Faculty Profile

Yang Zhou

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Economics
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, West Virginia University, 2020. 
Major: Economics
MA, West Virginia University, 2019. 
Major: Economics
Dissertation Title: Essay on the Political Economy of Governance
MA, King Juan Carlos University, 2014. 
Major: Economics (Austrian School)
BEc, University of Science and Technology of China, 2013. 
Major: Finance





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
ECON 3550.001, Intermediate Micro Theory, Summer 2024 


          
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    ECON 3550.002, Intermediate Micro Theory, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 5600.001, Mathematical Economics, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3550.001, Intermediate Micro Theory, Summer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.008, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 5900.723, Special Problems, Spring 2023 
                    

                    ECON 5600.001, Mathematical Economics, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4900.723, Special Problems, Fall 2022 
                    

                    ECON 3550.001, Intermediate Micro Theory, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 5030.001, Microeconomic Analysis, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.008, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 5600.001, Mathematical Economics, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.008, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.007, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Journal Article
Murtazashvili, I., Zhou, Y.  (2023). Complex Externalities, Pandemics, and Public Choice. Public Choice. 
Callais, J., Hyde, K., Murtazashvili, I., Zhou, Y.  (2023). How Does Economic Freedom In uence Public Health? Evidence from US Cities. Southern Economic Journal. 
Bologna Pavlik, J., Zhou, Y.  (2023). Are Historic Districts A Backdoor for Segregation? Yes and No. Contemporary Economic Policy. 41, 415-434. 
Guo, G., Humphreys, B., Wang, Q., Zhou, Y.  (2023). Attractive or Aggressive? A Face Recognition and Machine Learning Approach for Estimating Returns to Visual Appearance. Journal of Sports Economics. 24(6), 737-758. 
Hall, J., McCannon, B., Zhou, Y.  (2023). Measuring a Contract’s Breadth: A Text Analysis. The American Journal of Economics and Sociology. 82(1), 5-14. 
Zhou, Y.  (2022). Economic Institutions and Horizontal Checks and Balances in the Chinese Bureaucratic System: Evidence at the Prefecture-City Level. Economics of Governance. 23(2), 133-160. 
Cutsinger, B., Marsella, A., Zhou, Y.  (2022). Insuring Legislative Wealth Transfers: Theory and Evidence. Public Choice. 192, 127-144. 
Matti, J., Zhou, Y.  (2022). United We Feel Stronger? On the Olympics and Political Ideology. Economics of Governance. 23(3-4), 271-300. 
Matti, J., Zhou, Y.  (2022). Money is Money: The Economic Impact of BerkShares. Ecological Economics. 192, 107255. 
Zhou, Y.  (2021). The Political Economy of Historic Districts: The Private, the Public, and the Collective. Regional Science and Urban Economics. 86, 103583. 
Zhou, Y.  (2020). Horizontal “Checks and Balances” in the Socialist Regime: The Party Chief and Mayor Template. Journal of Institutional Economics. 16(1), 65-82. 
Hall, J. C., Matti, J., Zhou, Y.  (2020). The Economic Impact of City-County Consolidations: A Synthetic Control Approach. Public Choice. 184(1), 43-77. 
Congleton, R. D., Zhou, Y.  (2019). A Test of the Institutionally-induced Equilibrium Hypothesis: On the Limited Fiscal Impact of Two Celebrity Governors. Economics of Governance. 20(2), 103--128. 
Humphreys, B. R., Nowak, A., Zhou, Y.  (2019). Superstition and Real Estate Prices: Transaction-Level Evidence from the US Housing Market. Applied Economics. 51(26), 2818--2841. 
Zhou, Y., Hall, J.  (2019). The Impact of Marketization on Entrepreneurship in China: Recent Evidence. American Journal of Entrepreneurship. 12(1), 31--55. 
Zhou, Y.  (2018). Do Ideology Movements and Legal Intervention Matter: A Synthetic Control Analysis of the Chongqing Model. European Journal of Political Economy. 51, 44--56. 
Hall, J. C., Matti, J., Zhou, Y.  (2018). Regionalization and Consolidation of Municipal Taxes and Services. Review of Regional Studies. 48(2), 245--262. 
Matti, J., Zhou, Y.  (2017). The Political Economy of Brexit: Explaining the Vote. Applied Economics Letters. 24(16), 1131--1134. 
Hall, J., Zhou, Y.  (2017). The Sinuous Dragon: Economic Freedom and Economic Growth in China. Academy of Economics and Finance Journal. 8, 19--24. 
Howden, D., Zhou, Y.  (2015). Why Did China's Population Grow so Quickly?. The Independent Review. 20(2), 227--248. 
Howden, D., Zhou, Y.  (2014). China's One-Child Policy: Some Unintended Consequences. Economic Affairs. 34(3), 353--369. 
Journal Special Issue Introduction by Guest Editors
Hall, J. C., Carroll, M. C., Zhou, Y.  (2023). Crises and Community Resilience: Introduction to the Special Issue. Economics of Governance. 
Humphreys, B., Zhou, Y.  (2022). The Politics of Sports: Introduction to the Special Issue. Economics of Governance. 23 (3-4), 191-194. 
Research Report
Carroll, M. C., Zhou, Y.  (2022). Economic Impact of Weatherford College on DFW. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
Awarded Grants



  
  
  	  
          
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
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Carroll, M. C. (Principal), Zhou, Y. (Co-Principal), "The Economic Consequences Surrounding DART Stations," Sponsored by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Other, $49000 Funded. (2022 – 2023).
Carroll, M. C. (Principal), Zhou, Y. (Co-Principal), "The Economic Impact of Weatherford College for Fiscal Year 2021," Sponsored by Weatherford College, Other, $16500 Funded. (2022 – 2022).
Hall, J. (Co-Principal), Zhou, Y. (Co-Principal), Carroll, M. (Co-Principal), "Community and Crisis," Sponsored by Mercatus Center, National, $7500 Funded. (October 2020 – December 2021).
Carroll, M. (Co-Principal), Zhou, Y. (Co-Principal), "The Economic Impact of Children’s Health for Fiscal Year 2020," Private, $34500 Funded. (December 2020 – May 2021).
Grant - Research   
Fischer, L. A. (Principal), Yang, X. (Co-Principal), Zhou, Y. (Co-Principal), "Documenting, Evaluating and Understanding Land Regulation (Research Seed Grant)," University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023 – 2024).
Zhou, Y. (Principal), "Languages, Ideologies, and Constitutions: A Machine Learning Approach," Sponsored by College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, University of North Texas, $2000 Funded. (2023 – 2023).
Zhou, Y. (Principal), Carroll, M. C. (Co-Principal), "The Economy and Policy Comparisons of Rust Belt vs. Sun Belt Cities," Sponsored by University of Pittsburgh, National, $19600 Funded. (2023 – 2023).
Zhou, Y. (Principal), Carroll, M. C. (Co-Principal), Fischer, L. A. (Co-Principal), "Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Zoning Atlas," Sponsored by Mercatus Center at George Mason University, National, $57466 Funded. (August 1, 2022 – December 31, 2023).
Zhou, Y. (Principal), Carroll, M. C., Jiang, H., Kim, M., Rous, J. J., Yang, X., "Team Mentoring Grant," University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2021 – 2022).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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