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Zhangfeng Jin

Zhejiang University of Technology

Lecturer

Hangzhou, Zhejiang

China

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

8

DOWNLOADS

806

TOTAL CITATIONS

1

Ideas:
“  My research lies at the intersection of labor economics, development economics, and political economy. Broadly, I study how institutions shape mobility and how mobility shapes development. My work examines the political economy of labor mobility institutions and their implications for labor allocation, demographic change, firm behavior, productivity, innovation, and economic development.  ”

Scholarly Papers (8)

1.

The Unintended Consequences of Relaxing Birth Quotas: Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 19 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2024
Zhangfeng Jin, Shiyuan Pan and Zhijie Zheng
Zhejiang University of Technology, Zhejiang University - College of Economics and Beijing Normal University - Zhuhai Campus
Downloads 179 (426,635)
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birth quotas; childbearing decisions; child-rearing costs; China

2.

The Welfare Magnet Hypothesis in a Developing Country: Evidence from a Hukou Reform in China

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 13 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 08 Jun 2021
Zhangfeng Jin and Junsen Zhang
Zhejiang University of Technology and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
Downloads 178 (426,635)

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welfare magnet hypothesis, internal migration, China.

3.

The Retirement Migration Puzzle in China

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 23 Feb 2020
Simiao Chen, Zhangfeng Jin and Klaus Prettner
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Zhejiang University of Technology and Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics
Downloads 119 (604,538)

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Retirement, Migration decision, Regression discontinuity design

4.

Act Early to Prevent Infections and Save Lives: Causal Impact of Diagnostic Efficiency on the Covid-19 Pandemic

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13749
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 05 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Simiao Chen, Zhangfeng Jin and David E. Bloom
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Zhejiang University of Technology and Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Downloads 100 (694,528)

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diagnostic efficiency, information disclosure, social distancing, COVID-19, China, instrumental variable

5.

Can Technology Transfers Save Innovation? Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 02 May 2025
Zhangfeng Jin and Klaus Prettner
Zhejiang University of Technology and Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics
Downloads 92 (742,061)

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Foreign Aid, Technology Transfers, Innovation Inputs, Pay for Performance, China

6.

Incentive Pay and Firm Productivity: Evidence from China

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 21 Mar 2020
Zhangfeng Jin and Shiyuan Pan
Zhejiang University of Technology and Zhejiang University - College of Economics
Downloads 85 (777,583)

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Incentive Pay; Firm Productivity; Labor Scarcity; China; Instrumental Variables

7.

Migration Reform and Fertility: Evidence from Rural China

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 18 Feb 2026
Wenchao Jin and Zhangfeng Jin
University of Sussex and Zhejiang University of Technology
Downloads 28 (1,345,526)

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R23, J13, J22, J24

8.

State Retreats and Labor Market Advances? Evidence from China

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 26 Oct 2024
Zhangfeng Jin
Zhejiang University of Technology
Downloads 25 (1,399,036)

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state sector, migration barriers, labor market, hazard model, China