My research interest is macroeconomics and labor.
My job market paper is: What Drives the Decline in Female Labor Supply in Urban China (link)
I am also devoted to improving the credibility and accessibility of China's data: Mine Detector for China Economic Data
Please find my CV here.
Latest Publication: My paper on labor market power in China is accepted by Review of International Economics!
2025-2026: I am awarded a joint research grant by the CEPR and the Gates Foundation to study breastfeeding and labor force participation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
This February, I led an international aid project to build a solar panel for a community IT training centre in Nairobi, Kenya. (See Details)
Looking forward to meeting you at my next talk:
ESPE 2026, June 11-13, Espoo (by co-author)
EALE 2026, Aug 31 – Sep 02, Barcelona
Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pengzhan_Econ
I have also translated two influential non-fiction novels on the pharmaceutical industry:
The Billion-Dollar Molecule (8.5/10): https://book.douban.com/subject/30373573/
The Antidote (8.7/10) : https://book.douban.com/subject/36024164/