TAO Zhigang

Zhigang TAO is Professor of Strategy and Economics at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. He taught at University of Hong Kong from 1998 to 2021, and at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology from 1992 to 1998. Professor Tao received his B.Sc. in management science from Fudan University in 1986, and PhD in economics from Princeton University in 1992. He has published in various economics and management journals, and his work has been widely cited.

Areas of Expertise

Economics of Strategy and Organization, China Business and Economy, International Economics

Education

• 1982-1986: B.Sc. in Management Science, Fudan University
• 1986-1992: Ph.D. in Economics, Princeton University

Past Positions

• July 1998 – August 2021: Associate Professor, Professor, Chair Professor, and HSBC Professorship in Global Economy and Business Strategy, Faculty of Business and Economics, the University of Hong Kong; 2001-2021: Associate Director, and then Director, Institute for China and Global Development, The University of Hong Kong
• August 1992 – June 1998: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• September – December 2004: Fulbright Scholar, Department of Economics, Harvard University
• September 2004 – August 2007: Research Fellow, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan
• July 2001 – June 2002: Vice President, Chinese Economist Society (USA)

Other Positions

• June 1997 –: Senior Fellow, National Center for Economic Research, Tsinghua University
• January 2006 –: Senior Fellow, Center for China in the World Economy, Tsinghua University
• October 2020 –: Academic Committee member, Institute for State-Owned Enterprises, Tsinghua University

Selected Publications

• The good, the bad and the ugly: Chinese imports, EU anti-dumping measures and firm performance (with Liza Jabbour, Enrico Vanino, and Yan Zhang), Journal of International Economics, Volume 117, March 2019, Pages 1-20.
• Exposure to Chinese imports and media slant: Evidence from 147 U.S. local newspapers over 1998–2012 (with Yi LU, Ryan SHAO), Journal of International Economics, Volume 114, September 2018, Pages 316-330.
• Identifying FDI Spillovers (with Yi LU and Lianming ZHU), Journal of International Economics, 2017, 107, 75-90.
• Vertical Integration and Firm Productivity(with Hongyi Li and Yi Lu), Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, summer 2017, 403-428.
• Once an Enemy, Forever an Enemy? The Long-run Impact of the Japanese Invasion of China from 1937 to 1945 on Trade and Investment(with Yi CHE, Julan DU, and Yi LU), Journal of International Economics, volume 96, May 2015, 182-198.
• How do Exporters Respond to Antidumping Investigations?(With Yi Lu and Yan Zhang), Journal of International Economics, Volume 91, 2013, 290-300.
• Do Institutions not Matter in China? Evidence from Manufacturing Enterprises(with Yi Lu and Ivan Png), Journal of Comparative Economics, Volume 41 (1), February 2013, 74-90.
• Outsourcing, Product Quality and Contract Enforcement(with Yi Lu and Travis Ng), Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 21, 2012, 1-30.
• Exporting Behavior of Foreign Affiliates: Theory and Evidence from China(with Jiangyong Lu and Yi Lu), Journal of International Economics, 81, 2010, 197-205.
• Determinants of Entrepreneurial Activities in China(with Jiangyong Lu), Journal of Business Venturing, 25(3), 2010, 261-273.
• Bi-sourcing in the Global Economy(with Julan Du and Yi Lu), Journal of International Economics, 77, 2009, 215–222.
• The Multitask Theory of State Enterprise Reform: Empirical Evidence from China(with Chong-en Bai and Jiangyong Lu), American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, volume 96, No. 2, May 2006, 353-357.
• Revenue Sharing and Control Rights in Team Production: Theories and Evidence from Joint Ventures(with Chong-en Bai and Changqi Wu), Rand Journal of Economics, volume 35, No. 2, Summer 2004, 277-305.
• Local Protectionism and Regional Specialization: Evidence from China’s Industries (with Chong-en Bai, Yingjuan Du, and Sarah Tong), Journal of International Economics, volume 63 (July 2004), issue 2, 397-417.
• A Multi-Task Theory of the State Enterprise Reform(with Chong-en Bai, David D. Li, and Yijiang Wang), Journal of Comparative Economics, 28 (2000), 716-738.
• Bargaining, Bonding, and Partial Ownership (with Sudipto Dasgupta), International Economic Review, 41(3), 2000, 609-635.
• Contract Mixing in Franchising as a Mechanism for Public Good Provision(with Chong-en Bai), Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 9(1), 2000, 85-113.
• The Impact of Public Policies on Innovation and Imitation: The Role of R&D Technology in Growth Models(with Leonard K. Cheng), International Economic Review, 40(1), 1999, 187-207.