Biography
Education Background:
PhD Candidate in Economics, City University of Hong Kong, Sep. 2018 - Present
(Supervisors: Prof. Isabel Yan and Prof. Yin-Wong Cheung)
Master of Finance, The University of Hong Kong, Jul. 2018
B.S. in Applied Economics (High Distinction), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, May 2017
Working Papers:
Third Country Effects on Exchange Rate Elasticity of Exports: New Insights from 2017-2020 Chinese Customs Data
Asian Economies’ Foreign Financial Involvement for Manufacturing: New Index and New Linkages (with Yin-Wong Cheung and Isabel Yan)
Exchange Rate Elasticity in Asia: Impacts of Foreign Competition and Policy Responses to COVID-19 (with Yin-Wong Cheung and Isabel Yan)
Export Technological Sophistication and Imported Services Inputs: A Global Value Chain Perspective (with Yin-Wong Cheung and Isabel Yan)
Work in Progress:
Diversification as Buffers in Trade and Investment (with Eric Strobl, Kate Hynes, and Isabel Yan)
Teaching Experience:
TA of Econometrics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Professional Seminars, City University of Hong Kong, Sep. 2018 - now
TA of Introductory Microeconomics and Financial Modeling, The University of Hong Kong, Sep. 2017 - Jun. 2018
Others:
CFA Level III Candidate
Research Tuition Scholarship at CityU, 2019-2021
Outstanding Academic Performance Award at CityU, 2019-2021
Email: weikang.zhang@my.cityu.edu.hk