ZHANG Gang

Dr. Gang Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Economics at CKGSB. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Virginia in 2018. Dr. Zhang also holds M.A. degrees in Economics from the Duke University and University of Virginia and a B.A. in Economics from Zhejiang University.

Previously, he worked as a summer dissertation intern at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, a research fellow at the Inter-American Development Bank, and an associate researcher at the Triangle Census Research Data Center.

Areas of Expertise

Macroeconomics, International Macroeconomics, International Finance, Network Economics, Labor Economics

Past Position

• Dissertation Intern, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, June 2017 – August 2017
• Research Fellow, Inter–American Development Bank, August 2011 – July 2012
• Associate Researcher, Triangle Census Research Data Center, June 2010 – May 2011

Education

• Ph.D. Economics, University of Virginia, May 2018
• M.A. Economics, University of Virginia, May 2017
• M.A. Economics (Terminal Master’s Degree Program), Duke University, May 2010
• B.S. Economics, Zhejiang University, June 2008

Publications

Mukoyama, Toshihiko, and G. Zhang. Jobs Before College Completion and Career Building of Young Workers Through Job Switching. forthcoming, Macroeconomic Dynamics Hausmann-Guil, Guillermo, E. van Wincoop and G. Zhang (2016). The Great Recession: Divide between Integrated and Less Integrated Countries. IMF Economic Review, 64: 134-176 Boyd, Gale and G. Zhang (2013). Measuring improvement in energy efficiency of the US cement industry with the ENERGY STAR Energy Performance Indicator. Energy Efficiency, 6: 105-116

Achievements

• The Snavely Prize for the Best Dissertation, University of Virginia, 2018
• The QC Bynum Grant, University of Virginia, 2017-2018
• The Quantitative Collaborative Fellows, University of Virginia, 2016 – 2017
• The Bankard Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, University of Virginia, 2016 – 2017
• The Snavely Prize for the Best Dissertation Proposal, University of Virginia, 2015
• Steer Family Summer Fellowship, University of Virginia, 2014
• Radulovacki Award for the Best Performance Second Year Student, University of Virginia, 2014