EDUCATION

  Ph.D., Economics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, 2004-2007

  M.A., Economics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China , 2001-2004

  B.A., Economics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, 1997-2001

TEACHING AND RESEARCH AREAS

Ÿ Teaching courses : Macroeconomics(Primary),Microeconomics(Primary, Intermediate)

Ÿ Research Areas: Economic Growth, Human Capital, Health and income distribution.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Ÿ Associate Professor of Department of Mathematical Economics & Mathematical Finance, Wuhan University, November 2012-Present

Ÿ Assistant Professor of Department of Finance, Wuhan University, July 2007– Oct. 2012

Ÿ Visiting Scholar of Washington University in Saint Louis, August 2011-August 2012.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Ÿ Zhang Fen and et al., Housing Prices and Family Fertility Decision-making in China, International Sociology,2024.

Ÿ Zhang Fen,Qiu Yingxin,Impact of Health Shocks on Household Consumption Structure, Frontiers in Public Health,2024.

Ÿ Fang Yingfeng, Liu Haoran and Zhang Fen, Intergenerational Mobility of Health in China, China Soft Science,2024.

Ÿ Zhang Fen and et al.,Transportaion Infrastructure, Population Mobility and Public Health, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,2023.

Ÿ Zhang,Fen, Shen,Chen, Labor participation, Intergenarational support and mental health of the elderly, Population and Development, 2022.

Ÿ Zhang,Fen,He,Wei, The effects of family on gender wage inequality, Population and Economics,2021.

Ÿ Fang,Yingfeng, Zhang,Fen et.al. Governance ability and Public Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,2021.

Ÿ Fang,Yingfeng, Zhang,Fen. The future path to China’s poverty reduction. Social Indicators Research,2021.

Ÿ Zhang,Fen, Li, Xiaoyan. The impact of health investment on economic growth: An empirical analysis, Statistics and Decisions,2017:140-143.

Ÿ Li, Pan ,Zhang,Fen. Strengthening the growth ‘engine’ function of human capital, People's Daily Theory Edition ,2/22/2017.

Ÿ Fang,Yingfen,Zhang,Fen.Stability Study on Multidimensional Poverty Measurement, Statistics and Decisions,2017:84-89.

Ÿ Fang,Yingfen&Zhang,Fen.Population mobility and transition of China’s rural poverty under the interaction of neighborhood effect, China Population, Resources and Environment,2016:137-143.

Ÿ Zhang,Fen&Zhu,Guangyu.The latest studies on institution and economic growth,Journal of Wuhan University of Technology,2016:1126-1134.

Ÿ Zhang,Fen&Fang,Yingfeng. Philoprogenitive Altruism and Economic Growth: Empirical Analysis from China, Mondern Economic Science,2015:70-76.

Ÿ Wei,Fucheng&Zhang,Fen. Developing the regional industry brands to promote industrial restructuring and upgrading, Guangming Daily Edition theory,7/23/2014.

Ÿ Zhang,Fen et al. Public health expenditure, Private health investment and Economic growth, Economic Review, 2012:5-14.

Ÿ Zhang,Fen&He,Yan. Health, Education and Economic growth, Economic Review, 2011:5-13.

Ÿ Zhang,Fen&Zou,Wei.New studies on health, inequality and economic growth, Economic Perspectives,2010:98-102.

Ÿ Zhang,Fen. New Progress on studies of Infrastructure Investment and Economic Growth , Economic Review, 2008:140-146.

Ÿ Zou,Wei&Zhang,Fen. Transport Infrastructure, Growth and Poverty Alleviation: Empirical Analysis of China, Annals of Economics and Finance,2008, 9(2): 345-371.

Ÿ Zou,Wei&Zhang,Fen. More Investment Needed in Rural Education, China Economist, 2006(6).

Ÿ Zou,Wei&Zhang,Fen. Income gap and human capital accumulation in rural areas, Social Science in China,2006,2:67-79.

WORKING PAPERS

Ÿ Zhang,Fen&Wu Zhelin. The Effects of Fluctuations in Housing Prices on Residents' Mental health.

Ÿ Zhang Fen & Yu Fang. The Impact of the Age of First Child on the Quality of Female Employment.

MONOGRAPHY

Ÿ Zhang Fen and Fang Yingfeng,2024. Family Economics, Wuhan: Wuhan University Press.

Ÿ Zhang Fen and Fang Yingfeng,2019. Health, Inequality and Economic growth: theoretic and empirical analysis from China, Wuhan: Wuhan University Press.

Ÿ Fang Yingfeng and Zhang Fen,2015.The choice of Regional poverty reduction policy based on the multidimensional poverty perspective, Wuhan: Wuhan University Press.

Ÿ Zou Wei and Zhang Fen at el., 2012. Economic growth and income disparity in China: theoretic and empirical analysis, Wuhan: Wuhan University Press.

RESEARCH GRANTS

Ÿ Hubei Provincial Development and Reform Commission's Project,2024.

Ÿ Later funded projects of National Social Science Foundation(Grant No.21FJLB037 ),2021.

Ÿ Ministry of Education Planning Fund Project(Grant No.19YJA790113 ),2019.

Ÿ Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Ministry of Education of China and Wuhan University(Grant No. 2018QN018), 2018.

Ÿ Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Ministry of Education of China and Wuhan University(Grant No. 2042018kd1045), 2018.

Ÿ Young Scholar Grant of Humanities and Social Sciences (Grant No.11YJC790267), Ministry of Education of China, 2012.01-2016.12.

Ÿ Hubei Social Science Foundation(Grant No.2017020), 2017.

Ÿ Hubei provincial development and Reform Commission(Grant No.212000115), 2013.

TEATING AWARDS

Ÿ The 9th Undergraduate Teaching Performance Award of Wuhan University,2024

Ÿ First Prize for teaching achievement from Wuhan University,2019.

Ÿ Second Prize for teaching achievement from Wuhan University,2019.

Second Prize for teaching achievement from Universities of Hubei Province,2013.