school of applied economic

An Zidong

An Zidong

Title / position: Professor of Economics, Wu Yuzhang Scholar

E-mail: zidong.an@ruc.edu.cn

Professor of Economics, Wu Yuzhang Scholar

Research Interests: Applied Macroeconomics, Policy Coordination, Expectation Management

Email: zidong.an@ruc.edu.cn

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Economics, American University, 2019

M.S. in Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011

B.S. in Economics, Renmin University of China, 2009

EMPLOYMENT

Professor of Economics, School of Applied Economics, Renmin University of China, September 2024-present

Associate Professor of Economics, School of Applied Economics, Renmin University of China, September 2019-August 2024

Professor of Economics and Associate Dean, School of Economics and Management, Tibet University, March 2024-present

Director, Center for International Policy Coordination Research, Institute for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, Renmin University of China (Shenzhen), September 2023-present

Visiting Scholar, Department of Development Planning, National Development and Reform Commission, September 2020-December 2020

Research Officer, Ph.D. Intern, Senior Research Officer, Research Department, International Monetary Fund, April 2015-August 2019

Research Officer, Policy Center for the New South(Morocco), September 2015-January 2016

RESEARCH

Peer-reviewed Publications

1. An, Z., Zhang, Y. and Li, H.*, 2024. Comprehensive understanding of the connotation, characteristics and development priorities of New Quality Productive Forces--Summary of the symposium on New Quality Productive Forces (in Chinese). Applied Economic Review

2. An, Z., Abo-Zaid, S. and Sheng, X.*, 2023. Inattention and the impact of monetary policy. Journal of Applied Econometrics

3. An, Z., Sheng, X. and Zheng, X.*, 2023. What is the role of perceived oil price shocks in inflation expectations? Energy Economics

4. An, Z. and Zheng, X.*, 2023. Diligent forecasters can make accurate predictions despite disagreeing with the consensus. Economic Modelling

5. An, Z., Binder, C. and Sheng, X.*, 2023. Gas price expectations of Chinese households. Energy Economics

6. Hu, F. and An, Z.*, 2023. The buffering effect of higher education expansion on the Okun's law in China. Review of Public Economics

7. An, Z.*, 2023. Financial reforms and capital accumulation in developing economies: New data and evidence. China Economic Review

8. Wang, M., Huang, Y.*, An, Z. and Wei, C.*, 2022. Reforming the world's largest heating system: Quasi-experimental evidence from China. Energy Economics

9. Che, J., An, Z., Zheng, Y*. and Song, F., 2022. The dynamic complementarity of renewable energy sources: A Bayesian vector autoregressive approach. International Journal of Green Energy

10. An, Z., Zhang, F. and Li, H.*, 2022. Elasticity of substitution between public and private capital: Evidence from manufacturing firms in Europe. Economics Letters

11. Wu, S., Zheng, X.* and An, Z., 2022. Climate governance and Economic Fluctuations: Okun’s law in climate change (in Chinese). Economic Perspectives

12. An, Z., Bluedorn, J.* and Ciminelli, G., 2022. Okun's Law, development, and demographics: Differences in the cyclical sensitivities of unemployment across economy and worker groups. Applied Economics

13. An, Z., Liu, D. and Wu, Y.*, 2021. Expectation formation following pandemic events. Economics Letters

14. An, Z. and Jalles, J.*, 2020. On the performance of US fiscal forecasts: Government vs. private information. Journal of Economic Studies

15. An, Z., Kangur, A. and Papageorgiou, C.*, 2019. On the substitution of private and public capital in production. European Economic Review

16. An, Z.*, Ghazi, T., Prieto, N.G. and Ibourk, A., 2019. Growth and jobs in developing economies: Trends and cycles. Open Economies Review

17. An, Z., Ball, L., Jalles, J. and Loungani, P.*, 2019. Do IMF forecasts respect Okun's law? Evidence for advanced and developing economies. International Journal of Forecasting

18. An, Z., Jalles, J. and Loungani, P.*, 2019. An assessment of the IMF's unemployment forecasts. Manchester School

19. An, Z., Jalles, J., Loungani, P.* and Sousa, R.M., 2018. Do IMF fiscal forecasts add value?. Journal of Forecasting

20. An, Z., Jalles, J. and Loungani, P.*, 2018. How well do economists forecast recessions?. International Finance

Books and Book Chapters

1. An, Z., 2024. Economic Expectations and Macroeconomic Policies (in Chinese). China Science Publishing & Media LTD

2. An, Z., 2023. China's economic development in a global context (in Chinese). In Ten Lectures of Ideological and Political Education.

Working Papers and Work in Progress

1. An, Z., Li, H. and Zheng, X.*, 2023. Sticky information and the impact of monetary policy: Theory and empirical studies (in Chinese). Journal of Financial Research

2. An, Z. and Furceri, D., 2020. Channels of risk sharing within the United States

Other Publications

1. An, Z., Qiu, N. and Li, H., 2024. Macroeconomic data show advantage, resilience in China. Global Times

2. An, Z. and Li, H., 2023. China’s robust economic recovery stimulated by fiscal policy and consumption rebound. Global Times

3. An, Z. and Li, H., 2023. Why it's necessary to establish new department for private sector development. CGTN

4. Zhang, N., and An, Z., 2023. Foster international cooperation and 'dual circulation' paradigm. CGTN

5. An, Z., 2023. How China's reopening will help global economic recovery. CGTN

6. Zhang, N., An, Z. and Wei, C., 2022. Strengthening the Quality of Graduate Training by Pre-defense System (in Chinese). China Science News

7. An, Z. and Loungani, P., 2020. Forecasting recoveries is difficult: Evidence from past recessions. VoxEU

8. Ahn, M.J., An, Z., Bluedorn, M.J.C., Ciminelli, G., Koczan, Z., Malacrino, M.D., Muhaj, D. and Neidlinger, P., 2019. Work in progress: Improving youth labor market outcomes in emerging market and developing economies. IMF Staff Discussion Note 19(2)

9. An, Z. and Loungani, P., 2016. IMF: Unemployment in emerging economies is set to rise this year. World Economic Forum