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Shunan Zhao is an Associate Professor of Economics at Oakland University's School of Business Administration. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Binghamton University, a B.A. in Finance, and an M.A. in Economics from Zhejiang University. His research focuses on applied econometrics, production economics, and applied microeconomics with notable contributions to firm productivity measurement, spillover effects, and economic transition studies. He currently serves as an Associate Editor of Empirical Economics.
Dr. Zhao has received multiple accolades including the 2022 Research Excellence Award and consecutive SBA Research Fellowships (2020–2022). His work spans diverse topics such as public capital productivity, cross-firm spillovers, and China's economic dynamics. He teaches Microeconomics, Empirical Analysis, and Statistics at Oakland University.
His recent publications analyze structural production function identification, spatial stochastic frontiers, and the interplay between income and democracy. Ongoing research emphasizes econometric methodologies for panel data and policy-relevant productivity metrics.
