Welcome to Lin Zhang's web page
Welcome to Lin Zhang's web page
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I grew up in Northeast China, a region known as the country’s old industrial base. My journey then took me to Shanghai for university, and later to Japan, where I studied and worked in different cities over the years.
I grew up in Northeast China, a region known as the country’s old industrial base. My journey then took me to Shanghai for university, and later to Japan, where I studied and worked in different cities over the years.
In 2025, I decided to return to China to be closer to my parents and reunite with my family. This transition feels like both a homecoming and a new beginning.
In 2025, I decided to return to China to be closer to my parents and reunite with my family. This transition feels like both a homecoming and a new beginning.
I enjoy exploring different fields and perspectives, and this space will be where I share pieces of my work and/or life.
I enjoy exploring different fields and perspectives, and this space will be where I share pieces of my work and/or life.
Lin Zhang
Lin Zhang
Current Position
Current Position
Associate Professor, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
Research Interests
Research Interests
Labor Economics, Economics of Education, Human Capital, Gender
Email Address
Email Address
zhanglin58 [ at ] gmail.com
Working Papers
Working Papers
"One Law, Two Generations: The Intergenerational Impacts of China’s 1981 Marriage Law" (with Yu Shen)
"More Opportunities for Girls? College Admission Quotas and the Gender Gap Reversal in Higher Education in China"
Selected Publications
Selected Publications
"Television Exposure in Early Childhood and Subsequent Cognitive Outcomes: Evidence from Rural China" (with Wenli Xu), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol.230, 2025
"Longer Time for School: The 1981 Marriage Law and Rural Female Education in China", accepted for publication at Journal of Human Resources, 2024
"Age Matters for Girls: School Entry Age and Female Graduate Education", Economics of Education Review, Vol.86, No. 102204, 2022
"Patrilineality, Fertility, and Women’s Income: Evidence from Family Lineage in China", China Economic Review, Vol.74, No. 101805, 2022
"Education Expenditure and Parenting Styles: Evidence from Cognitive Development in China", Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 42(4): 729-744, 2021
"Welfare-Enhancing Parental Altruism and Children’s Habit Formation" (with Shinsuke Ikeda), International Review of Economics, 63(3), 281-303, 2016
"Saving and Retirement Behavior under Quasi-Hyperbolic Discounting", Journal of Economics, 109(1), 57-71, 2013
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