Contact Information
Research Institute for Global Value Chains (RIGVC)
University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
419 Keyan Building, 10 Huixin Dongjie Road
Beijing China, 100029
Telephone: +86 10 6449 4011
Email: wenbo.zhu@uibe.edu.cn
Current Employment
Assistant Professor (tenure track), RIGVC, UIBE Jan 2018 - present
Education
Ph.D. Economics, Queen’s University 2011 - 2017
M.A. Economics, Dalhousie University 2009 - 2011
B.Econ., School of Economics, Nankai University 2002 - 2006
Ph.D. Dissertation
“Heterogeneous Technological Changes and Their Impacts on Income Inequality and Productivity Growth” (Supervisors: Huw Lloyd-Ellis and Sumon Majumdar)
Primary Research Interests
technological change, income inequality, economic growth, patents
Working papers
“Skill-Replacing Technological Change and the Skill Premium: Theory and Evidence” (Apr 2021) Revise and resubmit, Canadian Journal of Economics
“Hollowing Out and Slowing Growth: the Role of Process Innovations” (Mar 2021) Revise and Resubmit, Review of Economic Dynamics
Work in Progress
“Cumulative Innovation, Economic Growth, and Optimal Patent Protection”，with Amy Sun
“Radical Innovation and Labour Union Density”, with Kunyu Wang
“Banking Crises and Energy Efficiency: Cross-Country Evidence”, with Kunyu Wang
Seminar and Conference Presentation
2019: Economic Fluctuation and Growth Research Workshop, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (April 2019), Macroeconomic Workshop, Nanchang University (May 2019), Invited presentation, Department of Economics, Jinan University, Guangzhou (November 2019)
2018: ThReD 2018 conference, Milan, Italy (June 2018), China Meeting of the Econometric Society, Shanghai, China (June 2018), Mini Workshop on Macro-Finance, SHUFE, Shanghai, China (discussant, May 2018), International Trade and Finance Association Annual Conference, Beijing, China (May 2018)
2017: Canadian Economics Association Annual Conference, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada (June 2017)
2016: Atlantic Canada Economics Association Meetings, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada (Oct 2016); Canadian Economics Association Annual Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (June 2016)
2015: Research Seminar, Centre for Research of Private Economy, School of Economics, Zhejiang University, China (invited talk, Dec 2015); Canadian Economics Association Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (May 2015)
Honours and Awards
John Deutsch Institute Doctoral Fellowship 2016-2017
Bank of Canada Graduate Student Paper Award (finalist) 2016
“Skill-Replacing Technological Change and the Skill Premium: Theory and Evidence”
Queen’s Graduate Award, Dept. of Economics, Queen’s University 2011-2016
International Tuition Award, Queen’s University 2011-2014
U.L.G. Rao Memorial Prize in Economics, Highest GPA, Dalhousie University 2011
Research Grants (only one recipient), Dept. of Econ, Dalhousie University 2010-2011
Scholarship for students with excellent academic records, Nankai University, 2002-2003, 2004-2005
Teaching Experience
Instructor - UIBE
Global Production (graduate level), Spring 2021/2020
RIGVC Masters Math Camp, Summer 2020
Instructor - Queen’s University
Macroeconomic Theory II, Fall 2017
Macroeconomic Theory I, Winter 2016
Instructor - The Royal Military College of Canada
Macroeconomic Theory and Policy I, Fall 2013
Teaching Assistant - Queen’s University
Macroeconomic Theory I (Head TA), 2013-2015
Natural Resource Economics, Microeconomic Theory I, 2011-2013
Macroeconomic Theory I, Macroeconomic Theory II
Teaching Assistant - Dalhousie University
International Finance, Resource Economics, 2010-2011
Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics
Referee for
Review of Economic Dynamics
Computer Skills
R, Stata, Python(SymPy), Matlab/Octave, Ox
Professional Experience
Nypro Inc., Tianjin Branch, China 2006 - 2008
Production and Material Planner (Supplychain Management)
