Zhao Zhiqi

Education Background
Cardiff University, Ph.D in Economics, Oct. 2017--June. 2021
Work Background
Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, International Business (Master Tutor), 2026—Present
Associate Professor, School of Management, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, 2025—Present
Lecturer, School of Economics and Management, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, 2021—2025
Email: zhaoz27@zust.edu.cn
Main Research Interests
Monetary Policy, Exchange Rate, Digital Trade, Inequality, Carbon Policy, Macroeconomic Modelling, Innovation
Main Research Projects
1. The impact of carbon fiscal policy in Zhejiang Province on its economy, from Department of Education of Zhejiang Province, 2022-2025.
2. The competition of data market and its impact on macro economy, from corporate, 2024-2025.
3. The impact of change in UK’s Hong Kong policy on Hong Kong International Financial Centre and its trend, from Ministry of Education, 2025-2026.
4.RWA and Zhejiang Digital Trade, from Department of Science and Technology of Zhejiang Province, 2026.
5.The three problem need to be solved in the data factor market, from the Zhejiang Provincial Social Science Research Planning, 2026.
Main Published Papers
1. Zhao, Z; Meenagh, D and Minford, P. 2022. Should Hong Kong Switch to Taylor Rule?—Evidence from DSGE Model. Applied Economics 54(50):5851–5872.
2. Dong, Y; Cao, Z; Lyu, H and Zhao, Z. 2023. Influencing factors of urban residents’ willingness to classify waste during COVID-19: The case of Hangzhou. Heliyon 9(1): e13065.
3. Dong, Y; Xiang, Z; Lu, H; Zhang, L; Zhao, Z. 2023.Health assessment of innovative ecological rainforest in pharmaceutical industry: Case study of Zhejiang, China. PLoS ONE 18(2): e0281398.
4. Zhao, Z; Tang, Y.2024.Impact of carbon fiscal policy on Zhejiang Economy—Evidence from E-DSGE. Heliyon 10(9): e30024.
5. Hang, L; Lu, W; Ge, X; Ye, B; Zhao, Z; Cheng, F. 2024. R&D innovation, industrial evolution and the labor skill structure in China manufacturing. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 204:123434.
6. Zhao, Z; Tang, Y. 2024. What does housing collateral mean for Hong Kong economy? From the perspective of modelling and policy implication. Economic Analysis and Policy 83:667-684.
7. Zhao, Z; Kuang, K; Tang, Y; Meenagh, D; Zhu, Z. 2025. How Much Price Stickiness in Hong Kong? —Evidence from Small Open Economy DSGE and Indirect Inference. Open Economies Review 36: 921-945.