 | Junfu ZhangAssistant Professor of Economics |
Dr. Zhang received a B.A. from Renmin University of China, an M.A. from Clark University, and a Ph.D. in economics from Johns Hopkins University. He was a dissertation fellow at the Brookings Institution during 2000-2001, and he worked as a research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California before joining Clark in 2006. Current Research and TeachingDr. Zhang specializes in applied microeconomics. His research interests include regional economic development, entrepreneurship, local employment growth, and racial housing segregation. He teaches microeconomic theory and urban economics.Selected Publications"Tipping and Residential Segregation: A Unified Schelling Model", forthcoming in Journal of Regional Science. "Do Small Businesses Create More Jobs? New Evidence for the United States from the National Establishment Time Series", with David Neumark and Brandon Wall, forthcoming in Review of Economics and Statistics. "The Advantage of Experienced Start-Up Founders in Venture Capital Acquisition: Evidence from Serial Entrepreneurs", forthcoming in Small Business Economics. "Why Do Some U.S. Universities Generate More Venture-Backed Academic Entrepreneurs than Others?", Venture Capital 11, pp. 133-162, 2009. "The Effects of Wal-Mart on Local Labor Markets", with David Neumark and Stephen Ciccarella, Journal of Urban Economics 63(2), pp. 405-430, 2008. "Employment Dynamics and Business Relocation: New Evidence from the National Establishment Time Series," with David Neumark and Brandon Wall, Research in Labor Economics, 2007, vol. 26, pp.39-83. "Where the Jobs Are: Business Dynamics and Employment Growth", with David Neumark and Brandon Wall, Academy of Management Perspectives, 2006, 20(4), pp 79-94. |