Education

Ph.D. Economics, Pennsylvania State University, 2015-2020 (expected)

M.A. Economics, Renmin University of China,2013-2017

B.S. Economics (with distinction), Renmin University of China, 2009-2013

Work Experience

2020-08 – present: Renmin Business School

Website

https://zhiyuanryanchen.gitee.io/web/

Firm Innovation, Macro Development

Fall 2020, Research methods in Economics and Business

Selected Academic Articles

1. Is Cracking Down on Corruption Really Good for the Economy? Firm-level Evidence from A Natural Experiment in China, with Xin Jin and Xu Xu, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2020, Forthcoming

2. Types of Patents and Driving Forces behind the Patent Growth in China, with Jie Zhang, Economic Modelling, 2019 (80), 294-302.

3. Import and Innovation: Evidence from Chinese Firms, with Jie Zhang and Wenping Zheng, European Economic Review, 2017 (94), 205 -220.

4. The Bank–Firm Relationship: Helping or Grabbing? with Yong Li and Jie Zhang, International Review of Economics & Finance, 2016 (42), 385-403.