Bo Zhao

Tenured Associate Professor of Economics
National School of Development 
Peking University

Education & Career

PhD in Economics, University of Oslo (2012)

2009-2011: Visiting Scholar: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, University of Minnesota,

2012-2021: Assistant Professor in Economics, Peking University

2021-2025: Tenured Associate Professor in Economics, Peking University

Research Fields

Macroeconomics, Economic Growth, and Structural Transformation

Current Teaching

Undergraduate: Intermediate Macroeconomics

Graduate: Topics in Macroeconomics, Managerial Economics, China's Economic Development

Selected Publications

1. Storesletten, K., Zhao, B., & Zilibotti, F. (Conditionally accepted). "Business Cycle during Structural Change: Arthur Lewis' Theory from a Neoclassical Perspective." conditionally accept, The Economic Journal.

2. Dong, F., Liu, J., Xu, Z., & Zhao, B.* (2021). "Flight to Housing in China." Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 130.

3. Zhao, B.* (2020). "COVID-19 Pandemic, Health Risks, and Economic Consequences: Evidence from China." China Economic Review, 64.

4. Zhao, B.* (2018). "Too Poor to Retire? House Prices and Retirement." Review of Economic Dynamics, 27, 27-47.

5. Zhao, B.* (2015). "Rational Housing Bubble." Economic Theory, 60(1), 141-201.