Peng Zhang

Associate Professor of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Peng Zhang is an Associate Professor of Economics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He obtained his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2016. Peng's research interests include environmental economics, development economics, and applied microeconometrics. His current research focuses on empirically estimating the economic impacts of climate change and air pollution on the Chinese economy.

Recent work by Peng Zhang

Irrigation plays a pivotal role in agricultural adaptation to climate change

An irrigation expansion project in China serves as solid evidence for effective climate change adaptation

Energy & Environment

Di Wang Peng Zhang Shuai Chen Ning Zhang

Published 29.01.24

How air pollution can impact mental health in China

Bringing down air pollution in China could improve mental health as evidence shows a causal effect of pollutants on depressive symptoms

Energy & Environment

Shuai Chen Paulina Oliva Peng Zhang

Published 22.04.19

A toxic environment: Rapid growth, pollution and migration

Pollution is driving the young and well-educated out of China's cities

Migration & Urbanisation

Shuai Chen Paulina Oliva Peng Zhang

Published 02.03.18

Peng Zhang

Recent work by Peng Zhang

Irrigation plays a pivotal role in agricultural adaptation to climate change

How air pollution can impact mental health in China

A toxic environment: Rapid growth, pollution and migration