About
Zhihao He (賀志浩)
Ph.D. studentHello, I'm Zhihao He, a dual Ph.D. candidate at School of Public Administration and Policy & College of Business, Renmin University of China & City University of Hong Kong.
Research Interests: Urban Economics; Real Estate Economics; Land Economics.
Adviser: Yuesong Zhang; LEUNG Ka Yui Charles.
Email: hezhihao@ruc.edu.cn; Zhihao.He@my.cityu.edu.hk
Research
Selected Publications
- Zhihao He, Yuesong Zhang, Xueqiang Ji and Yinghao Pan*, 2025, " Sex Imbalances of Children and Housing Demand: Evidence from China ", Cities, 165, 106168. [link].
- Zhihao He, Zhuoqun Li*, Guanyun Cui, and Ziyan Xu, 2025," From cost to creativity: Tracing the impact of housing affordability on innovation and entrepreneurship in urban China ", Habitat International, 160, 103382. [link].
- Zhihao He, Qilin Zhang, and Yinghao Pan*, 2024," Bequest motives in the housing wealth effect: A new perspective from China ", Cities, 146, 104771. [link].
Working Papers
- Zhihao He, Qilin Zhang, Yonghao Ji, and Yinghao Pan*, 2025, "Sons versus Daughters: Child Gender, Parental Labor Supply, and Well-Being in China", UR.
- Zhihao He, Charles LEUNG, and Qilin Zhang*, 2025, "Financing Constraints and Municipal Debt Risk: Evidence from Chinese Cities", UR. Zhihao He, Yinghao Pan*, 2025, "When Land Expropriation Increases Income: Evidence from China’s Structural Transformation", UR.
- Zhihao He, Guiyuan Yi, and Yinghao Pan*, 2025, "Housing Costs Impede Green Innovation: Evidence from Chinese Cities", UR.
- Zhihao He, Jialuo Li, Huachen Sun, and Yinghao Pan*, 2025, "International Expansion and Firm Performance: Evidence from Chinese Firms", UR.
- Lu Song, Zhihao He, Yinghao Pan*, and Haijun Yue, 2025, "A Dataset of the Smart Governance Index for Chinese Cities", UR.
- Zhihao He, Ziyan Xu, Shangjie Wu, and Siyuan Feng*, 2025, "Housing Conditions and Child Development: Evidence from China", UR.
- Guanyun Cui, Xing Ni, Hui Tang, and Zhihao He*, 2025, "Corruption Signals and Public Response: Experimental Evidence from China", UR.
- Xunfeng Zhuo, and Zhihao He*, 2025, "How Enhanced Trade Secret Protection Reduces Patent Applications: A Study of Intellectual Property Choices", UR.
Honour
Grants
- Outstanding Innovative Talents Cultivation Funded Programs 2024 of Renmin University of China.
Awards
- National Scholarship of the Ministry of Education, 2025.
- Outstanding Graduates of Beijing, Outstanding Graduates of UCASS, 2023.
- Lin Zengjie Land Science Development Fund Academic Paper Award "First Prize", 2023.
- Outstanding Research of the Academy of Macroeconomic Research (NDRC) "First Prize", 2022.