Publications
1. Zhang, Peng, Junjie Zhang, and Minpeng Chen. 2017. "Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture: The Importance of Additional Climatic Variables Other than Temperature and Precipitation", Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 83(5): 8-31.
Media coverage: China Daily
2. Zhang, Peng, Olivier Deschenes, Kyle Meng, and Junjie Zhang. 2018. "Temperature Effects on Productivity and Factor Reallocation: Evidence from a Half Million Chinese Manufacturing Plants", Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 88(3): 1-17. [NBER WP #23991]
Media coverage: IBTimes, UCSB, Science Daily, Huffpost, EurekAlert, Noozhawk, Futurity, Edhat
3. Joshua S. Graff Zivin, Yingquan Song, Qu Tang, and Peng Zhang. 2020. "Temperature and High-Stakes Cognitive Performance: Evidence from the National College Entrance Examination in China", [NBER WP #24821] Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 104: 102365.
Media coverage: The Washington Post, NextShark
4. Olivier Deschenes, Huixia Wang, Si Wang, and Peng Zhang. 2020. "The Effect of Air Pollution on Body Weight and Obesity: Evidence from China", Journal of Development Economics, 145: 102461.
5. Joshua S. Graff Zivin, Tong Liu, Yingquan Song, Qu Tang, and Peng Zhang. 2020. "The Unintended Impacts of Agricultural Fires: Human Capital in China", [NBER WP #26205] Journal of Development Economics, 147: 102560.
6. Shihe Fu, V. Brian Viard, and Peng Zhang. 2021. "Air Pollution and Manufacturing Firm Productivity: Nationwide Estimates for China", Economic Journal, 1-33.
Media coverage: 参考消息, 新浪, 凤凰网, 网易, 搜狐, 和讯, 南洋视界, 环球网, 中评社, EFE, CGTN, Invertalia, Latin America Herald Tribune, News4Europe
7. Shihe Fu, V. Brian Viard, and Peng Zhang. 2022. "Trans-boundary Air Pollution Spillovers: Physical Transport and Economic Costs by Distance", Journal of Development Economics, 155: 102808.
8. Shuai Chen, Paulina Oliva, and Peng Zhang. 2022. "The Effect of Air Pollution on Migration: Evidence from China", [NBER WP #24036] Journal of Development Economics, 156: 102833.
Media coverage: Livemint, VoxDev, EMLab
9. Hanming Fang, Ziteng Lei, Liguo Lin, Peng Zhang, and Maigeng Zhou. 2023. "Family Companionship and Elderly Suicide: Evidence from the Chinese Lunar New Year", Journal of Development Economics, 162: 103055.
10. Peng Zhang. 2023. "Anti-Corruption Campaign, Political Connections, and Court Bias: Evidence from Chinese Corporate Lawsuits", Journal of Public Economics, 222: 104861.
11. Di Wang, Peng Zhang, Shuai Chen, and Ning Zhang. 2024. "Adaptation to Temperature Extremes in Chinese Agriculture, 1981 to 2010". Journal of Development Economics, 166: 103196.
Media coverage: VoxDev.
12. Peng Zhang, Tamma Carleton, Liguo Lin, and Maigeng Zhou. 2024. "Estimating the Role of Air Quality Improvements in the Decline of Suicide Rates in China". Nature Sustainability: 1-10.
Media coverage: Science, UCSB, Hindustan Times, South China Morning Post.
13. Gender Differences in Reactions to Failure in High-Stakes Competition: Evidence from the National College Entrance Examination Retakes, with Le Kang, Ziteng Lei, and Yang Song. Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics, forthcoming.
14. Air Pollution and Mental Health: Evidence from China, with Shuai Chen and Paulina Oliva. [NBER WP #24686]. AEA Papers & Proceedings, forthcoming.
Media coverage: VoxDev
15. Shuai Chen, Faqin Lin, Xi Yao, and Peng Zhang. 2020. "WTO Accession, Trade Expansion, and Air Pollution: Evidence from China's County-Level Panel Data", Review of International Economics, 28: 1020-1045.
16. Chengzheng Li, Jiajia Cong, Haiying Gu, and Peng Zhang. 2021. "The Non-Linear Effect of Daily Weather on Economic Performance: Evidence from China", China Economic Review, 69: 101647.
17. Jianghao Wang, Junjie Zhang, and Peng Zhang. 2022. "Rising Temperature Threatens China's Cropland". Environmental Research Letters, 17: 084042.
18. Junjun Hou, Chenggang Wang, Huixia Wang, and Peng Zhang. 2023. "Effects of Temperature on Mental Health: Evidence and Mechanisms from China". China Economic Review, 79: 101953.
19. Lai, Wangyang, Yun Qiu, Qu Tang, Chen Xi, and Peng Zhang. 2023. "The Effects of Temperature on Labor Productivity". Annual Review of Resource Economics 15.
Media coverage: New York Times.
20. 马双,肖翰,李丁,张鹏。2023。“最低工资与异质性人力资本需求:给予招聘网站数据的研究”。世界经济,2023年第12期,92。
Working Papers
1. The Long-Run Educational Benefits of High-Achieving Classrooms, with Serena Canaan and Pierre Mouganie. Revision requested by Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.
2. Air Pollution and Advertising Spending: Causal Evidence from an Emerging Market, with Ce Matthew Shi.
3. Evaluating Air Pollution Regulation: Separating Firm Competitiveness and Ambient Effect, with V. Brian Viard, Guanglai Zhang, and Ning Zhang.
4. The Intergenerational Transmission of Risk Preference: Evidence from Parental Earthquake Experiences, with Dongfeng Chang, Qiannan Liu, and Wanlin Liu.
5. The Dark Side of Automation: Robot and Crime, with Shiying Zhang.
6. Air Pollution as Comparative Disadvantage, with Shi-Ting He and Liugang Sheng.
7. Water Afar Off Quenches Not Thirst? The Health Benefits of the South–North Water Transfer Project in China, with Huanxiu Guo, Ding Li, and Shuang Ma.
8. Nutrition and Child Development: Evidence from the Student Nutrition Development Program, with Dan Su and Huihua Xie.
Permanent Working Papers
1. Air Pollution and Joint Decision: Evidence from Divorce Records, with Ning Zhang, Ziteng Lei, and Qi He.