010. Modeling the strategic petroleum reserves of China and India by a stochastic dynamic game. Journal of Policy Modeling, 32(4): 505-519.
Fan Y., Zhang X.B., Zhu L., 2010. Estimating the macroeconomic costs of CO2 emission reduction in China based on multi-objective programming. Advances in Climate Change Research, 1(1): 27-33.
Zhang X.B., Fan Y., Wei Y.M., 2009. A model based on stochastic dynamic programming for determining China's optimal strategic petroleum reserve policy. Energy Policy, 37(11): 4397-4406.
Editorial work
Associate Editor, Environment and Development Economics, 2022-
Guest Editor, Climate Change Economics, 2022-2023
Referee work
Nature Energy, Nature Food, Energy Economics, Energy Journal, Environmental Science and Technology, Resource and Energy Economics, Environment and Development Economics, Ecological Economics, Energy Policy, Economic Modeling, Applied Energy, European Journal of Operational Research, Computational Economics, Computers & Industrial Engineering, Physica A