Jianfeng WU 吴建峰

Associate Professor, Fudan University

School of Economics and China Center for Economic Studies


UERI, Fudan University  Director and Research Fellow

SHDI, Fudan University  Associate Director and  Research Fellow 


curriculum vitae [pdf]

e-mail  wujianfeng@fudan.edu.cn

Research Interests



Working Papers and Work in Progress

Heterogeneity in Effects of Place-Based Policy on Neighborhood Change: Evidence from Special Economic Zones in Urbanizing Shanghai  (with Nanyang Bu and Xiangyu Guo) [Draft avaiable on request]                                                                                                          

Citywide Job Loss and the Lost Generation: The Effect of State-Owned Enterprises Reform on Teenagers in China   (with Yucheng Qian )[Draft avaiable on request]                                                                                               



Selected Published and Forthcoming Papers

Special Economic Zones and Human Capital Investment: 30 Years of Evidence from China (with Fangwen Lu and Weizeng Sun)[Download PDF]                                                                                                   


Do Political Connection Help or Hinder Urban Economic Growth? Evidence from 1,400 Industrial Parks in China (with Matthew Kahn and Weizeng Sun and Siqi Zheng) [Download PDF] 


The Birth of Edge Cities in China: Measuring the Effects of Industrial Park Policy (with Matthew Kahn and Weizeng Sun and Siqi Zheng) [Download PDF]