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Last updated：2026.04.03
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Zhangfeng Jin

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Email: zhangfeng_jin@zjut.edu.cn
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  • Biography

    I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the School of Economics at Zhejiang University of Technology, a Research Fellow in the Global Labor Organization (GLO), and a Workshop Alumnus of the Ronald Coase Institute. From October 2018 to March 2024, I was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the School of Economics at Zhejiang University. In 2022, I served a temporary position at Beijing Office of The People's Government of Zhejiang Province to improve the inter-regional resource allocation efficiency through digital transformation. In May 2023, I was selected by the inaugural SOLE Mentoring Program (mentors are Fabian Lange & Uta Schoenberg)  for the 2023-2024 year. In June 2024, I was invited to attend and present at the NBER Conference on Fertility and Declining Population Growth in High-Income Countries (organizers are Melissa Kearney & Phillip Levine). In July 2024, I was selected by the inaugural Government and Economics Training Workshop at Tsinghua University. From October 2024 to December 2025, I served a temporary position at the Department of Social Development and Reform of the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission. In December 2024, I was invited to attend and present at the NBER Conference on Place-Based Policies and Entrepreneurship (organizers are Sabrina T. Howell, Josh Lerner, and David T. Robinson). In January 2025, I was invited to attend and present at the AEA annual meeting. In September 2025, I was invited to attend and present at the 18th AFD-World Bank Migration and Development Conference. In January 2026, I was invited to attend and present at the AEA annual meeting, as well as to participate in the AEA Mentoring and Networking Luncheon chaired by Pascaline Dupas.

    I obtained the Ph.D. in Economics from University of Nottingham (2018), M.A. in Labor Economics from Zhejiang University (2013), and B.S. in Statistics from Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics (2011). 

    My primary research agenda focuses on the political economy of labor mobility institutions and their implications for labor allocation, demographic change, and economic development. Specifically, I am interested in examining the effects of the relaxation of population control measures, such as migration restrictions, on labor markets and firm behavior. This body of work aims to better understand how institutional constraints influence both microeconomic outcomes (individual and firm-level decisions) and macroeconomic outcomes (productivity, innovation, and demographic trends). Some of my recent work has been published in the Journal of Comparative Economics, Canadian Journal of Economics and China Economic Review.


  • Courses

    1. Literature Search and Academic Writing (in English)

    2. Big Data Analytics and Software Applications（in Chinese）

    3. Introduction of IET Major (in Chinese)

    4. Introduction of IET Major (in English)

    5. Trade Agreements and Economic Development in China (in English)



  • Project

    1. Can Technology Transfers Save Innovation? Theory and Evidence with Klaus Prettner.

    2. Migration reform and fertility: causal evidence from rural China with Wenchao Jin.

    3. Do migration barriers make firms more productive in the long run? evidence from China with Shiyuan Pan. GLO Discussion paper. 

    4. The unintended consequences of relaxing birth quotas: Theory and Evidence with Shiyuan Pan and Zhijie Zheng. GLO Discussion paper. 

    5. What drives policy makers to reduce migration barriers? Evidence from China's hukou reform with Paolo Epifani.

    6. Migration and factor price equality with Olga Timoshenko.

    Working paper in Chinese:

    7. 劳动力供给减少会促进企业创新吗？基于户籍制度的经验分析（合作者：潘士远）  


  • Social Services

    In 2022, I served a temporary position at Beijing Office of The People's Government of Zhejiang Province to improve the inter-regional resource allocation efficiency through digital transformation.

    From October 2024 to December 2025, I served a temporary position at the Department of Social Development and Reform of the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission, where I worked on higher education infrastructure projects, promoted industry–education–talent integration, and supported the acquisition and implementation of national policy-based funding.


    Referee Service:

    Research Policy, Journal of Population Economics, Social Science & Medicine, Economic Modelling, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Frontiers in Public Health, China Economic Review, China & World Economy, Review of Development Economics, China Economic Journal, The Journal of the economics of ageing, Comparative migration studies, Applied economics letters, JMIR Research Protocols, JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 经济学（季刊）

  • Biography

    I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the School of Economics at Zhejiang University of Technology, a Research Fellow in the Global Labor Organization (GLO), and a Workshop Alumnus of the Ronald Coase Institute. From October 2018 to March 2024, I was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the School of Economics at Zhejiang University. In 2022, I served a temporary position at Beijing Office of The People's Government of Zhejiang Province to improve the inter-regional resource allocation efficiency through digital transformation. In May 2023, I was selected by the inaugural SOLE Mentoring Program (mentors are Fabian Lange & Uta Schoenberg)  for the 2023-2024 year. In June 2024, I was invited to attend and present at the NBER Conference on Fertility and Declining Population Growth in High-Income Countries (organizers are Melissa Kearney & Phillip Levine). In July 2024, I was selected by the inaugural Government and Economics Training Workshop at Tsinghua University. From October 2024 to December 2025, I served a temporary position at the Department of Social Development and Reform of the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission. In December 2024, I was invited to attend and present at the NBER Conference on Place-Based Policies and Entrepreneurship (organizers are Sabrina T. Howell, Josh Lerner, and David T. Robinson). In January 2025, I was invited to attend and present at the AEA annual meeting. In September 2025, I was invited to attend and present at the 18th AFD-World Bank Migration and Development Conference. In January 2026, I was invited to attend and present at the AEA annual meeting, as well as to participate in the AEA Mentoring and Networking Luncheon chaired by Pascaline Dupas.

    I obtained the Ph.D. in Economics from University of Nottingham (2018), M.A. in Labor Economics from Zhejiang University (2013), and B.S. in Statistics from Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics (2011). 

    My primary research agenda focuses on the political economy of labor mobility institutions and their implications for labor allocation, demographic change, and economic development. Specifically, I am interested in examining the effects of the relaxation of population control measures, such as migration restrictions, on labor markets and firm behavior. This body of work aims to better understand how institutional constraints influence both microeconomic outcomes (individual and firm-level decisions) and macroeconomic outcomes (productivity, innovation, and demographic trends). Some of my recent work has been published in the Journal of Comparative Economics, Canadian Journal of Economics and China Economic Review.


  • Courses

    1. Literature Search and Academic Writing (in English)

    2. Big Data Analytics and Software Applications（in Chinese）

    3. Introduction of IET Major (in Chinese)

    4. Introduction of IET Major (in English)

    5. Trade Agreements and Economic Development in China (in English)



  • Project

    1. Can Technology Transfers Save Innovation? Theory and Evidence with Klaus Prettner.

    2. Migration reform and fertility: causal evidence from rural China with Wenchao Jin.

    3. Do migration barriers make firms more productive in the long run? evidence from China with Shiyuan Pan. GLO Discussion paper. 

    4. The unintended consequences of relaxing birth quotas: Theory and Evidence with Shiyuan Pan and Zhijie Zheng. GLO Discussion paper. 

    5. What drives policy makers to reduce migration barriers? Evidence from China's hukou reform with Paolo Epifani.

    6. Migration and factor price equality with Olga Timoshenko.

    Working paper in Chinese:

    7. 劳动力供给减少会促进企业创新吗？基于户籍制度的经验分析（合作者：潘士远）  


  • Social Services

    In 2022, I served a temporary position at Beijing Office of The People's Government of Zhejiang Province to improve the inter-regional resource allocation efficiency through digital transformation.

    From October 2024 to December 2025, I served a temporary position at the Department of Social Development and Reform of the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission, where I worked on higher education infrastructure projects, promoted industry–education–talent integration, and supported the acquisition and implementation of national policy-based funding.


    Referee Service:

    Research Policy, Journal of Population Economics, Social Science & Medicine, Economic Modelling, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Frontiers in Public Health, China Economic Review, China & World Economy, Review of Development Economics, China Economic Journal, The Journal of the economics of ageing, Comparative migration studies, Applied economics letters, JMIR Research Protocols, JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 经济学（季刊）

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Last updated：2026.04.03
Total visits：10