Jian Yu
Researcher
Center for Global Economy and Sustainable Development
Associate Professor, Ph.D. in Economics
School of Economics
Central University of Finance and Economics
39 South College Road, Haidian, Beijing 100081, China
E-mail: jianyu@cufe.edu.cn
Jian Yu is an associate professor at the School of Economics at the Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) in Beijing. He holds Bachelor’s degrees in Applied Mathematics from Zhejiang Gongshang University, Master’s degrees in Economics from Anhui University, and a PhD in Economics from Renmin University of China. His research interests include energy and environmental economics, household consumption, and enterprises innovation. His work has appeared in scholarly journals such as Energy Economics, Energy Policy, World Economy, Economic Modelling, and International Review of Economics and Finance. His research has been funded by The National Social Science Fund of China, Social Science Fund of Beijing, DRC, and CUFE.He is also the researcherfor Global Economy and Sustainable Development at CUFE.
EDUCATION
Ø Ph.D., Economics 2012-2015
Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
Ø M.A., Economics 2009-2012
Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, China
Ø B.A., Applied Mathematics, 2005-2009
Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
FIELDS OF INTEREST
Ø Energy and Environmental Economics
Ø Household Consumption
Ø Enterprises Innovation
PUBLICATIONS (English only)
[1] “Economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and firm carbon emissions: Evidence using a China provincial EPU index” (with Shi Xunpeng, Guo Dongmei, Yang Longjian), Energy Economics, 2021, Vol. 94, No.105071. (SSCI) (This is a hot paper and highly citied paper in December, 2021 and a highly citied paper in January and March, 2022)
[2] “Energy insecurity, economic growth and the role of renewable energy: A cross-country panel analysis” (with Xu Xiang, Zhang Dayong, Ji Qiang), Singapore Economic Review, 2021, Vol.66, No.2, pp.323-343. (SSCI) (This is a highly citied paper in July, 2021)
[3] “Capturing the least costly measure of CO2 emission abatement: Evidence from the iron and steel industry in China” (with Yujiao Xian, Dan Yu, Ke Wang, Zhimin Huang), Energy Economics, 2022, Vol.106, No.105812. (SSCI)
[4] “Sustainable development goals and firm carbon emissions: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China” (with Xiaoguang Liu, Qiang Ji), Energy Economics, 2021, Vol.103, No.105627. (SSCI)
[5] “Impact of transportation infrastructure on industrial pollution in Chinese cities: A spatial econometric analysis” (with Huang Guobing, Zhang Jie, Shi Xunpeng), Energy Economics, 2020, Vol. 92, No.104973. (SSCI)
[6] “Quality of life and relative household energy consumption in China” (with Xunpeng Shi, Tsun Se Cheong, Xiaoguang Liu), China and World Economy, 2021, Vol.29, No.5, pp.127-147. (SSCI)
[7] “Carbon emission reduction characteristics for China’s manufacturing firms: implications for formulating carbon polices” (with An Yunfei, Zhou Dequn, Shi Xunpeng, Wang Qunwei), Journal of Environmental Management, 2021, Vol. 284, No.112055. (SCIE)
[8] “The impact of green energy infrastructure on firm productivity: Evidence from the three gorges project in China” (with Cheng Dong, Shi Xunpeng), International Review of Economics & Finance, 2021, Vol.71, pp.385-406. (SSCI)
[9] “Exporting and electricity consumption: New microeconomic evidence from manufacturing firms in China” (with Cheng Dong, Zhang Hanyuan), Applied Economics Letters, 2021, Vol.28, No.14, pp.1226-1233. (SSCI)
[10] “Convergence and distribution dynamics of energy consumption among China’s households” (with Shi Xunpeng, Cheong Tsun Se), Energy Policy, 2020, Vol.142, No.111496. (SSCI/SCIE)
[11] “How does the Chinese economy react to uncertainty in international crude oil prices?” (with Cheng Dong, Shi Xunpeng, Zhang Dayong), International Review of Economics & Finance, 2019, Vol. 64, No.6, pp.147-164. (SSCI)
[12] “Distribution dynamics of China’s household consumption upgrading” (with Cheong Tsun Se, Shi Xunpeng), Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2021, Vol.58, pp.193-203. (SSCI)
[13] “Will the Chinese economy be more volatile in the future? Insights from urban household survey data” (with Shi Xunpeng, Laurenceson James), International Journal of Emerging markets, 2020, Vol.15, No. 4, pp.790-808. (SSCI)
[14] “Credit rationing, innovation, and productivity: Evidence from small- and medium-sized enterprises in China” (with Fu Jiasha), Economic Modelling, 2021, 97, pp.220-230. (SSCI)
[15] “Credit rationing and firm exports: Microeconomic evidence from small and medium-sized enterprises in China” (with Cheng Dong, Tan Yong), World Economy, 2021, 44(1):286-311. (SSCI)
[16] “Is heterogeneous capital depreciation important for estimating firm-level productivity? Evidence from Chinese manufacturing firms” (with Cheng Dong, Zhang Dayong, Zheng Wenping), Research in International Business and Finance, 2020, Vol. 52, No.101146. (SSCI)
RESEARCH PROJECTS
[1] Principal Investigator,National Social Science Foundation of China, “Research on the mechanism and policy improvement of environmental policy uncertainty affecting China's industrial enterprises' emission reduction under the background of carbon peak”, 2021-2023
[2] Principal Investigator, “Financial Safety Engineering” Emergency Project for Universitiesin Beijing, Sub-project “Confidence and credit impact of COVID-19 on small and microfirms: Lessons learned from All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and AntFinancial Services Group”, 2020-2021.
[3] Principal Investigator, National Social Science Foundation in Beijing, “The impact ofincreasing residents’ financial leverage on household consumption growth and structuralupgrading in Beijing” (19LJB001), 2019-2022
[4] Principal Investigator, the 2019 Teaching Method Research Project of Central University ofFinance and Economics (JFY201926), 2019-2020
[5] Principal Investigator, the “Young Talents” Cultivation Plan Project of the CentralUniversity of Finance and Economics, 2019-2020
[6] Principal Investigator, National Social Science Foundation of China, “The impact of Chineseresidents’ consumption structure transformation on economic fluctuations” (16CJL012),2016-2019
[7] Principal Investigator, the Project of the Foreign Economic Research Department of thedevelopment research center of the State Council, 2017-2018
[8] Principal Investigator, the 2015 Young Teacher Development Fund of the CentralUniversity of Finance and economics, 2015-2016.
[9] Partner Investigator, National Social Science Foundation, “Trading partners, commoditystructure and environmental pollution” (72073013), 2020-2024
[10] Partner Investigator, the Key Project of National Social Science Foundation, “Research onthe impact of information network technology on market determined resource allocation”(14AZD118), 2014-2020.
[11] Partner Investigator, the Major Research Project of Philosophy and Social Science of theMinistry of Education, “Research on the development trend of e-commerce and its impactmechanism on the development of domestic and foreign trade” (14JZD019), 2014-2018.
[12] Partner Investigator, the Key Project of National Social Science Foundation, “Investigationand econometric analysis of influencing factors of Chinese residents’ consumption demand”(09AJL001), 2009-2015.
[13] Partner Investigator, the Key Project of National Social Science Foundation, “Research onthe path and echelon of China’s economic structure adjustment” (11AZD037), 2011-2017
[14] Partner Investigator, the Asian Development Bank Technical Assistance Project, “People’sRepublic of China: improving energy efficiency, emission control, and compliancemanagement of the manufacturing industry”, 2015-2016.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Level
Advanced Macroeconomics
Intermediate macroeconomics
Topics in Western Economics
Topics in National Economics
Undergraduate Level
Intermediate Microeconomics
Intermediate macroeconomics
REFEREES
Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Journal of Business Ethics, Frontiers in Energy Research, Economic Modelling, International Review of Economics and Finance, China & World Economy, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
