Zhen Liu

Zhen Liu is currently a Professor at the School of Business, Nanjing Normal University, where he conducts research, teaches courses, supervises students, and undertakes administrative duties related to his expertise in rural development, environmental and resource economics, and policy evaluation.

Education and work experience

Jul. 2023 – Current: Professor, School of Business, Nanjing Normal University

Jul. 2017 – Jun. 2023: Associate Professor, School of Business, Nanjing Normal University

(Sep. 2017 – Dec. 2017: Visiting Scholar, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Jun. 2015 – Jun. 2017: Assistant Professor, School of Business, Nanjing Normal University

Oct. 2010 - Dec. 2014: Ph.D. in Environmental and Resource Economics, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Jul. 2010 – Sep. 2010: Research assistant, Policy Division of China National Forestry Economics and Development Research Centre, State Forestry Administration of China

Sep. 2009 – June. 2010: Ph.D. candidate in Forestry Economics, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, China

Jun. 2009 – Aug. 2009: Visiting scholar, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen

Sep. 2006 – Jul. 2009: Master in Forestry Economics and management, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, China

Areas of Interest

Rural Development, Environmental and Resource Economics, Policy Evaluation

Latest Publications

Zhen Liu, Meiling Zhang, Qiuming Li, Xing Zhao. The impact of green trade barriers on agricultural green total factor productivity: Evidence from China and OECD countries. Economic Analysis and Policy, 2023. 78 , pp.319-331.

Zhen Liu, Saydaliev, Hayot Berk, Lan, Jing, Ali, Sajid, Anser, Muhammad Khalid. Assessing the effectiveness of Biomass Energy in Mitigating CO2 Emissions: Evidence from Top-10 Biomass Energy Consumer Countries. Renewable Energy, 2022. 191, 842-851

Zhen Liu, Lu Lu, Thanh Tiep Le & Hayot Berk Saydaliev. Counterfactual analysis among Covid-19: fiscal and monetary policy for green economic recovery. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 2022. 35(1): 5947-5970.

Zhen Liu, Mohammad Maruf Hasan, Xuan Li, Hayot Berk Saydal, Jing Lan, Wasim Iqbal. TRILEMMA ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION, INCOME AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION: MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH. The Singapore Economic Review, 2022. 67(3).

Zhen Liu, Thanh Quang Ngo, Hayot Berk Saydaliev, Huiyuan He, Sajid Ali. How do trade openness, public expenditure and institutional performance affect unemployment in OIC countries? Evidence from the DCCE approach. Economic Systems, 2022. In press.

Yong Zhang, Zhen Liu, Zulfiqar Ali Baloch. Combining effects of private participation and green finance for renewable energy: Growth of economy as mediating tool. Renewable Energy, 2022. 195, 1028-1036.

Hailin Feng, Zhen Liu, Jian Wu, Wasim Iqbal, Wasim Ahmad, Mohamed Marie. Nexus between Government spending's and Green Economic performance: Role of green finance and structure effect. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2022, vol 27, 102461.

Jing Lan, Biqing Song, Qiuming Li and Zhen Liu*. Farmers' Livelihood Strategies and Sensitivity to Climate Change: Evidence from Southwest China. Indoor and Built Environment, 2022.

Zhen Liu, Assem Abu Hatab. Assessing the stakeholder engagement among public spending, green finance and sustainable economic recovery in highest emitting economies. Economic Change and Restructuring, 2022.

Jinna Yu, Hayot Berk Saydaliev, Zhen Liu*, Raima Nazar, Sajid Ali. The asymmetric nexus of solar energy and environmental quality: Evidence from Top-10 solar energy-consuming countries. Energy, 2022, vol 247, 12338. 10.1016/j.energy.2022.123381

ZHEN LIU, JIALI TIAN, LEILING WANG and RUBAB GUL. ACHIEVING GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION THROUGH CLIMATE CHANGE CONTROL WITH THE ROLE OF FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN COVID-19 PERIOD. Climate Change Economics, 2022, Vol.13, No. 3, 2240013.

ZHEN LIU,TONG YIN, AHMAD ROMADHONI SURYA PUTRA and MUHAMMAD SADIQ. PUBLIC SPENDING AS A NEW DETERMINATE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL AND GREEN ECONOMIC RECOVERY: POLICY PERSPECTIVE ANALYSIS IN THE POST-COVID ERA. Climate Change Economics, 2022,Vol. 13(3), 2240010.

Zhen Liu, Ping Pang, Wei Fang, Sajid Ali & Muhammad Khalid Anser. Dynamic Common Correlated Effects of Pandemic Uncertainty on Environmental Quality: Fresh Insights from East-Asia and Pacific Countries. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2022, vol.15, pp:1395-1411.

Zhen Liu, Jing Lan, Fengsheng Chien, Muhammd Sadiq, Muhammad Atif Nawaz. Role of tourism development in environmental degradation: A step towards emission reduction. Journal of Environmental Management, 2022. 303: 114078

Zhen Liu, Trong Lam Vu, Thi Thu Hien Phan, Thanh Quang Ngo, Nguyen Ho Viet Anh, Ahmad Romadhoni Surya Putra. Financial inclusion and green economic performance for energy efficiency finance. Economic Change and Restructuring, 2022. 55, pp: 2359–2389.

Zhen Liu, Jinhang Xu, Assem Abu Hatab, Jing Lan. Nexus between green financing, renewable energy generation and energy efficiency: Empirical Insights through DEA technique. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021.

Zhen Liu, Yuk Ming Tang, Ka Yin Chau, Fengsheng Chien, Wasim lqbal, Muhammd adiq. Incorporating Strategic Petroleum Reserve and Welfare Losses: Away Forward for the Policy Development of Crude Oil Resources in South Asia. Resources Policy, 2021, 74,102309.

Zhen Liu, Yiming Wei, Qiuming Li, and Jing Lan."The Mediating Role of Social Capital in Digital Information Technology Poverty Reduction an Empirical Study in Urban and Rural China." Land., 2021, 10(6): 1–21.

Hatab, Assem Abu, Zhen Liu*, Asmaa Nasser, and Abourehab Esmat."Determinants of Sars‐cov‐2 Impacts on Small‐scale Commercial Broiler Production Systems in Egypt: Implications for Mitigation Strategies." Animals, 2021, 11(5) : 1-20.

Jinna Yu, Yiming Wei, Wei Fang, Zhen Liu, Yujie Zhang and Jing Lan. New Round of Collective Forest Rights Reform, Forestland Transfer and Household Production Efficiency. Land, 2021, 10(9), 988.

Xue Chen, Zhen Liu, Hayot Berk Saydaliyev, Assem Abu Hatab, Wei Fang. Assessing Green Governance Efficiency in China: Does Technological and Environmental Concerns Matter in Energy Efficiency? Front. Energy Res., 24 Dec 2021. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2021.779032

Zhen Liu, Qiuming Li, Jing Lan, Assem Abu Hatab (2020) Does participation in the sloping land conversion program reduce the sensitivity of Chinese farmers to climate change? Land Use Policy Vol 99, 10502. SSCI T1

Youliang Ning, Jinna Yu, Han Zhang, Zekui Ning, Zhen Liu* (2020) Exploring the Sources of Labor Productivity Growth and Convergence among State-Owned Forestry Enterprises in Northeast China. FOREST PRODUCTS JOURNAL, Vol 70 (3), pp. 249-255 SCI T4

Yang Yang, Hua Li, Zhen Liu, Long Cheng, Assem Abu Hatab, Jing Lan*. (2020) Effect of Forestland Property Rights and Village Off-Farm Environment on Off-Farm Employment in Southern China. Sustainability, Vol 12, 2605. SSCI T3

Yang Yang, Hua Li, Zhen Liu*, Assem Abu Hatab, Ha Junsheng. (2020) Effect of Forestland Tenure Security on Rural Household Forest Management and Protection in Rural China. Global Ecology and Conservation,Vol 22, p. e00952. SCI T2

Mingchao Yu, Ran Yu, Yuxuan Tang and Zhen Liu*. (2020) Empirical Study on the Impact of China's Metro Services on Urban Transportation Energy Consumption. Research in Transportation Economics. Vol 80, 100821. SSCI T4

Jinna Yu, Tingting Zhang, Zhen Liu, Jing Lan* and Assem Abu Hatab. (2020) Tripartite Data Analysis for Optimizing Telemedicine Operations: Evidence from Guizhou Province in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Vol 17(1), 375. SSCI T2

Tingting Zhang, Jing Lan, Jinna Yu, Zhen Liu* and Shunbo Yao. (2020) Assessment of forest restoration projects in different regions using multicriteria decision analysis methods. JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH. Vol 25(1), pp. 12-20. SCI T4

Xi Jiao, Yuan Zheng, and Zhen Liu*. (2020) Three-stage quantitative approach to understanding household adaptation decisions in rural Cambodia. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Vol 12(1), pp.39-58. SSCI T4