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Kevin H. Zhang

Office Address: STV 423F
Office Phone: (309).438.8928
Office Hours: M 4-5:30, F 10-11:30
WebSite URL: http://lilt.ilstu.edu/khzhang/
Email@ilstu.edu: khzhang
Mailing Address: Illinois State University
Department of Economics
Campus Box 4200
Normal IL 61790-4200

Course Listing:

Course NumberSectionTimeRoom NumberCourse NameOffice HoursCourse Website
ECO245.01T R 15:35 - 16:50STV 0434The International Economy  
ECO445.01T 18:00 - 20:50STV 0436International Economic Analysis  

Teaching Interests:

Principles of Economics,  International Trade, International Finance, and Advanced International Economic Analysis

Research Interests:

Multinational Corporations and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), International Tarde, International Finance, Chinese Economy, Economic Development, Regional/Urban Economics


Selected Publications:

“How Does Globalization Affect Industrial Competitiveness?” Contemporary Economic Policy, forthcoming.
 
“FDI and Industrial Productivity in China: Evidence from Panel Data in 2001-2006,” with Zhongxiu Zhang, Review of Development Economics, forthcoming.
 
“Rise of Chinese Multinational Firms,” The Chinese Economy, forthcoming.
 
“FDI and Export Performance,” in K. A. Reinert and R. S. Rajan and, (ed.), The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2009: 454-456.
 
“International Production Networks and Export Performance in Developing Countries: Evidence from China,” The Chinese Economy, 40(6), 2007: 83-96.
 
“China’s Industrial Competitiveness in the World,” with Zhongxiu Zhang, The Chinese Economy, 40(6), 2007: 6-23.
 
“Multinational Corporations and Technology Transfers in Developing Countries,” with Zhongxiu Zhang,  Economia Internazionale / International Economics, 60(2), 2007: 249-264.
 
“Determinants of Complex Exports: Evidence from Cross-Country Data for 1985-1998,” Economia Internazionale / International Economics, 60(1), 2007: 111-122.
“Foreign Direct Investment in China,” Canadian Foreign Policy, 13(2), 2006: 35-50.
 
“FDI and Host Countries’ Exports: The Case of China,” Economia Internazionale / International Economics, 59(1), 2006: 113-127.
 
China as the World Factory, (ed.) Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group plc., London, 2006.
 
China and Challenge of Economic Globalization: The Impact of WTO Membership, with Hung-Gay Fung and Changhong Pei (ed.), M. E. Sharpe, Armonk, New York, 2006.
 
 “Why Does So Much FDI from Hong Kong and Taiwan Go to Mainland China?” China Economic Review, 16, 2005: 293-307.
 
“How Important Are Host-Country Markets for Multinational Corporations? Evidence from Cross-Country Data for 1990-2003,” Economia Internazionale / International Economics, 58(4), 2005: 507-520.
 
Urban Transformation in China, with Aimin Chen and Gordon G. Liu (ed.), Ashgate, 2004.
 
Urbanization and Social Welfare in China, with Aimin Chen and Gordon G. Liu (ed.), Ashgate, 2004.
 
 “FDI and Regional Income Disparity in Host Countries: Evidence from China,” with Yuqing Xing, Economia Internazionale / International Economics, 57(3), 2004: 363-379.
 
“Rural-Urban Migration and Urbanization in China: Evidence from Time-Series and Cross-Section Analysis,” with Shunfeng Song, China Economic Review, 13(4), 2003: 386-400.
 
“Does Globalization Affect Regional Inequality within a Developing Country? Evidence from China,” with Xiaobo Zhang, Journal of Development Studies, 39(4), 2003: 47-67.
 
“Urbanization and City-Size Distribution in China,” with Shunfeng Song, Urban Studies, 39(12), 2002: 2317-2327.
 
“Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: Evidence from Cross-Country Data for the 1990s”, with Rati Ram, Economic Development and Cultural Change, 51(1), 2002: 205-215
 
“What Explains China’s Rising Urbanization in the Reform Era?” Urban Studies, 39(12), 2002: 2301-2315.
 
“What Explains the Boom of Foreign Direct Investment in China?” Economia Internazionale / International Economics, 54(2), 2001: 251-274.
 
“Does FDI Promote Economic Growth? Evidence from East Asia and Latin America,” Contemporary Economic Policy, 19(2), 2001: 175-185.
 
Financial Markets and Foreign Direct Investment in Greater China, with Fung, Hung-Gay Fung (ed.), M. E. Sharpe, Armonk, New York, 2001.
 
“Roads to Prosperity: Assessing the Impact of FDI on Economic Growth in China,” Economia Internazionale / International Economics, 54(1), 2001: 113-125.
 
“What Attracts Multinational Corporations to Developing Countries? Evidence from China,” Contemporary Economic Policy, 19(3), 2001: 336-346.
 
“A Location Analysis of Taiwanese Manufacturing Branch-Plants in China,” with Jack Hou, International Journal of Business, 6(2), 2001: 53-66.
 
“How Does Foreign Direct Investment Affect Economic Growth in China?” Economics of Transition, 9(3), 2001: 679-693.
 
“Promoting Exports: The Role of Inward FDI in China,” with Shunfeng Song, China Economic Review, 11(4), 2000: 385-396.
 
“Human Capital, Country Size, and North-South Manufacturing Multinational Enterprises,” Economia Internazionale / International Economics, 53(2), 2000: 237-260.
 
“Why is U.S. Direct Investment in China so Small?” Contemporary Economic Policy, 18(1), 2000: 82-94.
 
“How Does FDI Interact with Economic Growth in a Large Developing Country? The Case of China”, Economic Systems, 21(4), 1999: 291-303
 
“Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: Evidence from Ten East Asia Economies,” Economia Internazionale / International Economics, 51(4), 1999: 517-535.
 
“Vertical Multinationals and Host-Country Characteristics”, with James R. Markusen, Journal of Development Economics, 59, 1999: 233-252.