ZHANG, YI                         

E-mail: zhangyi.econ@mail.xjtu.edu.cn

Research Interests

o   International Economics: Foreign direct investment; Multinational corporations

• Macro Economics: Growth; Institutional economics
• Econometrics: Panel data

Education

2006.09 – 2011.02

2006.09 – 2009.07

2005.09 – 2006.07

2001.09 – 2005.07

• Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Economics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
• Courses taken with The Netherlands Network of Economics (NAKE)
• Master Degree in International Economics and Business, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, graduated with honors                                                     
• Bachelor Degree in International Economics and Trade, NanKai University, Tianjin, China, graduated with honors

Working Experience

2011.07 – Present

2011.02 – 2011.07

2009.01 – 2010.09

2008.09 – 2010.07

2008.04 – 2008.06

2006.01 – 2006.08

• Lecturer, Jinhe Center for Economic Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University
• Lecturer, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
• Co-supervisor of Master/Bachelor thesis, Utrecht University
• Junior lecturer, Utrecht University

• Visiting scholar Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.

• Research assistant, Utrecht University

Papers

Ø  Yi Zhang and Hein Roelfsema, 2014. Globalization, foreign direct investment, and regional innovation in China. Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy, Vol. 05, No. 3. (Econlit).

Ø  Yi Zhang and Hein Roelfsema, 2014. Unraveling the complex motivations behind China’s outward FDI. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 89-100. (SSCI).

Ø  Yi Zhang and Hein Roelfsema, 2013. Dual and common agency issues in international joint ventures: Evidence from China. Singapore Economic Review, Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 1-25. (SSCI).

Ø  Yi Zhang and Hein Roelfsema, 2012. The Causal Effect of Institutional Quality on Outsourcing. Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 895-920. (SSCI).

Ø  Yi Zhang，Martijn Boermans and Hein Roelfsema (2011). Regional Determinants of FDI in China: A Factor-based Approach. Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 9(1), 23-42. (Econlit).

Projects

Ø  2015, The Project-sponsored by SRF for ROCS, SEM, "The impact of institutional quality on China's inward FDI and its spillovers", project principal investigator.

Ø  2013, National Social Science Foundation of China (No. 13XJY001), "The impact of institutional quality on China's inward FDI and its spillovers", project principal investigator.