Lunbo Zhang

Ph.D. Student in Economics · Expected graduation: December 2026

School of Economics and Trade, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan410006 zhanglunbo@hnu.edu.cn

Education

  • Hunan University, Changsha, China 2022–present
    Ph.D. in Economics (expected December 2026)

Research Interests

  • Environmental Economics
  • Institutional Economics and Public Choice
  • Empirical Economics

Publications

  1. “New Brooms Sweep Cleaner? Political Term and Air Pollution Governance” — Wang, L., Zhang, L., Kuai, W., and Qu, D. 2026
    Public Choice (ABS 3*, SSCI)
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-01431-4
  2. “Regulating at Entry: Environmental Accountability and Industrial Land Conveyance” — Zhang, L., Wang, L., Gong, X., and Lin, J. 2026
    Economics of Governance (ABS 1*, SSCI)
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10101-026-00397-9

Working Papers

  1. “Green Technology Exposure in Supply Chains and Corporate Carbon Emissions Reduction: A Green Dynamic Capabilities Perspective” — in Chinese; with LaFang Wang and Yandi Lu
    Revise & Resubmit, Economic Perspectives
  2. “Do Green Funds Really Make Firms Greener?” — with LaFang Wang and Jiajuan Lin
    Revise & Resubmit, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
  3. “Digital Global Value Chain Participation and Carbon Intensity”
    Under Review, The World Economy
  4. “Inequality in Air Pollution Governance”
    Work in Progress
  5. “Agricultural Disasters and Agricultural Production”
    Work in Progress

Research Projects

  • Project team member, General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): “Responsibility-Sharing Mechanisms and Policy Coordination for Regional ‘Dual Control’ of Carbon Emissions” (Grant No. 72574063), 2026–2029.
  • Project team member, General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): “China’s Carbon Emission Intensity from a Global Value Chain Perspective: Formation Mechanisms, Determinants, and Optimization of Emission-Reduction Policies” (Grant No. 72174059), 2022–2025.
  • Project team member, High-Level Foreign Experts Program, Ministry of Science and Technology: “The Impact of Zero-Carbon Financial Disclosure on Corporate Green Investment and Financing: Mechanisms and Policy Responses” (Project No. G2022160009L), Sep 2022–Dec 2023.

Skills

Software and Research Tools
Stata · R · Python · LaTeX · Git
Languages
Chinese (native) · English (proficient in reading and writing)