Liang Zhao

Liang Zhao is a researcher at Lund University, affiliated with the Department of Economic History and specializing in Financial history, banking, and insurance. His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary economic challenges, focusing on the interplay between institutions, capital, and the state during industrialization and modernity.

• Research Focus:
  • Pre-modern land institutions in China and Western Europe
  • History of state-owned enterprises
  • International monetary systems and financial crises
  • Monetary policy and central banking

His recent projects, such as Banking on the local level: Growth, income and market integration (anslagsnummer P2017-0157:1), analyze historical banking dynamics in Sweden. He has published extensively on topics like foreign liability risk-taking during financial crises, international adjustment mechanisms under the gold standard, and central banking practices during Sweden's 1930s banking crisis.

Key collaborations include work with Anders Ögren and Seán Kenny. His research contributes to understanding sustainable economic development, aligning with UN SDGs such as poverty reduction and economic growth. Active in academic discourse, he has presented at conferences on themes like banking crises and liquidity provision.