Education and Working Experiences

2012.10-2017.03: University of Exeter Business School | Research Assistant/Part-time Lecturer

2017.07-2019.06: Peking University, National School of Development | Postdoctoral Researcher/Lecturer

2017.07-2019.06: Peking University, Institute of New Structural Economics | Think Tank Researcher

2019.09-2024.05: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institutes of Science and Development | Assistant Researcher

2024.05: Beijing University of Chemical Technology, School of Economics and Management | Associate Professor

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2012.10-2017.03: University of Exeter, Economics | Doctor of Philosophy

2011.09-2012.09: University of Exeter, Financial Economics | Master of Science with Distinction

2007.06-2011.06: Henan University, Finance | Bachelor

Publications

[1]Li, X., Wang, X., Zhao, Z., & Zhao, Q. (2025). ESG ratings, executive pay-for-performance sensitivity and within-firm pay gap. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 12(1), 1-10.（Nature子刊；SSCI）

[2]   Zhao, Z., Zhao, Q., Li, S., & Yan, J. (2025). Artificial Intelligence-driven regional energy transition: Evidence from China. Economic Analysis and Policy, 85, 48-60.(SSCI)

[3]   Li, X., Zhu, J., Zheng, Z., & Zhao, Z.* (2025). Special economic zones upgrading and carbon emission reduction: firm-level evidence from China. Applied Economics, 1-16.（SSCI）

[4]   Zhao, Q., Jiang, M., Zhao, Z.*, Liu, F., & Zhou, L. (2024). The impact of green innovation on carbon reduction efficiency in China: Evidence from machine learning validation. Energy Economics, 133, 107525.（SSCI）

[5]Yang, X., Zhang, P., Zhao, Z., & Koondhar, M. A. (2024). How disaggregated natural resources rents affect financial development: From the perspective of sustainable development. Resources Policy, 92, 104982.(SSCI）

[6]Zhao, Z., Gozgor, G., Lau, M. C. K., Mahalik, M. K., Patel, G., & Khalfaoui, R. (2023). The impact of geopolitical risks on renewable energy demand in OECD countries. Energy Economics, 122, 106700. (SSCI）

[7]Zhao, Z., Lau, C. K. M., Soliman, A., & Farhani, S. (2023). Energy commodity and stock market interconnectedness: evidence from carbon emission trading system. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 194, 122669. (SSCI)

[8]Zhao, Z., Sun, H., Han, D., & Zhao, Q. (2023). Development strategy, technological progress, and regional environmental performance: empirical evidence from China. Economic Change and Restructuring, 56(5), 3701-3732.(SSCI)

[9]Zhao, Z., Han, D., Pal, S., Mahalik, M. K., & Gozgor, G. (2023). Financial Development Convergence: Evidence from Top and Bottom Globalised Developing Economies. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 1–24.(SSCI)

[10]Zhang, D., Zhao, Z.*, & Lau, C. K. M. (2022). Sovereign ESG and corporate investment: New insights from the United Kingdom. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 183, 121899.（SSCI）

[11] 马淑燕,赵祚翔#,王桂玲.中国国家高新技术产业开发区时空格局特征及影响因素[J].经济地理,2022,42(08):95-102.(CSSCI)