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Hanzhe Zhang is an Associate Professor and incoming Director of Graduate Admissions in the Department of Economics at Michigan State University (MSU), and an incoming Co-Editor of the Canadian Journal of Economics. He holds affiliations with the Asian Studies Center, Diversity Research Network, and other interdisciplinary programs at MSU and the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on microeconomic theory, including matching theory, game theory (bargaining, auctions), labor economics, and family economics, with applications to interdisciplinary fields like sustainability and team dynamics. He earned his PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago under Nobel laureate Gary Becker and Phil Reny, with earlier degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.
Notable research contributions include studies on marital sorting patterns in the US, gender-biased migration in China, and the design of lender-of-last-resort policies. His work has been published in top journals such as the Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economic Studies, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. He has secured funding from the National Science Foundation, Amazon, Microsoft, and others. His grants include projects on interdisciplinary team collaborations, institutional concentration among economists, and the impact of AI on accounting fraud.
Zhang actively mentors students, with former research assistants advancing to top PhD and master’s programs. He leads MSU’s Microeconomic Theory Group and has contributed to teaching resources, including tractable cost functions for microeconomics education. His recent recognitions include the Paul Van Arsdell Best Paper Award and coverage in outlets like The Atlantic and Financial Times.
